Music for Saturday morning--Jo Stafford, Polly Burgin, and others

We begin with 1941 and the Victor label. Specifically, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra featuring Jo Stafford. This 78 had an area of bad surface noise that necessitated the removal of eight bars (see if you can spot where). Luckily, those eight bars were expendable. Jo's vocal (the important part) is intact:

For You (Joe Burke-Al Dubin), Tommy Dorsey and His Orch., featuring Jo Stafford, 1941. From 12" Victor 78.

The flip is a terrific arrangement by Deane (sic) Kincaide, who played alto and tenor sax in the band. Toward the end of the record, the style is sounding almost like rhythm and blues:

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Tommy Dorsey and His Orch., 1941. Flip of above.

Next, Rosalie Allen and the Black River Riders, from 1946. This showed up during one of my recent thrifting excursions (thrifting excursions?). I mean, one of my recent junk searchs. Or, one of my latest quests for vernacular discards of interest:

Me Go Where You Go, Amigo (Brower-Christy-Razaf), Rosalie Allen with the Black River Riders, 1946. From RCA Victor 78.

Just as un-P.C. in their own way are two sort-of-maybe-country sides from 1949 or 1950. The singer is Polly Burgin, a.k.a. Polly Bergen. She's backed by jazz greats Joe Venuti (on the violin) and Matty Matlock (on the clarinet). Plus three more. These sides put the "than" in "slicker than slick":

Honky Tonkin' (Williams), Polly Burgin, 1949 or 1950. From a Kem label 78.

Mount'n Boys Have Fun with Mount'n Girls (Pober-Buck), Polly Burgin, 1949 or 1950. Flip side.

Did you sense a theme here? Me, neither.

It's just good music. Good music doesn't need a theme, save for itself. Something like that.

Lee