July 17, 2026

Make Believe Ballroom - 7/17/26 Edition

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Transcript

On this week’s show: Songs about BBQ and potato salad, some VDISC selections, a popular pianist and songstress lost in time —this and many more great songs and stories to cherish and enjoy on the program.

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It's make believe ballroom time. Put all your cares away.

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All the bands are here to bring good cheer your way.

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It's make belief ballroom time and free to everyone. It's

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no time to friend your Dalis.

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Said Bob.

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Yours.

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Close your eyes and visualize in your solitude.

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Your favorite bands.

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Are on the stands, and mister Miller, what you're in

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the mood. It's make believe ballroom time. We are a

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sweet romances.

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You make me boom.

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Come on jo the last dast last, Hello world, I'm

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Jeff Bresler, turning on the lights of the Make Believe

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Ballroom and welcoming you went to my Crystal Studio for

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another program of classic big band music and jazz from

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the nineteen thirties and forties. Please get ready as I

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play for you some amazing jazz, swing, blues, and boogie

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woogie favorite spokes. You're listening to the Make Believe Ballroom,

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broadcasting almost continuously since nineteen thirty five. And welcome, Welcome, Welcome,

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one and all. Not actually in the Crystal Studio today,

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but broadcasting from the J One Studio in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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And thanks for joining me now that we've established that fact.

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Another fact is that Daniel Dafoe wrote Robinson Caruso. But

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did you know that the songwriting team of Stillman and

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Hyde also wrote about that famous castaway.

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Or Robinson Crusoe or Robinson Drusoe. No one needed a

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gal like he did.

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He wanted to do so. He is faithful man Friday

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have everything Tiday, Yet he sighed for some Heidi ho

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ho for Robinson Crusoe. He owned an island, no need

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to buy land. He lived in Styland until he wasn't

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satisfied you have.

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Then he cried, please send me a bra I'll take

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her with more without Crusoe, said Robinson Crusoe.

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Poor Robinson Caruso recorded by Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra,

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vocal by Ozzie, released by Bluebird Records back in nineteen

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thirty seven. And I think I also have an album

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laying around somewhere in the regular Crystal studio with that

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song on. It bordered at a garage sale several years back.

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I think it was called the very best of Ozzie Nelson.

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So from the very best of Ozzie Nelson, let's go

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to one of the best of Charlie Barnett Most Washington

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WHIRLI Gig, a swinging record recorded in nineteen forty two

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by the legendary saxophonist, bandleader, and well off time married

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and divorced Charlie Barnett and his orchestra, released on Decca Records,

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And I love Charlie Barnett, not only due to the

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fact that he performed one of the two Make Believe

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Ballroom theme songs. I usually play a little of that

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as I go out each week, but I think he

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had one of the finest orchestras of the swing era,

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as well as a colorful life. So why not play

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the B side of that record for you now? A

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double dose of Charlie Barnett.

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Jackson, Oh, Miss Jackson, Oh, Miss Jackson, you show have

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got some fine bobbic you.

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Yes, you have got fun bobbick you, Oh Miss Jackson.

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Your swine spies make divine dinner.

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Oh yes, Miss Jackson, you're divine.

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Your rhyths like a tonic.

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They're super the minor fun, they're hyper purcu mionic.

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Cause you with the hot sauce.

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Oh, Miss Jackson, should have got some fine barbecue.

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You have got fine everything.

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Your ribs are migatonic.

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They're super my batonic.

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They're hypervaculonic because you want the most of it.

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The hot saulce, Oh oh.

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Missus Jackson, you should have got some fine micue.

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Miss Jackson, you so have got some fun.

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Bomb oh, Miss Jackson. It perfectly captures the high energy,

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swinging a big band sound that made Charlie Barnett famous

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vocal on that record. The flip side to Washington Whirligig

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was jazz trumpeter and singer Peanuts Holland. I'm Jeff Prestler

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and this is the Make Believe Ballroom. So Peanuts was

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just singing about Miss Jackson's barbecue. How about Nat King

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Cole telling us about some potato salad.

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Some folks like that potatoes line, He is some French fries, but.

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I like mine fixed. My name is Course Law on

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the side.

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Solad potatoes, salad that sold salded jacket, Solad potatoes, salad boy,

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take my paint, feel it up, bring right back down,

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solid potatoes and salad, and let's have no yat jack

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Solad potatoes, salad boy, take my bat feel it up,

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bring right back. Obama said to the food, your skin

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looks slight. Leave padid so I dig you laid a

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bud for some salad potato too, salad solad, potatoes salad,

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That solad salad jacket solad potatoes salad. Boy, take my.

