Dame Vera Lynn Archives

“THE SINGER OF HOPE” – By Des Kelly This would be a fitting title for this LADY OF SONG. Dame Vera Lynn who has just passed on, at age 103. Best known for her magnificent musical renditions of songs such as “We’ll meet again”, for example, sung & recorded especially with the British Forces of World War 2 in mind, she gave them the hope they so badly needed, when the going got tough. I was still quite young, while this War took it’s terrible toll on so many thousands of people, and so many other entertainers were called upon to perform for the Troops stationed at various wartime areas. They all did their very best and we are grateful to all of them, but somehow, MUSIC, more than anything else, was very special, as always, and I remember listening to the songs this ...