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On this weeks edition of the Make Believe Ballroom - The story of a song title, a look at big band era fate, the salaries of black band musicians, the great trumpet sideman Johnny Best, the history of Soundies along with the wonderful music of the Delta Rhythm Boys, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Will Bradley and his Orchestra, Bob Crosby and so much more!
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