Helen Forrest

For most of World War II, Helen Forrest's voice was "the voice of the name bands," and a musical symbol of what American soldiers were fighting to return to. "I've Heard That Song Before," "I Don't Want to Walk Without You," and "I Had the Craziest Dream," all cut with the Harry James Orchestra, were among the biggest hits of the early years of World War II, and her subsequent records with Dick Haymes, including "Long Ago and Far Away," "It Had To Be You," "Some Sunday Morning," and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," were equally recognizable signatures from the later part of Worl...