#591 (Week of 11/15/08 - 11/21/08)

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SPOTLIGHT ON SAVANNAH CHURCHILL AND THE STRIDERS
PART ONE

"Waiting For A Guy Named Joe"/"Don't Worry 'Bout Me"
by Savannah Churchill (And The Striders)
on RCA Victor 20-4773
released in 1952

[Above photo provided by Jeff Beckman.]

Above: Photo of Savannah Churchill And The Striders. (L-R) Ernest Griffin (tenor), Gene Strider (tenor), Savannah Churchill (lead), James Strider (bass), and Charles Strider (baritone).

Click HERE for newspaper clippings about Savannah Churchill from 1943 to 1953.
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Click HERE to view an article about The Striders by Marv Goldberg.
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Above: Label image of RCA Victor 20-4773 recorded in December 1951 and released in May 1952. Savannah recorded with The Striders on Arco (1950), Regal (1951), and RCA Victor (1951-52). The Striders also backed other female lead singers.... Dolores Martin on Mystery (1949), Bette McLauren on Derby (1952), and Maureen Cannon on Derby (1952).

Listen to this week's selections by Savannah Churchill And The Striders on RCA Victor 20-4773 from 1952: [Audio restoration by Dave Saviet.]

A. Stream RealAudio (DO NOT USE...LISTEN USING DOWNLOAD REALAUDIO)...          Waiting For A Guy Named Joe        Don't Worry 'Bout Me          BOTH SONGS played in sequence   B. Download RealAudio...          Waiting For A Guy Named Joe        Don't Worry 'Bout Me     C. Stream/Download Media Player...          Waiting For A Guy Named Joe        Don't Worry 'Bout Me

    [To download audio files, right-click on link and then select "Save (Link) Target As..."]

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