Great Music - Round 1: 1945-1949 (Group 7 of 8)

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During the first round of The Great Music Tournament, please vote for up to five tracks you would like to move onto the next round. The top five tracks will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given track receives will determine its standing going forward.

IMPORTANT! Please do not simply vote on name recognition (or lack thereof) alone. Please do listen to each nomination and then make your choice. Even if you think you know a track well, it's still worth giving it a listen for a refresher.

The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):

Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer - Baby, It's Cold Outside (1949)

Perry Como - Some Enchanted Evening (1949)

Eddy Arnold the Tennessee Plowboy - Bouquet of Roses (1948)

Lester Young - These Foolish Things (1945)

Bob Wills - Texas Playboy Rag (1945)

Stan Kenton and June Christy - Tampico (1945)

Billie Holiday - Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (1945)

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The poll has closed and the following tracks are moving on to the next round:

• Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer - Baby, It's Cold Outside (1949) 77.78%
• Perry Como - Some Enchanted Evening (1949) 66.67%
• Billie Holiday - Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (1945) 55.56%
• Lester Young - These Foolish Things (1945) 33.33%
• Stan Kenton and June Christy - Tampico (1945) 33.33%

And the following are eliminated:

• Bob Wills - Texas Playboy Rag (1945) 22.22%
• Eddy Arnold the Tennessee Plowboy - Bouquet of Roses (1948) 22.22%

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And the following are eliminated:

Bob Wills - Texas Playboy Rag (1945) 22.22%

Eddy Arnold the Tennessee Plowboy - Bouquet of Roses (1948) 22.22%

Rather disappointed that at least one of these didn't make it through, but oh well.