#706 (Week of 4/2/11 - 4/8/11)

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SPOTLIGHT ON "NEAR YOU"

"Near You"/ "As Years Go By" by The Auditones on Rainbow 10025A/B released in 1947

"Near You"/ "I'm Holding Tight To My Love For You" by Dolores Brown And The Auditones on Sterling 3001 A/B released in 1947

Above: (Left) Photo of Dolores Brown. She also sang with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. (Right) Clipping from The Billboard 9/13/47. Bill Doggert is actually Bill Doggett, a pianist and arranger who played the organ on his smash 1956 hit "Honky Tonk Part 1 & 2."

Above: The Billboard review from 9/27/47 and column from 10/4/47.
Previous Record of the Week links: Sterling 3002 A ; Ann Cornell.

Above: The Billboard "Honor Roll" from 10/11/47.

                                                                                  [Sterling label image and corresponding audio provided by Andrew Bohan.]

Above: Label image of (Left) Rainbow 10025 released in September 1947 and (Right) Sterling 3001 released the following month. The Auditones had one other release on Rainbow (#10026) in October 1947. Dolores Brown And The Auditones had one other release on Sterling (#3002), also in October 1947.

Listen to this week's selections: [Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...             1. Near You - Rainbow 10025A - 1947           2. As Years Go By - Rainbow 10025B - 1947           3. Near You - Sterling 3001 A - 1947           4. I'm Holding Tight To My Love For You - Sterling 3001 B - 1947             ALL FOUR played in sequence      B. Download RealAudio...             1. Near You - Rainbow 10025A - 1947           2. As Years Go By - Rainbow 10025B - 1947           3. Near You - Sterling 3001 A - 1947           4. I'm Holding Tight To My Love For You - Sterling 3001 B - 1947      C. Stream/Download Media Player...             1. Near You - Rainbow 10025A - 1947           2. As Years Go By - Rainbow 10025B - 1947           3. Near You - Sterling 3001 A - 1947           4. I'm Holding Tight To My Love For You - Sterling 3001 B - 1947

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