Saturday 9: I'll Get By

Saturday 9: I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) – 1944

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) "I'll Get By" was very popular song in the 1940s, and we're taking a look at the recording by Dick Haymes and Harry James because it got the most airplay. Can you think of another song that has been recorded by more than one artist?

A. Just My Imagination, which recorded by The Temptations and The Rolling Stones.

2) In this week's song, vocalist Dick Haymes sings that he won't complain about the rain. Do you have any complaints about the weather this morning?

A. We are having a bright, bright, sunshiny day. However, we are in a drought and really need rain. 

3) Dick was briefly married to movie queen Rita Hayworth. Known as The Love Goddess and The Strawberry Blonde, Rita was famous for her magnificent mane. She dyed her dark brown hair red to get attention and it worked. Have you ever experimented with a different color? If yes, were you happy with the results?

A. I used to put highlights in my hair, but that was 30 years ago. I soon developed an allergy to the highlight stuff, and my hair is just now it's natural mix of brown and white.

4) Dick was the lead vocalist of the Harry James orchestra. Like Dick, Harry had a movie star wife. Betty Grable was famous for her legs. Her bathing suit poster inspired hosiery manufacturers to single out her perfectly proportioned thighs, calves and ankles. Betty herself joked, "I'm a star for two reasons, and I'm standing on them."  What do you think is your best (physical) trait?

A. Everyone tells me I have nice skin. Even the dermatologist I saw recently said I have nice skin. So I guess I'll go with my skin.

5) Betty's weren't the only legs that fascinated Harry. He was known for his stable of thoroughbred racehorses. Have you ever been to the races?

A. I have never been to a horse race. I have been to NASCAR races, though. That was a lot of horsepower, just not the natural kind.

6) Teenaged Harry played trumpet with The Beaumont High School Royal Purple Band. Did you belong to groups or clubs while you were in high school?

A. I was a member of the high school band, the forensics team (for a short while), and a member of the National Honor Society.

7) In addition to "I'll Get By," Judy Garland's "Trolley Song" topped the charts in 1944. When did you most recently take public transportation?

A. I don't know when I last took public transportation. I think we took a tour bus around Asheville when we were there in the early 2000s, but I'm not sure if a tour bus counts as public transportation.

8) Also in 1944, Diana Ross was born. First with the Supremes, then as a solo artist, she has sold more than 100 million records, making her one of America's most successful female singers. Who is your all-time favorite "girl singer?"

A. I will have to go with Melissa Etheridge, since I recently saw her in concert and she gave me a hug. I like other female singers, such as Stevie Nicks, Sheryl Crow, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Chrissy Hynde, etc., but none of them have given me a hug.

9) Random question – Last week we asked about the garage. Let's turn our attention to the glove compartment (aka glove box). What have you got in there?

A. I have my registration, the manuals for the vehicle, and a couple of surgical masks left over from the pandemic.

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