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A Bing Crosby Discography, part 2d - Radio
 
Chesterfield Cigarettes, 21 Sept. 1949-25 June 1952

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Date: 9/21/49
Location: Recorded 18th September 1949, Hollywood
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 1

a. Chesterfield 1 Top O' The Morning(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GOLDEN OLDEN (Ireland) CDGORCD 101 — A LITTLE BIT OF IRISH    (1994)
VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 876 2 — BING CROSBY - WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING   (2008)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES MP3 — BING CROSBY'S IRISH SONGBOOK   (2023)
b. Chesterfield 1 Katrina(Gene De Paul, Don Raye)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 1 (Part of comedy sketch) Give Me A Man(Abe Burrows)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Abe Burrows (com)

d. Chesterfield 1 (Part of comedy sketch) We Love The Canadian Rockies(Abe Burrows)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Abe Burrows (com)

e. Chesterfield 1 (Part of comedy sketch) Mister Moon(Abe Burrows)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
f. Chesterfield 1 Maybe It's Because(Johnnie Scott, Harry Ruby)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)

The new radio season found Bing signed up with Chesterfield Cigarettes (to whom he had also been signed for a series of shows in the early 1930s), but with the same supporting team as for the Philco series. Ken Carpenter as announcer, John Scott Trotter Orchestra, and the programme was broadcast over the CBS network.

There is evidence that some of the Chesterfield shows contain tracks pre-recorded in the studio and inserted into the shows. Where this has occurred the surviving tapes of the original inserted material are of high audio quality. Some have been issued by Collectors' Choice in collaboration with Bing Crosby Enterprises.

It follows that some of the songs that appear in different shows might have used the same master copy but the present compiler has done no work on this at the present time.

Some shows also appear to have used inserts from the commercial recordings. See notes to No 7 in the series.


Date: 9/28/49
Location: Recorded 24th September 1949, Hollywood
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 2

a. Chesterfield 2 A Cockeyed Optimist(Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 2 The Last Mile Home(Walter Farrar, Walter Kent)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 2 (Part of comedy sketch) Hello Denmark(Abe Burrows)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Abe Burrows (com)

d. Chesterfield 2 (Part of comedy sketch) Everything Is OK In Denmark(Abe Burrows)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Abe Burrows (com)

e. Chesterfield 2 You're In Love With Someone(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)

Date: 10/5/49
Location: Recorded 1st October 1949, Hollywood
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 3

a. Chesterfield 3 The Donovans(Alicia Adelaide Needham, Francis A Fahy, Walter Kent)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
GOLDEN OLDEN (Ireland) CDGORCD 101 — A LITTLE BIT OF IRISH    (1994)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 876 2 — BING CROSBY - WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING   (2008)
b. Chesterfield 3 Katrina(Gene De Paul, Don Raye)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
c. Chesterfield 3 within sketch Wake Up Song

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc),

d. Chesterfield 3 Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me(Con Conrad, Sidney Clare)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
e. Chesterfield 3 Maybe It's Because(Johnnie Scott, Harry Ruby)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
ON THE AIR CDOTA 101978 — GREAT MOMENTS WITH BING AND FRIENDS    (1997)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)

Date: 10/12/49
Location: Recorded 18th September 1949, Hollywood
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 4

a. Chesterfield 4 How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies(Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 4 Amor(Sunny Skylar, Gabriel Ruiz)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ON THE AIR CDOTA 101978 — GREAT MOMENTS WITH BING AND FRIENDS    (1997)
c. Chesterfield 4 Mam'selle(Peter Wendling)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 4 A Cockeyed Optimist(Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
e. Chesterfield 4 Riders In The Sky(Stan Jones)

Bing Crosby (voc), Perry Botkin (gtr)

ON THE AIR CDOTA 101978 — GREAT MOMENTS WITH BING AND FRIENDS    (1997)
f. Chesterfield 4 Make Believe (You Are Glad When You're Sorry)(Jack Shilkret, Benny Davis)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR111 — CROSBYANA   (1982)
g. Chesterfield 4 Some Enchanted Evening(Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ON THE AIR CDOTA 101978 — GREAT MOMENTS WITH BING AND FRIENDS    (1997)
h. Chesterfield 4 I've Got A Crush On You(Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ON THE AIR CDOTA 101978 — GREAT MOMENTS WITH BING AND FRIENDS    (1997)
SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)
i. Chesterfield 4 The Last Mile Home(Walter Farrar, Walter Kent)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr)

j. Chesterfield 4 Again(Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)

Date: 10/19/49
Location: San Francisco
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 5

a. Chesterfield 5 It's More Fun Than A Picnic(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 5 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)(Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 5 Dear Old Girl(Richard Henry Buck, Theodore F Morse)

Bing Crosby, Frank Fay (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 10/26/49
Location: Recorded 18th October 1949, Hollywood
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 6

a. Chesterfield 6 The Headless Horseman(Gene De Paul, Don Raye)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 6 (Where Are You?) Now That I Need You(Frank Loesser)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
c. Chesterfield 6 Maybe It's Because(Johnnie Scott, Harry Ruby)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 6 The Meadows Of Heaven(Joseph Meyer, Joe McCarthy Jr.)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 11/2/49
Location: Recorded 31st October 1949, Hollywood
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 7

a. Chesterfield 7 Dear Hearts And Gentle People(Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 905 2 — CROSBY CLASSICS - SONGS FROM HIS FAMOUS RADIO BROADCASTS   (2008)
b. Chesterfield 7 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)(Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 7 Mule Train(Johnny Lange, Fred Glickman, Hy Heath)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Perry Botkin String Band (ing)

d. Chesterfield 7 (Where Are You?) Now That I Need You(Frank Loesser)

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole (pno)

SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)

It would appear that this broadcast version of "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" is the same as that issued commercially although that is credited with a studio recording date of 26th October 1949.

Similarly "Mule Train" appears to be the commercially issued version, with an identical studio recording date. See also note for 26th October Decca recording session.


Date: 11/9/49
Location: Recorded 25th October 1949 , Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 8

a. Chesterfield 8 Let's Take An Old-Fashioned Walk(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
b. Chesterfield 8 I Can Dream, Can't I?(Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
c. Chesterfield 8 A Dreamer's Holiday(Mabel Wayne, James Kimble "Kim" Gannon)

Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD119 — BING CROSBY - Volume 2   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES MP3 — BING & ELLA   (2023)
d. Chesterfield 8 Up A Lazy River(Sidney Arodin, Hoagy Carmichael)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Mills Brothers (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 1    (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 1   (1977)
GOLDEN AGE LP 12"GA5023 — ONE HOUR FROM THE BING CROSBY RADIO SHOWS   (1978)
UNITED ARTISTS LP 12"UAK30115 — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RADIO STARRING BING CROSBY   (1978)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP707 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 2   (1986)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9052 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 2   (1987)
RADIO YEARS CDRY18 — BING CROSBY ON RADIO IN THE THIRTIES   (1995)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
e. Chesterfield 8 Paper Doll(Johnny S. Black)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Mills Brothers (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 1    (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 1   (1977)
GOLDEN AGE LP 12"GA5023 — ONE HOUR FROM THE BING CROSBY RADIO SHOWS   (1978)
UNITED ARTISTS LP 12"UAK30115 — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RADIO STARRING BING CROSBY   (1978)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP707 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 2   (1986)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9052 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 2   (1987)
RADIO YEARS CDRY18 — BING CROSBY ON RADIO IN THE THIRTIES   (1995)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
f. Chesterfield 8 The Meadows Of Heaven(Joseph Meyer, Joe McCarthy Jr.)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

g. Chesterfield 8 Basin Street Blues(Spencer Williams)

Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

LIMITED EDITION CLUB LP 12"JGB1006 — KINDA DIXIE   
PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD118 — BING CROSBY - Volume 1   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES MP3 — BING & ELLA   (2023)
h. Chesterfield 8 Way Back Home(Al Lewis, Tom Waring)

Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald (voc), The Mills Brothers (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES MP3 — BING & ELLA   (2023)

d, e  performed as medley

Parrot CD PARCD002 “Ella Fitzgerald And Bing Crosby - My Happiness” incorrectly shows date of "Basin Street Blues" and "Way Back Home" as 29 November 1950


Date: 11/16/49
Location: Recorded 10th November 1949
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 9

a. Chesterfield 9 Dear Hearts And Gentle People(Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 9 Mule Train(Johnny Lange, Fred Glickman, Hy Heath)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 9 A Dreamer's Holiday(Mabel Wayne, James Kimble "Kim" Gannon)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby, Cathy Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 9 You're In Love With Someone(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 9 Whispering Hope(Alice Hawthorne)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby, Loulie Jean Norman (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 651 (CD1) — THE CROSBY BROTHERS - BING & BOB    (2006)

Some items in this programme appear to have been inserted from earlier - "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" and "Mule Train" from Chesterfield 7 (and also identical to the issued versions of these titles).


Date: 11/23/49
Location: Recorded 17th November 1949, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 10

a. Chesterfield 10 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer(Johnny Marks)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 10 I Can Dream, Can't I?(Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 10 A Thousand Violins(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Joe Venuti (vln)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10530/1 — AL JOLSON/PEGGY LEE AT THEIR RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES   (1979)
SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)
d. Chesterfield 10 Everything I Have Is Yours(Harold Adamson, Burton Lane)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
e. Chesterfield 10 Way Back Home(Al Lewis, Tom Waring)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10530/1 — AL JOLSON/PEGGY LEE AT THEIR RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES   (1979)
SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)

Biac Records BRAD10530/531 - “Al Jolson/Peggy Lee At Their Rarest Of All Rare Performances” gives the date of “A Thousand Violins ” and "Way Back Home" as 8 Feb. 1950.


Date: 11/30/49
Location: Recorded 24th November 1949, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No11

a. Chesterfield 11 I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts(Fred Heatherton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

KOALA LP 12"AW14129 — SWING WITH BING   (1981)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 11 Toot, Toot, Tootsie, (Goo'bye) (G)(Ernie Erdman, Dan Russo, Gus Kahn)

Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
c. Chesterfield 11 Back In Your Own Backyard(Al Jolson, Dave Dreyer, Billy Rose)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
d. Chesterfield 11 Baby Face(Benny Davis, Harry Akst)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
e. Chesterfield 11 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)(Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 3   (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 3   (1977)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9052 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 2   (1987)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP710 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 3   (1987)
PARROT CDPARCD004 — AL JOLSON & BING CROSBY - LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY    (1993)
All titles on:
TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1013 — BING 'N' AL - Volume 3   (1976)

The complete programme was issued on Totem 1013 - “Bing ‘N’ Al - Volume 3


Date: 12/7/49
Location: Recorded 3rd December 1949, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 12

a. Chesterfield 12 Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)(Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

COLLECTORS' CHOICE (US) CDCCM2161 — BING CROSBY - THE CROSBY CHRISTMAS SESSIONS   (2010)
b. Chesterfield 12 A Dreamer's Holiday(Mabel Wayne, James Kimble "Kim" Gannon)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 12 Manãna(Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)
d. Chesterfield 12 Tumbling Tumbleweeds(Bob Nolan)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 12 Stay Well(Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)

Date: 12/14/49
Location: Recorded 1st December 1949, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 13

a. Chesterfield 13 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer(Johnny Marks)

Bing Crosby, Gloria Wood (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
b. Chesterfield 13 A Thousand Violins(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
BIEM/STEMRA CDBiem/Stemra COL009 — BING CROSBY COLLECTION   (1993)
c. Chesterfield 13 I Can Dream, Can't I (G)(Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)

Carole Richards (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 13 Baby, It's Cold Outside(Frank Loesser)

Bing Crosby, James Stewart (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 13 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)(Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole (pno)

DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
All titles on:
FOX: AMERICAN RETROSPECTIVES LP 12"MF210 — BING CROSBY - THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS SHOWS   (1980)
BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)

The LPs Fox American Retrospectives MF210 - “Bing Crosby - The Greatest Christmas Shows”
and Black Lion BLM 52099 “White Christmas – Bing Crosby” both contain edited versions with the songs and some linking dialogue and the comedy sketch with James Stewart.