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Paint, feel it up, bring right back, take a pat,

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feel it up, bring right back.

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Take my babe and feel it up.

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Bring right back.

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The pet.

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Feel it up, bring it right back.

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Potato salad.

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He's read the fine anti bad potato salad.

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Don't hesitate, go ahead of plating. The boy was all gone.

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The farmer sent to this bud your skin little slightly

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padid so I.

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Deep you lid up bud.

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But some solido salad, solid potato salad, that solid salad

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jack solad potato salad boy, Jaco pat, feel it up,

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jake let up, bring it right back, take a pail

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it up, bring it right back.

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Recording on a V desk for the Troops Stirring World

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War Two. That was not King Cole and the King

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Cole Trio with solid Potato Salad, recorded in nineteen forty three.

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You got to sing, Swing you truck on down to

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the cotton cop If you can't get a taxi, grab

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some swinging.

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In all them was a griss while they swung out.

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Of them anywhere move downtown nowadays, swaying out the cotton

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cub body dropped in off that great white way to

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keep on swinging on the break day. Everybody's always gig

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swaying out.

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The cotton cloth.

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Not if you've had the blues all day, you watched

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those dancing meat this you to drive your blues away,

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telling you, but that can't be beaten. If you don't,

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don't what to do. Turn west off Seventh Avenue. He's

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always got a red hot review swaying out the.

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God cat been the man.

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He said, said sorry, run said.

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Sundy.

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Play bid it up you.

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Sunday sun be there.

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If you had the blues all day to watch the

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desk me, they should drop your blue swings. Tell you

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the King swing is going to sink a page.

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He promised not to advocate.

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Fall in line and don't be late.

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Singing and swaying and saying insane ye.

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Swaying at the Cotton Cup from Decca Records, Swinging at

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the Cotton Club and performed by the Three Peppers, who

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were a jive trio consisting of pianist Oliver Toy Wilson

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guitarist Bob Bell and bassist Walter Williams, so a couple

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of trio songs Nat King Cole and the Three Peppers.

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Here on the one the only the original make Believe

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ballroom broadcasting since nineteen thirty five, with a couple of

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minor gaps, but still making us behind the Grand Old

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Opry and the weekly broadcasts in season from the Metropolitan Opera,

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the third longest running music radio program on the air.

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Let me now play a radio transcription desk, then a

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listener's email.

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Of one, don't you try.

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Your chicks on me? One most home meet, tender leave.

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I love it so but then I know it dangerous.

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You Bob with your arms around me.

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I'm in a daze.

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I'm so upset.

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One es, they're an die of mine. One No must

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linger heads who know you fascinate me, captivate me, put

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my head in a spell. One now before I give in.

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Don Allen and his Music with the vocal by Larry Carr,

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released as a syndicated radio transcription disc back in nineteen

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forty one. And now let's go not back to nineteen

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forty one, but to this past week. In an email

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I received from Milt Salsman and Milt doesn't let us

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know where he comes from and how he listens to

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the Ballroom. So he is indeed Milt Salsman from Parts Unknown,

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and folks, if you do honor me with an email

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at Jeff at Makebelie Ballroom Radio dot com. Jeff at

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MakeBelieve Ballroom Radio dot com, please let me know where

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you are listening from and how you are listening to

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the show, whether that be via the radio or perhaps

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our podcast broadcasts. So Milt from Parts Unknown wrote Make

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Believe Ballroom. I was delighted when on your show last

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week you played some famous singing Sisters records. Do you

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have any music from the Royce Sisters. I have listened

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to your show for many years and I appreciate it.

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Signed Milt Salzman and Milt since you appreciate the Make

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Believe Ballroom and I appreciate you for that. Here are

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the Royce Sisters, Sweedy.

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P.

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Tim and Chugar. Then been Honey has been said? And

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Limpid Honey you want my Sweedi pe?

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Yeah yet Sweedy.

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Just a good tipping on the little bit by living Linen, Sugar,

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limp In Honey, ste in your mouth.

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Sweedy Pie boom boom bom bom by you.

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That time's gonna fly to love me Chack bye, my

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Sweed Pie, Me head up on my shoulder, Wait till

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you get lit me older, You'll be my sweed.

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Then from from.

