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To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; left that other site; radu
NUMBER ONE HIT FOR 1949

Vaughn Monroe was known as “the baritone with hair on his chest.” He owned a nightclub outside Boston and hosted a radio show there. As the Big Bands faded, solo singers took up their places on the Hit Parade, and Monroe was one of the biggest.

Vaughn Monroe: “Ghost Riders in the Sky”

7 posted on 12/29/2017 6:14:57 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon)
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To: Publius
Vaughn Monroe: “Ghost Riders in the Sky”

Note how the melody borrows heavily from "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."

28 posted on 12/29/2017 7:01:16 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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Thanks, Publius, for the videos and their stories. ((HUGS))

Very nice, Vaughan Monroe.


29 posted on 12/29/2017 7:04:34 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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