Date: 12/21/49
Location: Recorded 8th December 1949, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 14

a. Chesterfield 14 Adeste Fideles(Canon Frederick Oakley, John Francis Wade)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 14 Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)(Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 14 Jingle Bells(James S Pierpoint)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 14 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)(Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 14 Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly(Traditional)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

f. Chesterfield 14 Away In A Manger(Anon, James Ramsey Murray)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

g. Chesterfield 14 The First Noel(Traditional)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

h. Chesterfield 14 White Christmas(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

i. Chesterfield 14 Silent Night, Holy Night(Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e, f, g, h, i  performed as medley


Date: 12/28/49
Location: Recorded 20th December 1949, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 15

a. Chesterfield 15 I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts(Fred Heatherton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 15 Sorry(Richard A Whiting, Buddy Pepper)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), Buddy Cole (pno)

c. Chesterfield 15 Swanee (G)(George Gershwin, Irving Caesar)

Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 15 When The Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)(Harry M. Woods)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
PARROT CDPARCD004 — AL JOLSON & BING CROSBY - LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY    (1993)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
e. Chesterfield 15 I Only Have Eyes For You(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
f. Chesterfield 15 Waiting For The Robert E Lee(L Wolfe Gilbert, Lewis Muir)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Red Nichols (cn)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR142 — BING CROSBY AND RED NICHOLS - TOGETHER AGAIN   (1989)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
g. Chesterfield 15 I Can Dream, Can't I?(Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD004 — AL JOLSON & BING CROSBY - LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY    (1993)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
All titles on:
TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1007 — BING N' AL - Bing Crosby, Al Jolson    (1974)

Totem LP1007 LP contains the complete programme with all introductory material and solo tracks with Al Jolson.


Date: 1/4/50
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 16

a. Chesterfield 16 Dear Hearts And Gentle People(Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 16 Bye, Bye Baby(Jule Styne, Leo Robin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD004 — AL JOLSON & BING CROSBY - LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY    (1993)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
c. Chesterfield 16 Is It True What They Say About Dixie? (G)(Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner, Gerald Marks)

Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
d. Chesterfield 16 Carolina In The Morning(Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
e. Chesterfield 16 My Blue Heaven(George Whiting, Walter Donaldson)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
f. Chesterfield 16 Alabamy Bound(Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Bud Green)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
g. Chesterfield 16 The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)(Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
h. Chesterfield 16 All By Myself(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
All titles on:
TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1007 — BING N' AL - Bing Crosby, Al Jolson    (1974)

Totem LP1007 LP contains the complete programme with all introductory material and solo tracks with Al Jolson.


Date: 1/11/50
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 17

a. Chesterfield 17 Little Jack Frost, Get Lost(Al Stillman, Seger Ellis)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)
b. Chesterfield 17 The Big Movie Show In The Sky(Johnny Mercer, Robert Emmett Dolan)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)
c. Chesterfield 17 The Look In Your Eyes(Harry Ruby, Kay Marx)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 17 Play A Simple Melody(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
e. Chesterfield 17 You're Wonderful(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Victor Young)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ARTISTIC (UK) LP 12"ART 001 — BING CROSBY - BING'S PARTY   (1979)
SOUNDS OF YESTER YEAR (UK) CDDSOY 605 — BING CROSBY - I GOT RHYTHM   (2002)

Lionel Pairpoint has concluded that "Little Jack Frost Get Lost" was used for the commercially release with a final vocal phrase from the Rhythmaires excised and an orchestral coda inserted at the end. It is certainly difficult to hear any other differences.


Date: 1/18/50
Location: San Francisco
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 18

a. Chesterfield 18 Quicksilver(Eddie Pola, George Wyle, Irving Taylor)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 18 Sorry(Richard A Whiting, Buddy Pepper)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), Buddy Cole (pno)

c. Chesterfield 18 (We've Got A) Sure Thing(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 1/25/50
Location: San Francisco
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 19

a. Chesterfield 19 Sunshine Cake(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)
b. Chesterfield 19 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy(Harry Stone, Jack Stapp)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Joe Venuti (vln)

BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR111 — CROSBYANA   (1982)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
c. Chesterfield 19 Blueberry Hill(Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock)

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr)

WINDMILL LP 12"WMD190 — LOUIS ARMSTRONG & BING CROSBY ON STAGE   (1973)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR111 — CROSBYANA   (1982)
SPECTRUM (UK) CDU4016 — BING & LOUIS   (1988)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD118 — BING CROSBY - Volume 1   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
d. Chesterfield 19 Lazy Bones(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael)

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

WINDMILL LP 12"WMD190 — LOUIS ARMSTRONG & BING CROSBY ON STAGE   (1973)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR111 — CROSBYANA   (1982)
SPECTRUM (UK) CDU4016 — BING & LOUIS   (1988)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD118 — BING CROSBY - Volume 1   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
BCE/HLC (US) CDB0018921-02 — BING SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK   (2013)
SOUNDS OF YESTER YEAR (UK) CDDSOY2151 — BING CROSBY - IMMERSED IN MR. MERCER'S VERSE   (2019)

Date: 2/1/50
Location: San Francisco
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 20

a. Chesterfield 20 The Big Movie Show In The Sky(Johnny Mercer, Robert Emmett Dolan)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 20 You're Wonderful(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Victor Young)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 20 parody Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?(Scott Wiseman)

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD119 — BING CROSBY - Volume 2   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
d. Chesterfield 20 Why Remind Me?(Doris Tauber, Sis Willner)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 2/8/50
Location: San Francisco
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 21

a. Chesterfield 21 Sunshine Cake(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10530/1 — AL JOLSON/PEGGY LEE AT THEIR RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES   (1979)
b. Chesterfield 21 Lonesome In The Saddle(Jack Brooks)

Fred Allen, Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
c. Chesterfield 21 Why Remind Me?(Doris Tauber, Sis Willner)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)

Date: 2/15/50
Location: San Francisco
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 22

a. Chesterfield 22 The New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students Conservatory Band(Frank Loesser)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD004 — AL JOLSON & BING CROSBY - LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY    (1993)
b. Chesterfield 22 Happy Times(Sylvia Fine)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
c. Chesterfield 22 California, Here I Come (G)(Buddy DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, Al Jolson)

Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
d. Chesterfield 22 Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula(E Ray Goetz, Peter Wendling, Joe Young)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
e. Chesterfield 22 Whispering(John Schonberger, Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
MAGIC LP 12"AWE10 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS - Volume 2   (1984)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
f. Chesterfield 22 Bye, Bye Baby(Jule Styne, Leo Robin)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
MAGIC LP 12"AWE10 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS - Volume 2   (1984)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
g. Chesterfield 22 Waiting For The Robert E Lee(L Wolfe Gilbert, Lewis Muir)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
h. Chesterfield 22 You're Wonderful(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Victor Young)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD004 — AL JOLSON & BING CROSBY - LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY    (1993)
All titles on:
TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1013 — BING 'N' AL - Volume 3   (1976)

d, e, f, g  performed as medley

The complete show was issued on Totem 1013 - “Bing ‘N’ Al - Volume 3”


Date: 2/22/50
Location: Recorded 26th January 1950, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 23

a. Chesterfield 23 Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo(Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 23 The Wedding Samba(Abraham Ellstein, Joseph Liebowitz, Allan Small)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Andrews Sisters (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
LIMITED EDITION CLUB LP 12"JGB1005 — BING CROSBY - SLIGHTLY LATIN   (1985)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
c. Chesterfield 23 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?(Scott Wiseman)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Andrews Sisters (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 23 Yes Sir, That's My Baby(Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Firehouse Five Plus Two (orc)

LIMITED EDITION CLUB LP 12"JGB1006 — KINDA DIXIE   
GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
e. Chesterfield 23 I Can Dream, Can't I?(Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Andrews Sisters, The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 2   (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 2   (1977)
GOLDEN AGE LP 12"GA5023 — ONE HOUR FROM THE BING CROSBY RADIO SHOWS   (1978)
UNITED ARTISTS LP 12"UAK30115 — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RADIO STARRING BING CROSBY   (1978)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9051 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 1   (1987)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP711 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 4   (1987)
RADIO YEARS CDRY18 — BING CROSBY ON RADIO IN THE THIRTIES   (1995)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
LASERLIGHT (US) CD12 732 — AMERICAN LEGENDS - BING CROSBY   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
RIFF CDCDPRGA 50290 — BING AND HIS GAL PALS   (2004)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 1   (2004)
f. Chesterfield 23 (We've Got A) Sure Thing(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), Buddy Cole (pno)

SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 1   (2004)

Date: 3/1/50
Location: San Francisco
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 24

a. Chesterfield 24 Quicksilver(Eddie Pola, George Wyle, Irving Taylor)

Bing Crosby, Gloria Wood (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 24 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy(Harry Stone, Jack Stapp)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Red Nichols (cn)

c. Chesterfield 24 Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)(Herb Magidson, Carl Sigman)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 651 (CD1) — THE CROSBY BROTHERS - BING & BOB    (2006)
d. Chesterfield 24 The Little Gray House(Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 24 Whispering Hope(Alice Hawthorne)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby, Loulie Jean Norman (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)

Date: 3/8/50
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 25

a. Chesterfield 25 The New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students Conservatory Band(Frank Loesser)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 25 Why Remind Me?(Doris Tauber, Sis Willner)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 25 Snatch only Brahms's Lullaby(Natalia Macfarren, Johannes Brahms)

Bing Crosby (voc),

d. Chesterfield 25 Play A Simple Melody(Irving Berlin)

Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 905 2 — CROSBY CLASSICS - SONGS FROM HIS FAMOUS RADIO BROADCASTS   (2008)
e. Chesterfield 25 My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 3/15/50
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 26

a. Chesterfield 26 Copper Canyon(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
b. Chesterfield 26 Sunshine Cake(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 26 Marta(Moises Simons, L Wolfe Gilbert)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 26 A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes(Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman, Mack David)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 3/22/50
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 27

a. Chesterfield 27 Copper Canyon(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASMCD 3558 — BING CROSBY - ANOTHER RIDE IN COWBOY COUNTRY   (2003)
b. Chesterfield 27 Bye, Bye Baby(Jule Styne, Leo Robin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 27 Dearie(Bob Hilliard, David Mann)

Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)
d. Chesterfield 27 My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 1   (2004)

Date: 3/29/50
Location: Recorded 23rd March 1950, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 28

a. Chesterfield 28 Wilhelmina(Joseph Myrow, Mack Gordon)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
b. Chesterfield 28 You're Wonderful(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Victor Young)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
c. Chesterfield 28 Lock, Stock And Barrel(Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Andrews Sisters (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 28 Candy And Cake(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
e. Chesterfield 28 Everybody Loves My Baby(Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Firehouse Five Plus Two (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
LIMITED EDITION CLUB LP 12"JGB1006 — KINDA DIXIE   
GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
f. Chesterfield 28 A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes(Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman, Mack David)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   