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Included recorded on Decca Records back in nineteen thirty four,

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The Wonderful Ted Lewis and his band, along with Milt

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Salzman's favorites the Royce Sisters and a big hit for

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ted Lewis titled Sweetie Pie. And thanks so much Milt

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for your email. You can also email me with a

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favorite song, a bandleader, musician, or a vocal request, or

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just email me to say hi, acknowledge of birthday, anniversary, etc.

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Jeff at Make Believe Ballroom Radio dot com. Jeff at

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MakeBelieve Ballroomradio dot com. And I mentioned the Wonderful Ted Lewis,

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who famous line at every show he ever performed at

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was is everybody happy? I know I can make everybody

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happy by taking you to Town Hall in New York

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City on April or twenty fourth, nineteen forty seven.

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Whole lot of stuff, but the text your father, Oh

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rocket Chess got me, old rocking Chip got your father.

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By my side.

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You came by your side.

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That means that chins on, I ain't got no gin.

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Follow for a chin high you gonna tan my.

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Can get from this cabin.

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Cavin joking follow.

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Go no, well you ain't going nowhere?

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Yah yeah, grab him at.

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The flood around my rocket chair, rocket chair lor oh.

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Many and Harry.

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Along, then she be.

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And when she be.

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And me.

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Meet Jerry or a cherryty.

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My sweet children, rogain jack, gidget rocket you'll get a brother.

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Judge my days, how movies judgement does her to.

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Do?

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My second Bob sad rug and Jez good day?

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Is that?

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Let's say I don't think of this.

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Old rocket chill got your father, You got your gate,

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judge got and you came by inside. Ain't even get

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around no more? Yeah, but I ain't got no chin father.

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Well that's over, said, whoah, you're gonna turn my heart

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turn my way.

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You can't get from this cabin.

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Man, I don't wanna go nowhere, no father, but you

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ain't going nowhere.

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Huh huh, huh. You sitting here grabbing, you grabbing, you're

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grabbing helen the.

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Fly round here rocket chairs rotier, my dear role and Harriet.

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Done I don't want any.

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They have been heaven she be You don't by Oh

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Chelly or Chari, Charlie Cherman. I got you ride and

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got you ride che for the end of the time

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and trouble I've seen.

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Nobody knows the trouble.

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I'll see.

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All Rocket Jack get it, Oh Rockets, Rockets, Jeck get

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it and Judge mo Day.

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Oh Joan Day.

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You see your change, you ride.

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Louis Armstrong and his All Stars, with Jack Tegarden joining

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Louie on the vocal for the HOGI Carmichael tune Rock

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and chair here on today's edition of The Make Believe Ballroom. Friends.

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Did you know that the Red Hot Mama Sophie Tucker

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herself once recorded with Tommy Dorsey. Well, if you didn't know,

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here's some proof.

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Some less behn me.

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Some of these days.

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You'll be so lonely.

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You miss my husband, You're gonna miss my kisses. You're

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gonna miss me, honey when I am far away, said I.

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Feel so lone.

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Why you only hows you know? Honey, you pat your

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way when you leave.

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You know it's gonna grieve me.

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Go to miss your big fat mama, your fat mama,

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I'm gonna be dad.

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Swinging swing and side.

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Of the day.

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You miss mehan, Son of these days, You'll be so low.

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You miss Mahu.

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You're gonna miss MICUs. You're gonna miss me, honey when.

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I am far away.

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Set up?

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Feel so low?

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Are you only?

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Ah?

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You know, honey, you had your way when you leave me,

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you know it's gonna grieve me.

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Birl aid Mom, Yeah, Ma, I'm money.

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Like the Nat King Cole song we played via V

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disc for the Troops earlier. Here also on v disc

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Some of These Days Sophie Tucker accompanied by Tommy Dorsey

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on a V disc back in nineteen forty five. Let

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me play another record and after that an artist you

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might just be hearing. For the first time, she was

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called the Chee Chee girl.

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This shit coming out, come out. I have need to

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be enjoying against the BAMMI yes, I didn't. Let me

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tell how the mother bore one more politely. Don't Passion Up?

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Don't Passion up No, Recorded back in nineteen thirty eight,

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Thomas Fats Waller and his rhythm with pass Wonky. I

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am the apologetic Jeff Prestler and I am the host

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of the make Believe Ballroom broadcasting almost continuously since nineteen

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thirty five, and you might be wondering why I am apologetic. Well,

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I made an ERA on the air a few weeks

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back that yielded a number of irate reprimands. Well not

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exactly irate, but they were noticed my very honored listeners.

