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Loaded down with cool jive talk and classic slang, host Ernie Whitman is on hand to read greetings from the mailbag. Louis Jordan gets things rolling with a jazzy tune before handing the stage over to Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio for “Straighten Up and Fly Right”.
Jordan returns to perform “Please Don’t Cry and Say No” and “Until the Real Thing Comes Along”. Next, Ernie chats with vocalist Ida James as they read more mailbag greetings, leading into her renditions of “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby” and “Baby Knock Me a Kiss”.
Louis then dedicates his original composition “Jumping at the Jubilee” to service members stationed around the globe. Nat King Cole returns for “Errand Boy for Rhythm,” before Louis and Ernie wrap up the broadcast with a few parting words.
