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...knowledge and interests has had us hopping to keep ahead of your queries -like these: "Can you tell me what former President's wife was referred to as 'Lemonade Lucy'?" (Ans.: Mrs. James K. Polk) . . . "Where can I get the only two recordings made by Olga Alvino?" (Ans.: They're on one disk, Victor 22313, which is no longer in circulation-so you have to prowl among the second-hand music shops.) . . . "What size is a French 42½ woman's shoe?'' (Ans.: 10½-you always subtract 3 2 from the French...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Oct. 15, 1945 | 10/15/1945 | See Source »

...Rhythm (Metronome All-Star Leaders; Columbia). A lustrous team: Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, "Count" Basic, John Kirby, Alvino Rey, "Cootie" Williams, Charlie Barnet, Jay C. Higginbotham, Benny Carter. Rhythm very good, but Gershwin gets lost in the stomping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Popular, Mar. 16, 1942 | 3/16/1942 | See Source »

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