Dame Vera Lynn is the oldest living chart-topper in history

[huelssner]

For me, it stands on a par with Zarah Leander, Edith Piaf and the highly revered by me ..... Lale Andersen

One of the greats my thanks and my appreciation.

No more war, even if the world needed one .....!

[thepixieful]

what a voice. I had to learn to like big band, but this voice, I loved her music from the very start.....

[laszlo181029]

All the Best!

[195511SM]

Though familiar with "We'll Meet Again", it wasn't until I first heard Pink Floyd's album "The Wall", that I ever even heard the name Vera Lynn. Years passed, before I saw one of her greatest hits albums offered up in a catalog of big band era music I'd recieved in the mail. As a Pink Floyd afficienado...I just HAD to have it. Wish i could find one of my favorites on YouTube. Vera's version of "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie". She's HOT!!!!

[SpazChat]

@195511SM , That's because she was mainly a British Star. She didn't really do America or many other parts of the world... she didn't need to

[thepixieful]

@SpazChat the world war two soldiers and sailors in the state, oh yes they knew vera lynn's voice and recordings, yes they did.

[QueenBeatlesWings]

beautiful music, yet heartbreaking in a way, she truly captured the feeling of post-war England and gave so many people something to enjoy and hope for a brighter future

[simona2u]

what a wonderful woman

[palmbyo2]

she has such a beautiful voice

[mamamialove]

oh...Michele..my mom used to speak about Vera when we were little..she loved her music...thanks for the reminder..lovely sweet sentiments in her songs.

she sings as sweetly as she is!

Mamalovesyou

[lababoc]

SHAME ON UNIVERSAL

[millie73]

Dame Vera Lynn is not entitled to a penny in royalties, despite selling more than 24,000 copies of her new album last week.

[ilovemaniototo]

So lovely.

Carol x 5*

[millie73]

Under the law, performers receive royalties for up to 50 years after the song was first released and the performing rights on the songs on the album expired during the 1980s and 1990s.

Instead, the royalties from Well Meet Again The Very Best of Vera Lynn will go to the singers record label, Decca, a subsidiary of Universal.

[millie73]

The Performing Rights Society, which collects royalties for artists, said Dame Vera could have earned up to £18 a minute every time one of the songs is played on the radio, although a cut of that would go to the songwriters.

She is also missing out on royalties from downloads and album sales

[millie73]

But Decca said it had offered to make a payment to 92-year-old Dame Vera after she became the oldest ever recording artist to top the album charts. It is believed to be a five-figure sum.

[amanecs]

When dad listened to her on the radio (1940's), we kids daren't make a sound !

[millie73]

Dad had good taste! :-) x x