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Vaughn Monroe Double Dutch – by Patrick Ranasinghe   Vaughn Monroe Double Dutch His Song was number one on Ceylon in the Hit Parade 1955 only rare sound track. Please enjoy and feel free to pass it on Vaughn Monroe Double Dutch Vaughn Monroe was a popular baritone singer, band leader, trumpet and trombone player, and actor. An RCA recording artist, he is known for his signature tune “Racing with the Moon”. Monroe had almost 70 recordings on the charts from 1940 to 1954. Three of his recordings Let It Snow, Ghost Riders in the Sky and Ballerina, were ranked among the all-time top #1 songs, each dominating the Billboard charts for 10 weeks or more. Vaughn hosted the Camel Caravan radio show, was the star of his own television show, and appeared in several movies. Vaughn Wilton Monroe was born in Akron, Ohio in 1912. He was a descendant of ...