Take a "Sentimental Journey" through the music and memories of the World War II era with award-winning musician and author John Duggleby. From "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" to "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," you'll enjoy favorites from the Hit Parade made famous by legends such as Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and the Andrews Sisters. Feel free to sing along!
John Duggleby is an award-winning author of a dozen books and hundreds of magazine articles. He made his professional performing debut at age five at the Sunset Supper Club in Muscatine, Iowa, singing, “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby” after the piano man bribed him with a nickel. Over the years John has labored in several underappreciated folk, 60s rock, Cajun, bluegrass and world music ensembles, but his main gig these days is playing over 100 one-man and duo shows a year for listeners of all ages, at venues ranging from coffeehouses, to senior centers, to libraries, to festivals. His songbook ranges from Stephen Foster and George M. Cohan to Beatles and Bruce Springsteen-- as well as his own material-- accompanied on guitar and who knows what else.
His songs have been finalists in the Great American and Great River Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, and Madison Area Music Awards (MAMAS); as well as runner-up in the international SongoftheYear.com competition. He also received 2nd place for Singer/Songwriters in the Isthmus “Madison’s Favorites” reader’s poll.