Date: 4/5/50
Location: Chicago Civic Opera House , Chicago
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 29

a. Chesterfield 29 Music! Music! Music!(Stephan Weiss, Bernie Baum)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 29 Candy And Cake(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby, Arthur Godfrey (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 29 A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes(Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman, Mack David)

Perry Como, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 29 Dear Old Girl(Richard Henry Buck, Theodore F Morse)

Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Arthur Godfrey (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)

Performed at the Convention of the National Association of Tobacco Distributors


Date: 4/12/50
Location: Recorded 25th March 1950, Hollywood
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 30

a. Chesterfield 30 Candy And Cake(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 30 The Big Movie Show In The Sky(Johnny Mercer, Robert Emmett Dolan)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 30 I've Got The World On A String(Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)

Mildred Bailey, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 30 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone(Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Firehouse Five Plus Two (orc)

LIMITED EDITION CLUB LP 12"JGB1006 — KINDA DIXIE   
e. Chesterfield 30 With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming(Mack Gordon, Harry Revel)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
f. Chesterfield 30 Marta(Moises Simons, L Wolfe Gilbert)

Bing Crosby (voc), Perry Botkin (gtr)


Date: 4/19/50
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 31

a. Chesterfield 30 Music! Music! Music!(Stephan Weiss, Bernie Baum)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 30 Lock, Stock And Barrel(Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 30 Sunshine Cake(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Carole Richards (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 30 Swanee River (aka Old Folks At Home)(Stephen Collins Foster)

Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)

Date: 4/26/50
Location: New York, NY
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 32

a. Chesterfield 32 Wilhelmina(Joseph Myrow, Mack Gordon)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 32 Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me(Joseph Myrow, Mack Gordon)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 32 Sunshine Cake(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Beatrice Lillie (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
d. Chesterfield 32 Candy And Cake(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby, Beatrice Lillie (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 32 If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake(Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, Clem Watts)

Bing Crosby, Beatrice Lillie (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
f. Chesterfield 32 My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c, d, e  performed as medley


Date: 5/3/50
Location: New York, NY
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 33

a. Chesterfield 33 The Horse Told Me(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)
WINDMILL LP 12"WMD260 — BING CROSBY - FAVOURITE MELODIES   (1976)
b. Chesterfield 33 I Hadn't Anyone Till You (G)(Ray Noble)

Ella Fitzgerald (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 33 Stay With The Happy People(Jule Styne, Bob Hilliard)

Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD119 — BING CROSBY - Volume 2   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES MP3 — BING & ELLA   (2023)
d. Chesterfield 33 Give My Regards To Broadway (G)(George M. Cohan)

Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
e. Chesterfield 33 Ma Blushin' Rosie(John Stromberg, Edgar Smith)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
f. Chesterfield 33 Avalon(Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
PARROT CDPARCD004 — AL JOLSON & BING CROSBY - LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY    (1993)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
g. Chesterfield 33 Lullaby Of Broadway(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB0003 — BING ‘N’ AL - THE GOLDEN MEDLEY DUETS   
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
h. Chesterfield 33 My Old Kentucky Home(Stephen Collins Foster)

Bing Crosby, Al Jolson (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

WINDMILL LP 12"WMD260 — BING CROSBY - FAVOURITE MELODIES   (1976)
PARROT CDPARCD004 — AL JOLSON & BING CROSBY - LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY    (1993)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD118 — BING CROSBY - Volume 1   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1053 — BING CROSBY MEETS AL JOLSON- The Complete Radio Duets    (2005)
All titles on:
TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1016 — BING 'N’ AL - Volume 5    (1975)

e, f, g, h  performed as medley

The LP Totem 1016 - “Bing ‘N’ Al - Volume 5” contains the complete show with linking dialogue and comedy material.


Date: 5/10/50
Location: New York, NY
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 34

a. Chesterfield 34 Stay With The Happy People(Jule Styne, Bob Hilliard)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 34 Dearie(Bob Hilliard, David Mann)

Bing Crosby, Mary Martin (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
c. Chesterfield 34 It Isn't Fair(Richard Himber, Frank Warshauer, Sylvester Sprigato)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 34 Wait 'Till The Sun Shines, Nellie(Andrew B Sterling, Harry von Tilzer)

Bing Crosby, Mary Martin (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
e. Chesterfield 34 Whispering Hope(Alice Hawthorne)

Bing Crosby, Mary Martin (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)
All titles on:
STARTONE LP 12"ST225 — BING AND MARY- Rhythm On The Radio   (1975)

All Star LP2000 shows the date as 10 Nov.1950 for all tracks.


Date: 5/17/50
Location: New York, NY
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 35

a. Chesterfield 35 The Yodel Blues(Johnny Mercer, Robert Emmett Dolan)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)
b. Chesterfield 35 Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me(Joseph Myrow, Mack Gordon)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)
c. Chesterfield 35 Lament Of Homer Tracy

Fred Allen, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 35 It Isn't Fair(Richard Himber, Frank Warshauer, Sylvester Sprigato)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)

An unusual show because the introduction and first commercial are handled by Fred Allen. Ken Carpenter appears to be missing for the first part of the show!

Musidisc 30CV1356 - “Bing Crosby - His Greatest Hits” and Biac Records BRAD10520/521 - “Bing Crosby At His Rarest Of All Rare Performances” both title "The Yodel Blues" as “I Got The Blues Hooly Hooly”).


Date: 5/24/50
Location: New York, NY
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 36

a. Chesterfield 36 Music! Music! Music!(Stephan Weiss, Bernie Baum)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 36 Mule Train(Johnny Lange, Fred Glickman, Hy Heath)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 36 A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes(Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman, Mack David)

Perry Como, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 36 Candy And Cake(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby, Arthur Godfrey (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 36 If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake(Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, Clem Watts)

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 3   (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 3   (1977)
GOLDEN AGE LP 12"GA5023 — ONE HOUR FROM THE BING CROSBY RADIO SHOWS   (1978)
UNITED ARTISTS LP 12"UAK30115 — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RADIO STARRING BING CROSBY   (1978)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9052 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 2   (1987)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP711 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 4   (1987)
RADIO YEARS CDRY18 — BING CROSBY ON RADIO IN THE THIRTIES   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD119 — BING CROSBY - Volume 2   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
f. Chesterfield 36 My Foolish Heart(Victor Young, Ned Washington)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

This show is "artificial" as it is a compilation of items from earlier shows with the exception of "Music, Music, Music" and "If I knew You Were Coming I'd've Have Baked A Cake". Lionel Pairpoint has shown that the latter was lifted from the CBS programme, ‘Welcome Back Baseball’ broadcast on 15th April 1950 which was probably recorded on 12 April 1950.

"Music, Music, Music" might have been cut from an earlier rehearsal or recorded for another programmes but not used then.

For "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" with Perry Como and "Candy And Cake" with Arthur Godfrey see Programme 29, "Music, Music, Music" also appears in that show, but appears to be different and might have been cut from a rehearsal.

See also general note for show No. 1.


Date: 10/11/50
Location: Recorded 20 September 1950, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 37

a. Chesterfield 37 Sam's Song(Lew Quadling, Jack Elliott)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
b. Chesterfield 37 Get Happy (G)(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)

Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 37 I Cross My Fingers(Walter Farrar, Walter Kent)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
d. Chesterfield 37 Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
ON THE AIR CDOTA 101978 — GREAT MOMENTS WITH BING AND FRIENDS    (1997)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
e. Chesterfield 37 -Broad parody Goodnight Irene(Huddie Ledbetter, John Lomax)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Bob Hope (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
ON THE AIR CDOTA 101978 — GREAT MOMENTS WITH BING AND FRIENDS    (1997)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
EMI (UK) (EMI) CDGold 330 1122 — CROONERS CLOWNING   (2005)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
All titles on:
TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1009 — BING, BOB & JUDY    (1974)

The complete programme on Totem LP1009


Date: 10/18/50
Location: Recorded 25 September 1950, San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 38

a. Chesterfield 38 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena(Mitchell Parish, Issachar Miron)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
b. Chesterfield 38 All My Love(Paul Durand, Mitchell Parish)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
ON THE AIR CDOTA 101978 — GREAT MOMENTS WITH BING AND FRIENDS    (1997)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
c. Chesterfield 38 Friendly Star (G)(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)

Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 38 Parody The Good Old Days (parody incorporating The Third Man Theme)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Bob Hope (voc),

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
e. Chesterfield 38 High On The List(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSPCD702 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - ALL THE CLOUDS'LL ROLL AWAY   (1990)
JSP (UK) CDJSP934C — BING CROSBY - THE VINTAGE YEARS Disc C 1946-1950 also starring Judy Garland   (2007)
All titles on:
TOTEM (Canada) LP 12"LP1009 — BING, BOB & JUDY    (1974)

The complete programme on Totem LP1009.


Date: 10/25/50
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 39

a. Chesterfield 39 Life Is So Peculiar(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 39 Harbour Lights(Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 39 La Vie En Rose(Louiguy, Edith Piaf, Mack David)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Joe Venuti (vln)

d. Chesterfield 39 Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 1    (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 1   (1977)
UNITED ARTISTS LP 12"UAK30115 — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RADIO STARRING BING CROSBY   (1978)
ECHO JAZZ LP 12"EJLP12 — BING CROSBY - BIG BAND DAYS   (1990)
ECHO JAZZ CDEJCD12 — BING CROSBY - BIG BAND DAYS   (1991)

Date: 11/1/50
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 40

a. Chesterfield 40 Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter(Jack Fulton, Al Goering, Caesar Petrillo)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 40 All My Love(Paul Durand, Mitchell Parish)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 40 Let's Do It Again(Desmond O'Connor, Ray Hartley)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 40 Accidents Will Happen(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Dorothy Kirsten (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

Glendale Records LP 12"GL 9003 — DOROTHY KIRSTEN - ENCHANTED EVENINGS   (1983)
e. Chesterfield 40 Indian Summer(Victor Herbert, Al Dubin)

Bing Crosby, Dorothy Kirsten (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

f. Chesterfield 40 Beyond The Reef(Jack Pitman)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 11/8/50
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 41

a. Chesterfield 41 Life Is So Peculiar(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 41 Harbour Lights(Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 41 Play A Simple Melody(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby, Dick Powell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0022067-02 — BING SINGS THE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK   (2014)
d. Chesterfield 41 I Only Have Eyes For You(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)

Bing Crosby, Dick Powell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 41 You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby(Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren)

Bing Crosby, Dick Powell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

f. Chesterfield 41 Jeepers Creepers(Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren)

Bing Crosby, Dick Powell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

g. Chesterfield 41 Lullaby Of Broadway(Al Dubin, Harry Warren)

Bing Crosby, Dick Powell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 3   (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 3   (1977)
UNITED ARTISTS LP 12"UAK30115 — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RADIO STARRING BING CROSBY   (1978)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9051 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 1   (1987)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP711 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 4   (1987)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
h. Chesterfield 41 Thanks A Million(Gus Kahn, Arthur Johnston)

Bing Crosby, Dick Powell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

i. Chesterfield 41 Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
WIMP RECORDS LP 12"BCDP194850 — DICK POWELL & BING CROSBY   (1975)

d, e, f, g, h  performed as medley

The show was taped on October 30, 1950 for broadcast on November 8, 1950.


Date: 11/15/50
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 42

a. Chesterfield 42 Silver Bells(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Toni Arden, Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 42 Beyond The Reef(Jack Pitman)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 42 Let's Do It Again(Desmond O'Connor, Ray Hartley)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 651 (CD1) — THE CROSBY BROTHERS - BING & BOB    (2006)

Al Jolson was due to appear but died hours before the recording was due to be made.


Date: 11/22/50
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 43

a. Chesterfield 43 Mele Kalikimaka(R. Alex Anderson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 43 Accidents Will Happen(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 43 All My Love(Paul Durand, Mitchell Parish)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 43 Nevertheless(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
e. Chesterfield 43 That Christmas Feeling(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 11/29/50
Location: Recorded 6 November 1950, San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 44

a. Chesterfield 44 A Marshmallow World(Peter DeRose, Carl Sigman)

Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD118 — BING CROSBY - Volume 1   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
The Bing Crosby Archive (USA) CDSony 8837 4932 — BING CROSBY – CHRISTMAS WITH BING!   (2013)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES CD — BING CROSBY'S CHRISTMAS GEMS   (2023)
b. Chesterfield 44 Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue(Ray Henderson, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Firehouse Five Plus Two (orc)

LIMITED EDITION CLUB LP 12"JGB1006 — KINDA DIXIE   
PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
BCE/HLC (US) CDBC0001 — BING IN DIXIELAND   (2011)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0017953-02 — BING IN DIXIELAND   (2013)
c. Chesterfield 44 Silver Bells(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
d. Chesterfield 44 Memphis Blues(W. C. Handy, Johnny Mercer)

Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), The Firehouse Five Plus Two (orc)

LIMITED EDITION CLUB LP 12"JGB1006 — KINDA DIXIE   
PARROT CDPARCD002 — ELLA FITZGERALD AND BING CROSBY - MY HAPPINESS    (1992)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
BCE/HLC (US) CDBC0001 — BING IN DIXIELAND   (2011)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0017953-02 — BING IN DIXIELAND   (2013)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES MP3 — BING & ELLA   (2023)
e. Chesterfield 44 Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BCE/HLC (US) CDB0018921-02 — BING SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK   (2013)

Date: 12/6/50
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 45

a. Chesterfield 45 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer(Johnny Marks)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

AJAZZ LP 12"LP 523 — BING CROSBY AT THE MUSIC HALL   
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
b. Chesterfield 45 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody (G)(Jean Schwartz, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis)

Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

AJAZZ LP 12"LP 523 — BING CROSBY AT THE MUSIC HALL   
c. Chesterfield 45 Tortured(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

AJAZZ LP 12"LP 523 — BING CROSBY AT THE MUSIC HALL   
d. Chesterfield 45 Boise, Idaho("Ed Walsh" (Probably Jimmy Van Heusen & Johhny Burke))

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

AJAZZ LP 12"LP 523 — BING CROSBY AT THE MUSIC HALL   
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
e. Chesterfield 45 Parody as "Blue Boy" My Blue Heaven(George Whiting, Walter Donaldson)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

AJAZZ LP 12"LP 523 — BING CROSBY AT THE MUSIC HALL   
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
f. Chesterfield 45 These Lush Moments(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

AJAZZ LP 12"LP 523 — BING CROSBY AT THE MUSIC HALL   
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
g. Chesterfield 45 (The Toys Gave A Party For) Poppa Santa Claus(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

AJAZZ LP 12"LP 523 — BING CROSBY AT THE MUSIC HALL   
h. Chesterfield 45 Harbour Lights(Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   

c, d, e, f  performed as medley

The programme is strongly reminiscent of the "All Time Flop Parade" items in the earlier Philco Radio Time programmes, and several of the songs are identical.

The AJAZZ LP 523 "Bing Crosby At The Music Hall" contains an edited version of the show containg all musical items except "Harbour Lights"

Broadcast Tributes BTRIB0005 - “The Long Lost Bing ‘N’ Judy Off The Air Performances” contains an edited version of the show.


Date: 12/13/50
Location: Recorded 9 December 1950, Hollywood
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 46

a. Chesterfield 46 A Bushel And A Peck(Frank Loesser)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)
b. Chesterfield 46 And You'll Be Home(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 46 Silver Bells(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 46 White Christmas(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
CRITTER RECORDS LP 12"CBHC 8901 — BING & HOPPY   (1976)

Critter Records CBHC8901 - “Bing & Hoppy” contains an edited version of the programme


Date: 12/20/50
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 47

a. Chesterfield 47 Adeste Fideles(Canon Frederick Oakley, John Francis Wade)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Choir (chr)

b. Chesterfield 47 Jingle Bells(James S Pierpoint)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr)

c. Chesterfield 47 That Christmas Feeling(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Gary Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 47 I'd Like To Hitch A Ride With Santa Claus (reprise)(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 47 The Snowman (G)(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)

The Crosby Brothers, The Rhythmaires (vgr)

f. Chesterfield 47 That Christmas Feeling(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Gary Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

g. Chesterfield 47 I'd Like To Hitch A Ride With Santa Claus (reprise)(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

h. Chesterfield 47 Silent Night, Holy Night(Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
HO-HO-HO RECORDS LP 12"1088 — A WARM AND WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS EVE WITH BING AND FRANK   (1974)
COLLECTOR'S GOLD LP 12"LP596 — HAPPY HOLIDAY WITH BING AND FRANK   (1977)

The LPs Ho-Ho-Ho Records 1088 - “A Warm And Wonderful Christmas Eve With Bing & Frank” and Collectors’ Gold LP596 - “Happy Holiday with Bing & Frank” both contain edited versions of the show.


Date: 12/27/50
Location: Recorded 14 December 1950, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 48

a. Chesterfield 48 A Bushel And A Peck(Frank Loesser)

Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 48 Accidents Will Happen(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 48 Blueberry Hill(Al Lewis, Vincent Rose, Larry Stock)

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
d. Chesterfield 48 Rockin' Chair(Hoagy Carmichael)

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Jack Teagarden (tb)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
e. Chesterfield 48 Tennessee Waltz(Frank "Pee Wee" King, Redd Stewart)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)

Date: 1/3/51
Location: Recorded 24 December 1950, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 49

a. Chesterfield 49 Life Is So Peculiar(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 49 Nevertheless(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 49 The Thing(Charles Grean)

Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 49 Just One More Chance(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 905 2 — CROSBY CLASSICS - SONGS FROM HIS FAMOUS RADIO BROADCASTS   (2008)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0022004-02 — BING CROSBY REDISCOVERED   (2014)
e. Chesterfield 49 Beyond The Reef(Jack Pitman)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
TAP-TIME LP 12"Facit 142 — TOP HAT, WHITE TIE AND GOLF SHOES   (1974)

"Just One More Chance" recorded 24 December 1950.


Date: 1/10/51
Location: Recorded 8 January 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 50

a. Chesterfield 50 Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter(Jack Fulton, Al Goering, Caesar Petrillo)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 50 Accidents Will Happen(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 50 Moonlight And Roses(Ben Black, Neil Moret, Edwin Lemare)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 651 (CD1) — THE CROSBY BROTHERS - BING & BOB    (2006)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0027588-02 — AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - MORE TREASURES FROM THE CROSBY ARCHIVE (CD2)   (2017)
d. Chesterfield 50 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (G)(Issachar Miron, Jehiel Hagges (Yechiel Chagiz), Julius Grossman, Mitchell Parish)

Bob Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
e. Chesterfield 50 June In January(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 651 (CD1) — THE CROSBY BROTHERS - BING & BOB    (2006)
f. Chesterfield 50 Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year (G)(Frank Loesser)

Bob Crosby, Bob Hope (voc),

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
g. Chesterfield 50 It's Been A Long, Long Time(Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
h. Chesterfield 50 Coming Through The Rye(Traditional, Robert Burns)

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope (voc),

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 651 (CD1) — THE CROSBY BROTHERS - BING & BOB    (2006)
i. Chesterfield 50 Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet (G)(Percy Wenrich, Stanley Murphy)

Bob Crosby, Bob Hope (voc),

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 651 (CD1) — THE CROSBY BROTHERS - BING & BOB    (2006)
j. Chesterfield 50 Tennessee Waltz(Frank "Pee Wee" King, Redd Stewart)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)

d, e, f, g, h, i  performed as medley


Date: 1/17/51
Location: Recorded 30 December 1950, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 51

a. Chesterfield 51 A Marshmallow World(Peter DeRose, Carl Sigman)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr)

b. Chesterfield 51 Lazy Bones(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael)

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 51 My Honey's Lovin' Arms(Harry Ruby, Joseph Meyer)

Toni Arden, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Jack Teagarden (tb), Joe Venuti (vln)

WINDMILL LP 12"WMD190 — LOUIS ARMSTRONG & BING CROSBY ON STAGE   (1973)
SOUNDS RARE LP 12"SR5010 — MORE FUN   (1983)
SPECTRUM (UK) CDU4016 — BING & LOUIS   (1988)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 644 — TONI ARDEN - I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?    (2005)
d. Chesterfield 51 I Surrender, Dear(Gordon Clifford, Harry Barris, Bing Crosby)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 905 2 — CROSBY CLASSICS - SONGS FROM HIS FAMOUS RADIO BROADCASTS   (2008)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0022004-02 — BING CROSBY REDISCOVERED   (2014)

"Lazybones" is in fact an identical rebroadcast of that which featured in programme No. 19, of 25 January 1950 and of which there are many issued recordings - see entry for that date.

Lionel Pairpoint lists an edited version of the programme on an LP JOYCE1128 - “One Night Stand With Bing Crosby – Bing Crosby’s 20th Anniversary In Show Business” but I regret I have no information.


Date: 1/24/51
Location: Recorded 2 January 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 52

a. Chesterfield 52 You're Just In Love(Irving Berlin)

Toni Arden, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 644 — TONI ARDEN - I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?    (2005)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 52 Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 52 May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You(Meredith Willson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 1/31/51
Location: Recorded 13 January 1951, Fort Ord, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 53

a. Chesterfield 53 Let's Do It Again(Desmond O'Connor, Ray Hartley)

Toni Arden, Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 644 — TONI ARDEN - I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?    (2005)
b. Chesterfield 53 And You'll Be Home(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 53 Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me(Arthur Swanstone, Charles McCarron, Carey Morgan)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Firehouse Five Plus Two (orc)

LIMITED EDITION CLUB LP 12"JGB1006 — KINDA DIXIE   
MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
BCE/HLC (US) CDBC0001 — BING IN DIXIELAND   (2011)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0017953-02 — BING IN DIXIELAND   (2013)
d. Chesterfield 53 It Happened In Monterey(Mabel Wayne, Billy Rose)

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope (voc), The Firehouse Five Plus Two (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
e. Chesterfield 53 Harbour Lights(Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 2/7/51
Location: Recorded 27 January 1951, Hollywood, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 54

a. Chesterfield 54 Just The Way You Are(Ralph Freed)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   
LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD118 — BING CROSBY - Volume 1   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
b. Chesterfield 54 You And Your Beautiful Eyes(Cecil Mack, Jay Livingston)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
c. Chesterfield 54 Hello! Ma Baby(Joseph E Howard, Ida Emerson)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   
LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
d. Chesterfield 54 In My Merry Oldsmobile(Vincent P Bryan, Gus Edwards)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   
LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
e. Chesterfield 54 Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   
LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
f. Chesterfield 54 Walkin' My Baby Back Home(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   
LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
g. Chesterfield 54 In My Merry Oldsmobile(Vincent P Bryan, Gus Edwards)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

h. Chesterfield 54 You Made Me Love You (G)(James V Monaco, Joseph McCarthy)

Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   
i. Chesterfield 54 May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You(Meredith Willson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADCAST TRIBUTES LP 12"BTRIB 0005 — THE LONG LOST BING 'N' JUDY OFF THE AIR PERFORMANCES   

c, d, e, f  performed as medley

The LP Broadcast Tributes BTRIB0005 - “The Long Lost Bing ‘N’ Judy Off the Air Performances” contains an edited version of the show.


