Tuxedo Junction (Johnson-Dash-Hawkins) by Glenn Miller & his Orchestra
Both this famous Miller million-seller and the (also-posted) original Erskine Hawkins version (recorded summer 1939) were hot items during the early months of 1940. The title referred to a street-car terminal in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Ensley.
THE 1940 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1940 (some were recorded in 1939) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed.