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Rudy Vallee [#14] and Bing Crosby [#15] each had hits with "Brother Can You Spare A Dime?" this year. With words by E.Y. Harburg and music by Jay Gorney (Shapiro 271), this song "from Americana" questions distinctions between pop music and the blues.