Date: 2/14/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 55

a. Chesterfield 55 You And Your Beautiful Eyes(Cecil Mack, Jay Livingston)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 55 And You'll Be Home(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 55 Operatic Medley - Habanera (Carmen), La Donna E Mobile (Rigoletto)(Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Verdi)

Bing Crosby, Dorothy Kirsten (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 55 The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful(Billy Rose, Irving Kahal, Dana Suesse)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
e. Chesterfield 55 Whispering Hope(Alice Hawthorne)

Bing Crosby, Dorothy Kirsten (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)

Date: 2/21/51
Location: Recorded 10 February 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 56

a. Chesterfield 56 Just The Way You Are(Ralph Freed)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SUN (US) CD2110 — BING CROSBY AND PEGGY LEE - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE   (2003)
b. Chesterfield 56 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You (G)(Harold Spina, S. K. "Bob" Russell)

Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 56 Just A Gigolo(Irving Caesar, Julius Brammer, Leonello Cassucci)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 56 reprise Just A Gigolo(Irving Caesar, Julius Brammer, Leonello Cassucci)

Tallulah Bankhead, Bing Crosby (voc),

e. Chesterfield 56 Beyond The Reef(Jack Pitman)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
FLANKENZUDEUTSCH ISTANBUL LP 12"MDTB05 — BING CROSBY - BING'S BEAUS   (1974)

LP Flankenzudeutsch Istanbul MDTB05 - “Bing’s Beaus” contains an edited version of the show. (Extraordinary names some of the "Pirate" labels use!)


Date: 2/28/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 57

a. Chesterfield 57 All My Love(Paul Durand, Mitchell Parish)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 57 Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)(George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 57 Sam's Song(Lew Quadling, Jack Elliott)

Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 1   (2004)
d. Chesterfield 57 Tennessee Waltz(Frank "Pee Wee" King, Redd Stewart)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Andrews Sisters (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 57 Harbour Lights(Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

f. Chesterfield 57 May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You(Meredith Willson)

Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby (voc), The Andrews Sisters (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 2   (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 2   (1977)
GOLDEN AGE LP 12"GA5023 — ONE HOUR FROM THE BING CROSBY RADIO SHOWS   (1978)
UNITED ARTISTS LP 12"UAK30115 — THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN RADIO STARRING BING CROSBY   (1978)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9052 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 2   (1987)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP711 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 4   (1987)
RADIO YEARS CDRY18 — BING CROSBY ON RADIO IN THE THIRTIES   (1995)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 1   (2004)

Date: 3/7/51
Location: Recorded 5 March 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 58

a. Chesterfield 58 Sparrow In The Treetop(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 58 Sentimental Music(Ralph Care, Bernie Wayne)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 58 You're Just In Love(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
WINDMILL LP 12"WMD260 — BING CROSBY - FAVOURITE MELODIES   (1976)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD119 — BING CROSBY - Volume 2   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0022004-02 — BING CROSBY REDISCOVERED   (2014)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
d. Chesterfield 58 If(Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell, Robert Hargreaves)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

"You're Just in Love" recorded 3 March 1951.


Date: 3/14/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 59

a. Chesterfield 59 St. Patrick's Day Parade(Johnny Lange, Hy Heath)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GOLDEN OLDEN (Ireland) CDGORCD 101 — A LITTLE BIT OF IRISH    (1994)
VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 876 2 — BING CROSBY - WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING   (2008)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES MP3 — BING CROSBY'S IRISH SONGBOOK   (2023)
b. Chesterfield 59 Any Town Is Paris When You're Young(John Scott Trotter, Tom Adair)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 59 Stop Your Gamblin'

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Jack Pepper (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
d. Chesterfield 59 If(Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell, Robert Hargreaves)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)

Date: 3/21/51
Location: Recorded 17 March 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 60

a. Chesterfield 60 You And Your Beautiful Eyes(Cecil Mack, Jay Livingston)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 60 Sentimental Music(Ralph Care, Bernie Wayne)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 60 Mockin' Bird Hill(Vaughn Horton)

Bing Crosby, Mary Ford (voc), Les Paul (eg)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 60 How Could You Believe Me (When I Said I Loved You)(Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
e. Chesterfield 60 reprise How Could You Believe Me (When I Said I Loved You)(Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
f. Chesterfield 60 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)(Harold Spina, S. K. "Bob" Russell)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)

Date: 3/28/51
Location: Recorded 24 March 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 61

a. Chesterfield 61 Sparrow In The Treetop(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
b. Chesterfield 61 If(Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell, Robert Hargreaves)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 61 Limehouse Blues(Douglas Furber, Phillip Braham)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
d. Chesterfield 61 April In Paris(E Y (Yip) Harburg, Vernon Duke)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
e. Chesterfield 61 Isle Of Capri(Jimmy Kennedy, Will Grosz)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

LEGEND LP 12"WM1973 — FRANCES ETHEL GUMM - HARRY LILLIS CROSBY   (1974)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
f. Chesterfield 61 Any Town Is Paris When You're Young(John Scott Trotter, Tom Adair)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c, d, e  performed as medley


Date: 4/4/51
Location: Palm Springs
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 62

a. Chesterfield 62 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 62 Mockin' Bird Hill(Vaughn Horton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 62 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)(Harold Spina, S. K. "Bob" Russell)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
All titles on:
CRITTER RECORDS LP 12"CBHC 8901 — BING & HOPPY   (1976)

Date: 4/11/51
Location: Palm Springs
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 63

a. Chesterfield 63 You're Just In Love(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby, Marilyn Maxwell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SOUNDS RARE LP 12"SR5010 — MORE FUN   (1983)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
b. Chesterfield 63 Here Comes The Springtime (And There Goes My Heart)(Meredith Willson)

Bing Crosby, Marilyn Maxwell (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 63 Up A Lazy River (G)(Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin)

Louis Armstrong (voc), Louis Armstrong (tr)

d. Chesterfield 63 Moonlight Bay(Edward Madden, Percy Wenrich)

Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 63 May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You(Meredith Willson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

The LP JOYCE1128 - “One Night Stand With Bing Crosby’s 20th Anniversary In Show Business” contains an edited first half of the show with links and comedy dialogue.


Date: 4/18/51
Location: Recorded 11 April 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 64

a. Chesterfield 64 Them There Eyes(William G Tracy, Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

KOALA LP 12"AW14129 — SWING WITH BING   (1981)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 1   (2004)
b. Chesterfield 64 Quizas, Quizas, Quizas(Osvaldo Farres, Joe Davis)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 64 Play Ball (Marchesa)(Hector Marchesa)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 64 Mockin' Bird Hill(Vaughn Horton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

KOALA LP 12"AW14129 — SWING WITH BING   (1981)
e. Chesterfield 64 When You And I Were Young, Maggie, Blues(George W Johnson, James Austin Butterfield, Jack Frost, Jimmy McHugh)

Bing Crosby, Gary Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

f. Chesterfield 64 Moonlight Bay(Edward Madden, Percy Wenrich)

Bing Crosby, Gary Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 1    (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 1   (1977)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9051 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 1   (1987)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP711 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 4   (1987)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
g. Chesterfield 64 Any Town Is Paris When You're Young(John Scott Trotter, Tom Adair)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

KOALA LP 12"KO14207 — YOU KEEP COMING BACK LIKE A SONG   (1981)

The recordings of "When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues" and "Moonlight Bay", both with Gary Crosby were subsequently remastered and issued by Decca commercially. See appropriate section for issues.


Date: 4/25/51
Location: Recorded 19 April 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 65

a. Chesterfield 65 The Roving Kind(Jesse Cavanaugh, Arnold Stanton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 65 If(Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell, Robert Hargreaves)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 65 My Blue Heaven (G)(Walter Donaldson, George Whiting)

Rose Marie (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 65 On The Sunny Side Of The Street (G)(Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)

Louis Armstrong (voc), Louis Armstrong (tr)

e. Chesterfield 65 Gone Fishin'(Nick A Kenny, Charles F Kenny) - 2:30

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
SOUNDS RARE LP 12"SR5010 — MORE FUN   (1983)
MCA (US) CDMCAD4 10887 — BING - HIS LEGENDARY YEARS 1931 - 1957 Disc 4   (1993)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
SEPIA (UK) CDSEPIA 1122 — BING CROSBY - THROUGH THE YEARS Volume 2 1951   (2008)
f. Chesterfield 65 Old Soldiers Never Die(Tom Glazer)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
MEMORABILIA LP 12"MLP705 — WHEN RADIO WAS KING   (1974)

Memorabilia MLP705 - “When Radio Was King” contains the complete programme.

The mastering date for the Decca commercial release of "Gone Fishin' coincides with the broadcast date of this programme, but the versions are clearly different


Date: 5/2/51
Location: Recorded 18 April 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 66

a. Chesterfield 66 Sparrow In The Treetop(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 66 Quizas, Quizas, Quizas(Osvaldo Farres, Joe Davis)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 66 Once Upon A Nickel(Buddy Kaye, Tony Starr)

Bing Crosby, Walter O'Keefe, Bert Wheeler (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 66 Mockin' Bird Hill(Vaughn Horton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 5/9/51
Location: Recorded 21 April 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 67

a. Chesterfield 67 Chesterfield intro

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Ken Carpenter (ann)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 67 Them There Eyes(William G Tracy, Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
c. Chesterfield 67 Maria Bonita(Augustin Lara, Bobby Worth)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 67 Never Been Kissed(Cy Coben, Charles Grean)

Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)
e. Chesterfield 67 I Apologise(Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Edward G Nelson)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIEM/STEMRA CDBiem/Stemra COL009 — BING CROSBY COLLECTION   (1993)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)

Date: 5/16/51
Location: Marine Memorial Auditorium., San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 68

a. Chesterfield 68 Them There Eyes(William G Tracy, Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 68 The Roving Kind(Jesse Cavanaugh, Arnold Stanton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Cass County Boys (ing)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 68 The Little White Duck(Bernard Zaritzky, Walt Burrows)

Bing Crosby, Burl Ives (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASBOX 14-4 — THE GOLDEN YEARS OF BURL IVES - THE WAYFARING STRANGER (Disc 2)   (2005)
d. Chesterfield 68 Across The Wide Missouri(Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), The Cass County Boys (ing), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
e. Chesterfield 68 Too Late Now(Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 1   (2004)

Date: 5/23/51
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 69

a. Chesterfield 69 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 69 Quizas, Quizas, Quizas(Osvaldo Farres, Joe Davis)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 69 When You And I Were Young, Maggie, Blues(George W Johnson, James Austin Butterfield, Jack Frost, Jimmy McHugh)

Teresa Brewer, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD1)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 69 A Song Is Born (G)(Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)

Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Louis Armstrong (tr), Jack Teagarden (tb)

JOYCE LP 12"JOYCE6050 — BIG BAND'S GREATEST VOCALISTS - BING CROSBY   
WINDMILL LP 12"WMD190 — LOUIS ARMSTRONG & BING CROSBY ON STAGE   (1973)
e. Chesterfield 69 Gone Fishin'(Nick A Kenny, Charles F Kenny)

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JOYCE LP 12"JOYCE6050 — BIG BAND'S GREATEST VOCALISTS - BING CROSBY   
SOUNDS RARE LP 12"SR5010 — MORE FUN   (1983)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
f. Chesterfield 69 I Apologise(Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Edward G Nelson)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JOYCE LP 12"JOYCE6050 — BIG BAND'S GREATEST VOCALISTS - BING CROSBY   

The second part of the programme was issued on JOYCE6050 - “Big Band’s Greatest Vocalists - Bing Crosby”. but the sleeve contains innacurate information and additional material has been inserted from show no. 83.


