BOTB RESULTS: OCT. 1, 2023 (Or, SINATRA & THE MOB VS. THE DOCTOR & HIS NURSE)

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The song was 'Makin' Whoopee' and the contestants were Frank Sinatra versus Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones. The Battle (if we can use that word) took place HERE.

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Before I go any further, as always, I thank each and every single one of you who took the time to stop by, listen, and submit a vote (a.k.a. "spiking the punch" and "feeding the kitty"). This was a nice turnout... although the contest turned out nothing like I expected it would. 
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Personally, I like both of the recordings, and I thought that John & Jones had a decent chance of squeaking out a win. However, since Ol' Blue Eyes is the "Chairman of the Board", I figured that made John & Jones the underdog(s) in this contest. 
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Hokey-Smoke! Look at these results:

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FINAL TALLY :

Frank Sinatra = 3 votes

Dr. John & Rickie Lee Jones = 10 votes

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My own vote also went to John & Jones. I really like that slow, funky groove they had going on, and I also thought that this song worked great as a male / female duet.
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Please join me here again on November 1st for the final (Super Bowl!) installment of my $ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge. Until then . . . .
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Bless & Be Blessed!!
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~ Stephen T. McCarthy

BATTLE OF THE BANDS: OCT. 1, 2023 (Or, OL' BLUE EYES VERSUS THE DOCTOR & HIS NURSE)

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Howdy, Friends! How all y'all?
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Next month, on November 1st, we will be determining the ultimate winner of my year-long $ilver Dollar $aloon $ong Challenge. I'll be introducing the final challenger and it will be the Super Bowl of the $D$$C. Be here or be... the drunken dog in the saloon!
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As you'll recall, Dr. John was wiping out all the competition in the $D$$C until that punk kid, Jonny Lang, threw him off the throne. And you'll recall that last month in an unrelated Battle Of The Bands match-up, Ol' Blue Eyes (with help from the Mob) beat Kenny Loggins in the 'Lady Luck' Battle.
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Well, this week, we're going to put those two - The Good Doctor & Ol' Blue Eyes - up against each other on 'Makin' Whoopee', a song that's considered a Jazzy Standard. Dr. John will be getting some help in his duet version from Rickie Lee Jones. (Long-time Friends of my BOTB contests will remember that [link> John & Jones beat John, Krall & Costello on this same song back in 2014.)
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OK, let's see if Sinatra & the Mob can beat The Doctor & his Nurse. Please vote in the comment section, and then be sure to visit all the other BOTBers and vote in their Battles also... or the Wolfman's gonna getcha!
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Alright, let's get on it. Let's get ON this thing! . . .
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MAKIN' WHOOPEE -- Frank Sinatra (& the Nelson Riddle Orchestra)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsMhSwMkJU0

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MAKIN' WHOOPEE -- Dr. John and Rickie Lee Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNKEyN6_mtY

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I'll return here with my own vote and the Battle Results on or about Sept. 8th.
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Bless And Be Blessed!!
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~ Stephen T.