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Here This program to make Believe Ballroom across the US

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and in the United Kingdom in a couple of different ways.

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Many of the broadcasts come to stations live. Other shows

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I pre record, so when I make an ERA, if

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I don't catch it on a live show, I can't

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correct it before the end of the show if I

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don't recall it. Last week I called for a moment

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kid or King Or because I had also discussed King

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Oliver a little before for that, but I realized my

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faux par and I made a correction before the end

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of the program, actually also playing some kid Ari music. Well,

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a number of weeks ago I called ininor Ray Hutton's

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sister Marion by accident, I should have said June Hutton,

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which I knew, but Marion. When I'm on live, it

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just came to my mind. First, the great big band

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singer most notably with Glenn Miller. So we were live

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and I couldn't correct it. So first off, I'm delighted

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that so many of you listened to the program so

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closely as to question or make me know I said

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a wrong name or fact, etc. So to all the

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heinor Ray Hutton and Betty Hutton fans out there, I

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apologize to you, although, come to think of it, I

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did play the Poughkeepsie song by June, and maybe I

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had said at that time that it was Marion Hutton.

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I don't remember. Again, thanks for the emails, and thanks

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for listening to the show so closely. That is appreciated.

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So I mentioned before my graveling apology there and the

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record by Fats Waller that I wanted to talk about.

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Play some music by the Chee Chee Girl herself. Let

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me play one of her songs, then introduce you to her.

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I put a nickel in my telephone, now my baby's

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number of busy line. Each time I tried, I got

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a busy tone, not my.

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Baby's number, just up here busy line called his uncle

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in Jamaica. Not a message, but the baker even check

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the number in the telephone book. I'm so awfully of

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me worrying to my baby's house. I hurried when I

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looked inside the phonemost of the hook, and as I

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walked up to my baby.

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Then I got my baby's number.

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He was busy in the parlor doing fine. Is he

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kissing someone else?

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How?

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I was keeping busy getting up.

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Busy line, the busy line, just.

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Busy line, just BASys.

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Bisy's busy line, its busy line. I put my Nikele

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in the telephone.

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Now my baby's number.

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Why each time I tried, I got a busy tone,

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not my baby's number, just a.

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Busy line.

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Uh huh.

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And Jamaica left a message with the baker, even checked

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his number in the telephone book.

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Got so oddly only worried to my baby's house.

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I hurried.

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When I looked inside, the phone was.

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Off the hook, walked up to my baby. Then I

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got my baby's number. He was busy in the parlor

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doing fine. Phusy kissing someone else? So I was keeping

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busy getting them.

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The chee chee girl Rose Murphy and her first hit song,

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Busy Line, released on January the first, nineteen forty nine,

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by Victor Records. The singer and pianist Rose Murphy, best

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known as We Heard on That Record for her high

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pitched singing style, which she also incorporated on many of

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her records with some scats singing, some giggling, and the

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percussive sound effects such as her imitation of the ringing

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of the phone and busy line. She also incorporated the

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line che chee in many of her songs, hence the

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Chee Chee Girl. Monica Rose became well known in the

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late nineteen thirties when she was Count Bassie's intermission pianist,

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and after that she made some records, but her big

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mark was made performing in clubs, where she had a

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decade a long history of success and a full music career,

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most of that taking place in clubs in New York City.

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Rose Murphy Let's hear one more by the Chee Chey Girl,

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where I think she actually says chee chee.

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Ale Bet told me that you love me. Believe that

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you do. Little Bear also told me I was bombing.

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Bom now Usedayn might as well come first. All love boys.

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I know, dear, I'm sure I I love you best.

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My little bird told me we'd be happy, and I

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believe that is true. I'd have been a sparrow. Could

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I've been a crawl.

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Perhaps aid buzzy. I' my nay, wise is here?

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Could have been a parat talking constantly. The only thing

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I know is chee gee betty about by my birthday.

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Little Bird told me that.

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You love me, and I believe. Thank you do g

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g gen g my father there I lift over told

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me i'd be happy.

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I got you.

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Tell me that you love me? And Bee got you.

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Emuesday nying might as well come fass all about boys.

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I knowd you. I love you, love you, love you,

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love you, and I believe that is I want to do.

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A little Bird told me Rose Murphy, the cheechy girl

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from Victor Records back in nineteen forty eight. I said

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that Rose Murphy used to play an intermission during count

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Bases orchestra performances. Uh so let's play via yet another

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V disc on today's program, One for the Troops recorded

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by the Count.

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Moving super.

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Above the Farm.

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