Date: 5/30/51
Location: Recorded 5 May 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 70

a. Chesterfield 70 I Whistle A Happy Tune(Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 70 Tell Me(J Will Callahan, Max Kortlander)

Bing Crosby, Helen O'Connell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 70 Maria Bonita(Augustin Lara, Bobby Worth)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 70 Across The Wide Missouri(Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl)

Guy Brion, Bing Crosby, Charles Durand (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 70 Too Late Now(Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 6/6/51
Location: Recorded 4 June 1951. Marine Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 71

a. Chesterfield 71 Row, Row, Row(James V Monaco, William Jerome)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 71 Quizas, Quizas, Quizas(Osvaldo Farres, Joe Davis)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 71 California Moon(Joe Cooper, Sammy Lerner, George Jessel)

Bing Crosby, George Jessel (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 71 I Apologise(Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Edward G Nelson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 6/13/51
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 72

a. Chesterfield 72 How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BEACH ROAD MUSIC (US) MP3 — BING CROSBY - WITH ALL MY HEART (MP3 download from iTunes)   (2011)
b. Chesterfield 72 On Top Of Old Smokey(Traditional)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 72 Down By The Ohio (Oh! My! Oh!)(Jack Yellen, Abe Olman)

Bing Crosby, Bert Wheeler (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 72 Any Town Is Paris When You're Young(John Scott Trotter, Tom Adair)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 6/20/51
Location: Recorded 13 June 1951, Hollywood, Calif.
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 73

a. Chesterfield 73 (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai(Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE 48 — BING SWINGS   (1991)
b. Chesterfield 73 Diane(Lew Pollack, Ernö Rapée)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Tommy Dorsey (tb)

BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR111 — CROSBYANA   (1982)
MAGIC CDDAWE 48 — BING SWINGS   (1991)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 73 Oh, Lady Be Good!(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Joe Venuti (vln)

BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR111 — CROSBYANA   (1982)
MAGIC CDDAWE 48 — BING SWINGS   (1991)
d. Chesterfield 73 Bonne Nuit(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 6/27/51
Location: Rcorded 16 June 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 74

a. Chesterfield 74 I've Got To Fall In Love Again(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE 48 — BING SWINGS   (1991)
b. Chesterfield 74 I Like The Wide Open Spaces(Royal Foster, Ken Murray, Chas. Wick)

Laurie Anders, Bing Crosby, Ken Murray (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 74 On Top Of Old Smokey(Traditional)

Bing Crosby, Burl Ives (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 1    (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 1   (1977)
GOLDEN AGE LP 12"GA5023 — ONE HOUR FROM THE BING CROSBY RADIO SHOWS   (1978)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9052 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 2   (1987)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP710 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 3   (1987)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASBOX 14-4 — THE GOLDEN YEARS OF BURL IVES - THE WAYFARING STRANGER (Disc 2)   (2005)
d. Chesterfield 74 May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You(Meredith Willson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 10/3/51
Location: The US Naval Air Station, Alameda, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 75

a. Chesterfield 75 Row, Row, Row(James V Monaco, William Jerome)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 75 In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael)

Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 905 2 — CROSBY CLASSICS - SONGS FROM HIS FAMOUS RADIO BROADCASTS   (2008)
c. Chesterfield 75 The Morning Side Of The Mountain(Dick Manning, Larry Stock)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)

The CD “Bing Crosby & Guests - Bing’s Buddies” Magic DAWE41 lists "The Morning Side Of The Mountain" as “The Twilight Side Of The Hill”.


Date: 10/10/51
Location: San Francisco, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 76

a. Chesterfield 76 How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE 48 — BING SWINGS   (1991)
b. Chesterfield 76 Come On-A My House(Ross Bagdasarian, William Saroyan)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE 48 — BING SWINGS   (1991)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 76 (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai(Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 76 Because Of You(Oscar Hammerstein II, Dudley Wilkinson)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 76 In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael)

Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

f. Chesterfield 76 Bonne Nuit(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

"In The Cool Cool Cool of the Evening" was inserted from programme 75 of the previous week.


Date: 10/17/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 77

a. Chesterfield 77 Bright Eyes(M K Jerome, Harry Bache Smith, Otto Motzan)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)
b. Chesterfield 77 Hello, Young Lovers(Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 77 parody Sweet Violets(Cy Coben, Charles Grean)

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
d. Chesterfield 77 The Morning Side Of The Mountain(Dick Manning, Larry Stock)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 10/24/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 78

a. Chesterfield 78 In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BCE/HLC (US) CDB0018921-02 — BING SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK   (2013)
b. Chesterfield 78 Domino(Don Raye, Louis Ferrari, Jacques Plante)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)
c. Chesterfield 78 Because Of You(Oscar Hammerstein II, Dudley Wilkinson)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)

Date: 10/31/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif.
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 79

a. Chesterfield 79 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine(Al Dubin, Joe Burke)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE 48 — BING SWINGS   (1991)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0022068-02 — SOME FINE OLD CHESTNUTS DELUXE EDITION   (2014)
b. Chesterfield 79 A Kiss To Build A Dream On(Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0022069-02 — SONGS I WISH I HAD SUNG THE FIRST TIME AROUND DELUXE EDITION   (2014)
c. Chesterfield 79 Swanee River (aka Old Folks At Home)(Stephen Collins Foster)

Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)
d. Chesterfield 79 The Morning Side Of The Mountain(Dick Manning, Larry Stock)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" recorded 17 October 1951.

"Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" recorded 17 October 1951.

"Bright Eyes" recorded 7 November 1951.


Date: 11/7/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 80

a. Chesterfield 80 Misto Cristofo Columbo(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)
b. Chesterfield 80 A Kiss To Build A Dream On(Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 2   (2004)
c. Chesterfield 80 Sweet Leilani(Harry Owens)

Bing Crosby, Dean Martin (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
d. Chesterfield 80 Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)(Johnny Noble, Prince Leleiohoku, Ralph Freed)

Bing Crosby, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin (voc),

e. Chesterfield 80 In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael)

Bing Crosby, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
f. Chesterfield 80 Just One More Chance(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC CDDAWE41 — BING CROSBY & GUESTS - Bing’s Buddies   (1990)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

Date: 11/14/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 81

a. Chesterfield 81 Bright Eyes(M K Jerome, Harry Bache Smith, Otto Motzan)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0022068-02 — SOME FINE OLD CHESTNUTS DELUXE EDITION   (2014)
b. Chesterfield 81 When The World Was Young(M Philipe- Gerard, Johnny Mercer)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BCE/HLC (US) CDB0018921-02 — BING SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK   (2013)
c. Chesterfield 81 America The Beautiful(Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel Augustus Ward)

Anna Maria Alberghetti, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 11/21/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 82

a. Chesterfield 82 Over A Bottle Of Wine(Sam H. Stept, Dan Shapiro, Johnny Warrington)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 82 Because Of You(Oscar Hammerstein II, Dudley Wilkinson)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

The whole programme is interspersed with satirical musical jingles on the theme of advertising on TV.


Date: 11/28/51
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 83

a. Chesterfield 83 Jamboree Jones(Johnny Mercer)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BCE/HLC (US) CDB0018921-02 — BING SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK   (2013)
b. Chesterfield 83 It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas(Meredith Willson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

COLLECTORS' CHOICE (US) CDCCM2161 — BING CROSBY - THE CROSBY CHRISTMAS SESSIONS   (2010)
c. Chesterfield 83 Memphis Blues(W. C. Handy, Johnny Mercer)

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SOUNDS RARE LP 12"SR5010 — MORE FUN   (1983)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
d. Chesterfield 83 A Kiss To Build A Dream On(Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SOUNDS RARE LP 12"SR5010 — MORE FUN   (1983)
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 336 — FUN WITH BING & LOUIS 1949-1951    (1997)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
All titles on:
JOYCE LP 12"JOYCE6050 — BIG BAND'S GREATEST VOCALISTS - BING CROSBY   
ECHO JAZZ LP 12"EJLP12 — BING CROSBY - BIG BAND DAYS   (1990)
ECHO JAZZ CDEJCD12 — BING CROSBY - BIG BAND DAYS   (1991)

JOYCE6050 - “Big Bands Greatest Vocalists- Bing Crosby”. contains an edited version of the programme, retaining much of the dialogue but excising commercial jingles. The sleeve implies the show is 28 November 1951 but some of show no. 69 is also included.

I understand Echo EJLP12 and Echo EJCD12 (CD) - “Bing Crosby - Big Band Days” contains highly edited versions of the show but have no first hand knowledge.


Date: 12/5/51
Location: Recorded 28 November 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 84

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

a. Chesterfield 84 Over A Bottle Of Wine(Sam H. Stept, Dan Shapiro, Johnny Warrington)
b. Chesterfield 84 Domino(Don Raye, Louis Ferrari, Jacques Plante)
c. Chesterfield 84 Never Before(Jerry Livingston, Mack David)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

Jasmine CD JASCD644 “I Can Dream Can’t I” featuring Toni Arden includes her solo "Once" from this show.


