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Disc 4 of 4 from this 2001 Proper Records boxed set.

In Event # 7, the competitors must clear seven Hurdles along the 5 meter track.

Disc 1 of 4. There is a variety of material on this first disc. It opens with a then 18 year-old Jo as a member of The Stafford Sisters trio singing with Louis Prima in 1936. There are a number of tracks from her days as a member of the Pied Pipers before she appears as a performer in her own right in 1944. This disc also serves to demonstrate what a very special time for music the 1940's were. With a demand for new songs from Broadway, movies, radio programs and the record industry itself, --and the cross-pollination that went on among those various outlets -- even the also-ran songs of that era can be quite good. Take for example this not-quite-a-standard Irving Berlin tune -- Gorgeous vocal by Ms. Stafford. I also love Mr. Weston's string arrangement, not just here, but in general. I've never found his string arrangements to get "flowery" or "blustery". To me they glide along almost as if a partner with the singer. In fact, when first I heard this song, the string arrangement made me think of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers dancing. Then I find out is is from an Astaire film which I've not seen. I wonder if Mr. Weston had Mr. Astaire in mind as well when he wrote this arrangement.

Diana Ross Martin Van Buren

Deborah Harry James Joyce Brothers

Dan August Wilson Pickett

Small correction: you have one (probably the first) of his three Christmas albums.

James Dean Martin Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Since you despise the Gershwins and loathe this particular play/musical/opera, one would think you, of all people, would be ecstatic that first, Ira Gershwin himself, and then his estate have taken steps to ensure that it is rarely produced and that the film is never seen again. What more can they do to please you?

Event 6 -- because where else were you planning on watching competitive Jousting today?

Les Paul Desmond Tutu

Richie Rich Little Richard

Ironic that an album by a man called "Sweets" would sound right at home playing in a dentist's office.

Ellery Queen Victoria Principal Skinner

Larry King Solomon Burke

Yes. "Different spellings of the same name are permissible, for example: Lynda Barry Gordy Howe, for Lynda Barry, Berry Gordy and Gordie Howe, would be acceptable."

I saw a production of P & B in 1987 in San Francisco. It was a revival of the famed 1976 Houston Grand Opera Production. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Okay, I'll bite -- would you care to elaborate on your disdain of Gershwin? Another jazz version out there: The only time I ever saw Joe Henderson was when he played a concert presented by SFJazz around the time of his P & B CD. Here's a review of that concert by the late Phil Elwood.

Roy Milton Berle Ives

Jack Sheldon Leonard Nimoy

Jack Buck Clayton Moore

Disc 2 of 2. Sarah Vaughan's voice in 1963 was such a gorgeous instrument.

Today's contest is another team event: The 5 M Relay Race.