Episode 22 December 20, 1948

The final broadcast for 1948, just a few days before Christmas, brings the quartet back in top form. Bob, Jud De Naut, Ralph Collier, and Ray Sherman breeze through the Sweet Georgia Brown intro, and then play one of Bob's favorites, "Crazy Rhythm". Song star Margo Powers comes in to schmooze with announcer Eddie King before crooning "My Darling, My Darling". This is yet another instance of Bob seizing on a recent popular tune (Frank Loesser wrote it that year and it was in the charts for both Jo Stafford and Doris Day by the date of the broadcast). The quartet comes back for the instrumental "Bojangles" (they did this back in October, in our Episode 14) before Margo proudly introduces the debut of a new Christmas tune written by Bob: "I Want You For Christmas". Merry Christmas indeed! The quartet wraps the year and puts a bow on it with another of Bob's originals, "Hop The Ditty", before sauntering out of 1948 with "Lady Be Good". 

See you in the new year, stay tuned! We have a lot of great music ahead!