Date: 12/12/51
Location: Recorded 5 December 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 85

a. Chesterfield 85 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer(Johnny Marks)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 85 Getting To Know You(Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 85 parody "Tint Rinse" Willow, Tit Willow (from "The Mikado")(Arthur Sullivan, William Schwenk Gilbert)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 85 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise(Eugene Lockhart, Ernest J Seitz)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 12/19/51
Location: Recorded 16 December 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 86

a. Chesterfield 86 Adeste Fideles(Canon Frederick Oakley, John Francis Wade)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Choir (chr)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
b. Chesterfield 86 Silver Bells(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Bing Crosby, Trudy Erwin (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
c. Chesterfield 86 Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly(Traditional)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Choir (chr)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
d. Chesterfield 86 Away In A Manger(Anon, James Ramsey Murray)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Choir (chr)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
e. Chesterfield 86 O Little Town Of Bethlehem(Phillips Brooks, Lewis H Redner)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
f. Chesterfield 86 The First Noel(Traditional)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Choir (chr)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
g. Chesterfield 86 That's What I Want For Christmas (G)(Irving Caesar, Gerald Marks)

Lindsay Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
h. Chesterfield 86 (spoken) Twas The Night Before Christmas (A Korean Christmas Carol)(Traditional, Lt. Col. Darryl T. Rathbone)

Bing Crosby (voc),

i. Chesterfield 86 White Christmas(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
j. Chesterfield 86 Silent Night, Holy Night(Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber)

Bing Crosby, Lindsay Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BLACK LION LP 12"BLM52099 — WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY   (1982)
DEJA VU LP 12"DVLP 2027 — THE BING CROSBY COLLECTION - 20 GOLDEN GREATS   (1986)
All titles on:
FOX: AMERICAN RETROSPECTIVES LP 12"MF210 — BING CROSBY - THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS SHOWS   (1980)

c, d, e, f  performed as medley

Edited versions of the show were issued on

1. Fox American Retrospectives MF210 - “Bing Crosby - The Greatest Christmas Shows”
2. Deja Vu DVLP2027 - “The Bing Crosby Collection - 20 Golden Greats”
3 . Black Lion BLM 52099 “White Christmas – Bing Crosby”


Date: 12/26/51
Location: Recorded 12 December 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 87

a. Chesterfield 87 Down Yonder(Lewis Muir, L Wolfe Gilbert)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
BIEM/STEMRA CDBiem/Stemra COL009 — BING CROSBY COLLECTION   (1993)
b. Chesterfield 87 Some Enchanted Evening(Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 87 When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano(Leon René)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 87 I Get Ideas(Dorcas Cochran, Julio Sanders)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 87 Home On The Range(Brewster M Higley, Daniel E Kelley)

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
LAMTON LP 12"LAMTON 250 — SWEETHEARTS OF SONG - LIVE 1940s   
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
f. Chesterfield 87 Just One More Chance(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

All titles on:
RADIOSPIRITS CD40062 — ON THE ROAD AGAIN (6 CD set)   (2004)

Radiospirits 40062 (6-CD set) “On The Road Again” includes the complete show.


Date: 1/2/52
Location: Recorded 19 December 1951, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 88

a. Chesterfield 88 Sleigh Ride(Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 88 Silver On The Sage(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 88 June In January(Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

"Sleigh Ride" was remastered and issued commercially by Decca.


Date: 1/9/52
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 89

a. Chesterfield 89 Row, Row, Row(James V Monaco, William Jerome)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 89 A Kiss To Build A Dream On(Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 89 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine(Al Dubin, Joe Burke)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 89 The Morning Side Of The Mountain(Dick Manning, Larry Stock)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
e. Chesterfield 89 Because Of You(Oscar Hammerstein II, Dudley Wilkinson)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
f. Chesterfield 89 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise(Eugene Lockhart, Ernest J Seitz)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
g. Chesterfield 89 Down Yonder(Lewis Muir, L Wolfe Gilbert)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
h. Chesterfield 89 Never Before(Jerry Livingston, Mack David)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

i. Chesterfield 89 Just One More Chance(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d, e, f, g, h  performed as medley

Lionel Pairpoint has conclusively shown that the programme is built up from earlier shows, and has identified the original sources of each component.
Some of the introductory dialogue has been retained intact from the original broadcast of the relevant title, but in others the intro has been recorded anew and some intros even taken from different recordings of the same title.
Even the medley is a compilation. The origin of the musical tracks (though not all the dialogue) is as follows:-

Row, Row, Row. No. 75.
A Kiss To Build A Dream On. No. 79.
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine. No. 79.
The Morning Side Of The Mountain. No. 77.
Because Of You. No. 82.
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise. No. 85.
Down Yonder. No. 87.
Never Before. No. 84.
Just One More Chance. No. 87.

Lionel asks why they would do this - even a much lower level of editing and intercutting would have deceived most listeners into thinking they were hearing something new and he evinces some surprise, but see the general notes to show No. 1


Date: 1/16/52
Location: Ford Ord, California
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 90

a. Chesterfield 90 Undecided(Charles Shavers, Leo Robin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0027588-02 — AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - MORE TREASURES FROM THE CROSBY ARCHIVE (CD2)   (2017)
b. Chesterfield 90 I Wish I Wuz(Lyn Murray, Sid Kuller)

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Monica Lewis (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
c. Chesterfield 90 Chesterfiekd Jingle

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 90 Just One More Chance(Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 1/23/52
Location: San Francisco, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 91

a. Chesterfield 91 Slow Poke(Frank "Pee Wee" King, Redd Stewart, Chilton Price)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 91 In My Merry Oldsmobile(Vincent P Bryan, Gus Edwards)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 91 Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider(Eddie Munson, Eddie Leonard)

Bing Crosby (voc), Red Nichols (cn), Ted Vesley (tb), "Country" Washbourne (tu), Dave Harris (tsx), Matty Matlock (cl), Buddy Cole (pno), Perry Botkin (gtr), Nick Fatool (dms)

d. Chesterfield 91 A Weaver Of Dreams(Victor Young, Jack Elliott)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Red Nichols (cn)

"Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider" was remastered and commercially issued by Decca. See relevant section.
The Dixieland group with the named personnel was in fact drawn from the ranks of the regular members of the John Scott Trotter Orchestra.


Date: 1/30/52
Location: Recorded 27 January 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 92

a. Chesterfield 92 Sleigh Ride(Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 92 How Come You Do Me Like You Do(Gene Austin, Roy Bergere)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Bob Burns (com)

c. Chesterfield 92 If You Catch A Little Cold (I'll Sneeze For You)(Hal Borne, Buddy Kaye)

Bing Crosby, Patti Page (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1981)
MAGIC CDDAWE3 — BING CROSBY AND FRIENDS   (1990)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 92 (It's No) Sin(George Hoven, Chester R. Shull)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

Date: 2/6/52
Location: Recorded 30 January 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 93

a. Chesterfield 93 Slow Poke(Frank "Pee Wee" King, Redd Stewart, Chilton Price)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 93 At Last, At Last(Charles Trenet, Florence Miles)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 93 Undecided(Charles Shavers, Leo Robin)

Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 93 Nobody's Sweetheart(Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel)

Bing Crosby (voc), Red Nichols (cn), Ted Vesley (tb), "Country" Washbourne (tb, tu), Dave Harris (tsx), Matty Matlock (cl), Buddy Cole (pno), Perry Botkin (gtr), Nick Fatool (dms)

e. Chesterfield 93 I Still See Elisa(Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

"Undecided" is a parodied version with Fred Astaire


Date: 2/13/52
Location: Recorded 2 February 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 94

a. Chesterfield 94 Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay(George Botsford, Jean C Havez)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 94 The Bold Fisherman(G.W. Hunt)

Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 4    (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 4   (1977)
GOLDEN AGE LP 12"GA5023 — ONE HOUR FROM THE BING CROSBY RADIO SHOWS   (1978)
PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)
RADIO YEARS CDRY18 — BING CROSBY ON RADIO IN THE THIRTIES   (1995)
c. Chesterfield 94 It Had To Be You(Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Red Nichols (cn)

PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
SHOUT! FACTORY CDD3K31507 — SWINGIN' WITH BING - Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances Disc 3   (2004)
d. Chesterfield 94 (It's No) Sin(George Hoven, Chester R. Shull)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 94 (reprise) The Bold Fisherman(G.W. Hunt)

Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)

"It Had To Be You" was remastered and commercially issued by Decca - see relevant section.


Date: 2/20/52
Location: Recorded 20 February 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 95

a. Chesterfield 95 Anytime(Herbert Lawson)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR111 — CROSBYANA   (1982)
b. Chesterfield 95 Charmaine(Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 95 Up A Lazy River(Sidney Arodin, Hoagy Carmichael)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Mills Brothers (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP711 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 4   (1987)
LASERLIGHT (US) CDLaserlight 12 299 — WWII RADIO - Bing Crosby Armed Forces Broadcasts   (1994)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD119 — BING CROSBY - Volume 2   (1995)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
RIFF CDCDPRGA 50290 — BING AND HIS GAL PALS   (2004)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
d. Chesterfield 95 Till We Meet Again(Richard A Whiting, Raymond B. Egan)

Bing Crosby, Patti Page (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 2   (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 2   (1977)
GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9051 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 1   (1987)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
LASERLIGHT (US) CD12 732 — AMERICAN LEGENDS - BING CROSBY   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
e. Chesterfield 95 A Kiss To Build A Dream On(Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 2/27/52
Location: Recorded 27 February 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 96

a. Chesterfield 96 Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay(George Botsford, Jean C Havez)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 96 Tell Me Why(Al Alberts, Marty Gold)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 96 June Night(Abel Baer, Cliff Friend)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Bell Sisters (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 634 — THE BELL SISTERS - BERMUDA GIRLS (DISC 2)   (2003)
d. Chesterfield 96 Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan(Perry Botkin, Preston Foster)

Bing Crosby (voc), The King's Men (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 876 2 — BING CROSBY - WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING   (2008)
PRIMARY WAVE and HLC PROPERTIES MP3 — BING CROSBY'S IRISH SONGBOOK   (2023)
e. Chesterfield 96 Please, Mister Sun(Sid Frank, Ray Getzov)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

Lionel Pairpoint has stated that the version of "Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan" included in the broadcast is the commercial Decca recording overdubbed with audience reaction.

The studio appear to have been working on a tight deadline (recording for same day broadcast) and might have found they were short of material, or found inadequacies in the live performance.


Date: 3/5/52
Location: Recorded 20 February 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 97

a. Chesterfield 97 Be My Life's Companion(Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 97 At Last, At Last(Charles Trenet, Florence Miles)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 97 Cathy(Bob Crosby, Jack Elliott)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 97 Come What May(Allen Schiller, Al Sanchez)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

Date: 3/12/52
Location: Recorded 20 February 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 98

a. Chesterfield 98 Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan(Perry Botkin, Preston Foster)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 98 I Don't Know Why(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)

Lauren Bacall, Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GNP CRESCENDO CDGNPD9051 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS 1   (1987)
PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP711 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 4   (1987)
PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
c. Chesterfield 98 Please, Mister Sun(Sid Frank, Ray Getzov)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)

Date: 3/19/52
Location: Recorded 6 March 1952, Plaza Theatre, Palm Springs
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 99

a. Chesterfield 99 It Had To Be You(Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)

Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Red Nichols (cn)

BROADWAY INTERMISSION (US) LP 12"BR111 — CROSBYANA   (1982)
b. Chesterfield 99 Mississippi Mud(James Cavanaugh, Harry Barris)

Bing Crosby, James Stewart, Veola Vonn, Fran Warren (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MURRAY HILL RECORDS (US) LP 12"894637 — BING CROSBY AND HIS FRIENDS Disc 3   (1976)
MCA (Japan) LP 12"MCA-9301-4 — BING CROSBY RADIO SHOW Disc 3   (1977)
PARROT CDPARCD005 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS -Volume 1   (1994)
c. Chesterfield 99 Tell Me Why(Al Alberts, Marty Gold)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

Date: 3/26/52
Location: San Francisco, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 100

a. Chesterfield 100 Be My Life's Companion(Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0027588-02 — AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - MORE TREASURES FROM THE CROSBY ARCHIVE (CD2)   (2017)
b. Chesterfield 100 If You Catch A Little Cold (I'll Sneeze For You)(Hal Borne, Buddy Kaye)

Bing Crosby, Marilyn Maxwell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 100 Nobody's Sweetheart(Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel)

Bing Crosby (voc), Red Nichols (cn), Buddy Cole (pno)

d. Chesterfield 100 Fa La Ninna, Fa La Nanna (Sleep My Baby)(Traditional)

Anna Maria Alberghetti, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 4/2/52
Location: Marine Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 101

a. Chesterfield 101 Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay(George Botsford, Jean C Havez)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 101 Come What May(Allen Schiller, Al Sanchez)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIEM/STEMRA CDBiem/Stemra COL009 — BING CROSBY COLLECTION   (1993)
c. Chesterfield 101 Fatherly Advice(Bill Monroe, Tom Adair, John Scott Trotter)

Bing Crosby, Gary Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 101 Tell Me Why(Al Alberts, Marty Gold)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0027588-02 — AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - MORE TREASURES FROM THE CROSBY ARCHIVE (CD2)   (2017)

The commercially released version of "Fatherly Advice" is recorded as having originated from radio. This is the only known radio performance but it is not the commercially released version. A possible explanation is that the commercial version might be from a rehearsal for this show.


Date: 4/9/52
Location: Recorded 5 April 1952. Polo Grounds (Open Air), Palm Springs
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 102

a. Chesterfield 102 Be My Life's Companion(Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 102 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Kay Starr (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 357/8 — BOB HOPE AND FRIENDS - PUT IT THERE PAL   (1999)
c. Chesterfield 102 Please, Mister Sun(Sid Frank, Ray Getzov)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0027588-02 — AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - MORE TREASURES FROM THE CROSBY ARCHIVE (CD2)   (2017)

The sound for the dialogue has a distinctly open air quality. The musical items do not, suggesting that they were separately recorded and spliced into the broadcast.


Date: 4/16/52
Location: Recorded 9 April 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 103

a. Chesterfield 103 Blacksmith Blues(Jack Holmes)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
BIEM/STEMRA CDBiem/Stemra COL009 — BING CROSBY COLLECTION   (1993)
MUSIC INTERNATIONAL CDP6005 — CRUISIN' ALONG   (1993)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 103 Anytime(Herbert Lawson)

Bing Crosby, Helen O'Connell (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 103 Wheel Of Fortune(George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Bell Sisters (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 634 — THE BELL SISTERS - BERMUDA GIRLS (DISC 2)   (2003)
d. Chesterfield 103 With A Song In My Heart(Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)

Bing Crosby, Helen O'Connell (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
e. Chesterfield 103 Tell Me Why(Al Alberts, Marty Gold)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 4/23/52
Location: Recorded 20 April 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 104

a. Chesterfield 104 Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home(Carl Sigman, Bob Hilliard)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 104 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MAGIC LP 12"AWE7 — BING CROSBY - DARK MOON   (1982)
NOSTALGIA LP 12"LPF22015 — BING CROSBY - 20 GOLDEN GREATS Volume 2   (1985)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 104 Poor Whip-Poor-Will(Nat Simon, Jimmy Kennedy)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Bell Sisters (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 634 — THE BELL SISTERS - BERMUDA GIRLS (DISC 2)   (2003)
d. Chesterfield 104 After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole and his Trio (ing)

e. Chesterfield 104 I'll Never Be Free(George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin)

Bing Crosby, Kay Starr (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
f. Chesterfield 104 Please, Mister Sun(Sid Frank, Ray Getzov)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

"After You've Gone" seems to be the version that was mastered by Decca for commercial release. They are identical including incorrect transposition of two lines.


Date: 4/30/52
Location: Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 105

a. Chesterfield 105 Am I In Love?(Harry Warren, Al Dubin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 105 Tell Me Why(Al Alberts, Marty Gold)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 105 parody Small Fry(Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael)

Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)
d. Chesterfield 105 I Waited A Little Too Long(Sidney Miller, Donald O'Connor)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)
SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
e. Chesterfield 105 Come What May(Allen Schiller, Al Sanchez)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

MUSIC INTERNATIONAL CDP6005 — CRUISIN' ALONG   (1993)

Date: 5/7/52
Location: Recorded 7 May 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 106

a. Chesterfield 106 I Love My Baby(Harry Warren, Bud Green)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 106 Singin' In The Rain(Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
c. Chesterfield 106 La Vie En Rose(Louiguy, Edith Piaf, Mack David)

Bing Crosby, Marlene Dietrich (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc), Joe Venuti (vln)

PARROT CDPARCD006 — BING CROSBY & HIS HOLLYWOOD GUESTS - HOLLYWOOD GUYS AND DOLLS Volume 2   (1994)
d. Chesterfield 106 Am I In Love?(Harry Warren, Al Dubin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 106 At Last(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
All titles on:
FLANKENZUDEUTSCH ISTANBUL LP 12"MDTB05 — BING CROSBY - BING'S BEAUS   (1974)

Flankenzudeutch Istanbul MDTB05 - “Bing’s Beaus” contains an edited version of the show.


Date: 5/11/52
Location: Hollywood CA
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
CHESTERFIELD RECORDING SESSIONS

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole and his Trio (ing)

a. Chesterfield unbroadcast recording I Can't Give You Anything But Love(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP CDB0022068-02 — SOME FINE OLD CHESTNUTS DELUXE EDITION   (2014)

Date: 5/14/52
Location: Recorded 11 May 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 107

a. Chesterfield 107 The Noodlin' Rag(Robert Allen, Allan Roberts)

Teresa Brewer, Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 107 Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home(Carl Sigman, Bob Hilliard)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 107 I Can't Give You Anything But Love(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole and his Trio (ing)

d. Chesterfield 107 I'll Walk Alone(Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

"I Can’t Give You Anything But Love" was remastered for commercial release by Decca. See relevant section.


Date: 5/21/52
Location: Recorded 18 May 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 108

a. Chesterfield 108 Am I In Love?(Harry Warren, Al Dubin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)
WINDMILL LP 12"WMD260 — BING CROSBY - FAVOURITE MELODIES   (1976)
b. Chesterfield 108 When You Wore A Tulip(Percy Wenrich, Jack Mahoney)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECD118 — BING CROSBY - Volume 1   (1995)
WISEPACK LEGENDS CDLECDD612 — THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION   (1995)
HALLMARK (UK) CDHALLMARK 303372 — BING CROSBY & FRIENDS- The Radio Years   (1996)
RIFF CDCDPRGA 50290 — BING AND HIS GAL PALS   (2004)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
c. Chesterfield 108 After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole and his Trio (ing)

MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)
WINDMILL LP 12"WMD260 — BING CROSBY - FAVOURITE MELODIES   (1976)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
d. Chesterfield 108 At Last(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10514-515 — FRANK SINATRA/BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)
WINDMILL LP 12"WMD260 — BING CROSBY - FAVOURITE MELODIES   (1976)

Date: 5/28/52
Location: Recorded 18 May 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 109

a. Chesterfield 109 Am I In Love?(Harry Warren, Al Dubin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
b. Chesterfield 109 For Me And My Gal(E Ray Goetz, Edgar Leslie, George W. Meyer)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PRECISION RECORDS & TAPES LP 12"NCP704 — BING CROSBY - THE RADIO YEARS Volume 1   (1986)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
RADIO YEARS CDRY18 — BING CROSBY ON RADIO IN THE THIRTIES   (1995)
READER'S DIGEST CDRB7-029-4 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS AND FINEST PERFORMANCES (disc 4)   (1997)
RIFF CDCDPRGA 50290 — BING AND HIS GAL PALS   (2004)
JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
c. Chesterfield 109 April In Paris(E Y (Yip) Harburg, Vernon Duke)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 109 I'll Walk Alone(Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

GRAPPENHAUSER LP 12"GRAP1001 — MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC!   (1981)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
RADIO YEARS CDRY18 — BING CROSBY ON RADIO IN THE THIRTIES   (1995)

"April In Paris" was inserted from broadcast no 61 in slightly edited form.


Date: 6/4/52
Location: Recorded 18 May 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 110

a. Chesterfield 110 Be My Life's Companion(Bob Hilliard, Milton DeLugg)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

BIAC RECORDINGS (Belge) LP 12"BRAD10520/1 — BING CROSBY AT HIS RAREST OF ALL RARE PERFORMANCES (2 LP set)   (1976)
MUSIDISC LP 12"30CV1356 — BING CROSBY - HIS GREATEST HITS   (1976)
WINDMILL LP 12"WMD260 — BING CROSBY - FAVOURITE MELODIES   (1976)
PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)
b. Chesterfield 110 After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole and his Trio (ing)

c. Chesterfield 110 Hello! Ma Baby(Joseph E Howard, Ida Emerson)

d. Chesterfield 110 In My Merry Oldsmobile(Vincent P Bryan, Gus Edwards)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

e. Chesterfield 110 Walkin' My Baby Back Home(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

f. Chesterfield 110 In My Merry Oldsmobile(Vincent P Bryan, Gus Edwards)

g. Chesterfield 110 You're Just In Love(Irving Berlin)

Bing Crosby, Judy Garland (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JSP (UK) CDJSP977 (c) — JUDY GARLAND - CLASSIC DUETS disc 3 of 4   (2017)
h. Chesterfield 110 At Last(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

PARROT CDPARCD003 — BING CROSBY AND JUDY GARLAND - WHEN YOU'RE SMILING    (1993)

"After You’ve Gone" is inserted from programme No 108


Date: 6/11/52
Location: Recorded 26 May 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 111

a. Chesterfield 111 Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home(Carl Sigman, Bob Hilliard)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 111 I Love My Baby(Harry Warren, Bud Green)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 111 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(Bob Merrill)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 111 Zing A Little Zong(Leo Robin, Harry Warren)

Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD335 — ROSEMARY CLOONEY - SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ME BY   (1997)
VARESE SARABANDE CD302 066 905 2 — CROSBY CLASSICS - SONGS FROM HIS FAMOUS RADIO BROADCASTS   (2008)
e. Chesterfield 111 Just For You(Harry Warren, Leo Robin)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

"I Love My Baby" was remastered and issued commercially by Decca. See relevant section.


Date: 6/18/52
Location: Recorded 2 June 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 112

a. Chesterfield 112 The Noodlin' Rag(Robert Allen, Allan Roberts)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

b. Chesterfield 112 A-round The Corner (Beneath The Berry Tree)(Anon)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

c. Chesterfield 112 Watermelon Weather(Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 112 At Last(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)


Date: 6/25/52
Location: Recorded 15 June 1952, Hollywood, Calif
Label: CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES RADIO
Chesterfield Cigarettes No 113

a. Chesterfield 113 A-round The Corner (Beneath The Berry Tree)(Anon)

Bing Crosby (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)
b. Chesterfield 113 Just For You(Harry Warren, Leo Robin)

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole (pno)

c. Chesterfield 113 Zing A Little Zong(Leo Robin, Harry Warren)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), The Rhythmaires (vgr), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

d. Chesterfield 113 I Can't Give You Anything But Love(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)

Bing Crosby (voc), Buddy Cole and his Trio (ing)

e. Chesterfield 113 The Moon Came Up With A Great Idea Last Night(Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)

Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

ALL STAR PRODUCTS (UK) LP 12"LP2000 — BING CROSBY'S ALL STAR CHESTERFIELD SHOW   
f. Chesterfield 113 Now Is The Hour(Clement Scott, Maewa Kaihau, Dorothy Stewart)

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

g. Chesterfield 113 Chesterfield Finale

Bing Crosby (voc), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (orc)

SEPIA (UK) CD1360 — CHESTERFIELD RADIO TIME STARRING BING CROSBY (CD2)   (2021)

The last of the "Chesterfield" programmes


Sessions Reported: 114

Performances Reported: 576

Unique Songs Reported: 324

Unique Issues Reported: 122