Go to INDEX 1 – Lists,
alphabetically the songs or musical items in which Bing Crosby participated
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2 – Lists, alphabetically,
the songs or musical items performed solely by guests during the
programmes.
Go to INDEX 3 – Details,
alphabetically, the people and places concerned in the programmes.
Go to INDEX 4 – It is appreciated that Bing sang the same song on more
than one occasion during a series and this section has been designed as an
additional aid to the identification of these alternative versions which
already have been (or may later be), issued on record, tape or compact
disc. It is emphasised that this index
only applies to items originating within the radio series to which it refers
and no provision has been made for versions of the same songs which may have
appeared on any other radio series with which Bing Crosby may have been
associated.
INDEX 1 – Lists,
alphabetically the songs or musical items in which Bing Crosby participated
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 37
Accidents Will Happen 40,43,48,50
Across The Wide
Adeste Fideles 14,47,86
After You've Gone 104,108,110
Again 4
Alabamy Bound 16
All By Myself 16
All My Love 38,40,43,57
Am I In Love 105,106,
Amor 4
And You'll Be Home 46,53,55
Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore 10
Anytime 95,103
Any Town Is Paris When You're
Young 59,61,64,72
April In
A-Round The Corner (Beneath The
At Last 106,108,110,112
At Last! At Last! 93,97
Autumn Leaves 41,44,52
Avalon 33
Away In A Manger 14,86
Baby Face 11
Baby, It's Cold Outside 13
Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me 32,35
Back In Your Own Backyard 11
Basin Street Blues 8
Because Of You 76,78,82,89
Be My Life's Companion 97,100,102,110
Beyond The Reef 40,42,49,56
Bibbidi Bobbidi
Boo 23
Big Movie Show In The Sky, The 17,20,30
Blacksmith Blues, The 103
Blueberry Hill 19,48
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me, The 53
Bold Fisherman, The 94
Bonne Nuit 73,76,
Brahm's Cradle Song 25
Bright Eyes 77,81
Bushel And A Peck, A 46,48
Bye, Bye, Baby 16,22,27
Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon 54
Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!) 57
Candy And Cake 28,29,30,32,36
Cathy 97
Charmaine 95
Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy 19,24
Christmas Song, The 13,14
Cockeyed Optimist, A 2,4
Come On A-My House 76
Come What May 97,101,105
Coming Through The
Cry Of The Wild Goose, The 21
Dear Hearts And Gentle People 7,9,16
Dear Old Girl 5,29
Dearie 27,34
Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly 14,86
Diane 73
Domino 78,84
Donovan's, The 3
Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home 104,107,111
Down By The O-Hi-O 72
Down Yonder 87,89
Dreamer's
Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, A 26,28,29,36
Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) 24
Everybody Loves My Baby 28
Everything I Have Is Yours 10
Everything Is OK In
Fa La Ninna, Fa La Nanna (Sleep My Baby) 100
Fatherly Advice 101
First Nowell, The 14,86
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue 44
For Me And My Gal 109
Getting To Know You 85
Give Me A Man Who's A Man 1
Gone Fishin' 65,69
Goodnight, Irene 37
Happy Times 22
Harbour Lights 39,41,45,53,57
Harry Lime Theme, The 38
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? 20,23
Hawaiian War Chant 80
Headless Horseman, The 6
Hello,
Hello, Ma Baby 54,110
Hello, Young Lovers 77
Here Comes Santa Claus (
Here Comes The Springtime (And There Goes My Heart) 63
High On The List 38
Home On The Range 87
Horse Told Me, The 33
How Come You Do Me Like You Do? 92
How Could You Believe Me When I Said 'I Love You'
When You Know I've Been A Liar
All My Life 60
How Do You Do, Veola Vonn 93
How High The Moon 72,76
How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies 4
I Apologise 67,69,71
I Can Dream Can't I? 8,10,15,23
I Can't Give You Anything But Love 107,113
I Cross My Fingers 37
Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider 91
I'd Like To Hitch A Ride With Santa Claus 47
I Don't Know Why 98
If 58,59,61,65
If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake
32,36
If You Catch A Little Cold (I'll Sneeze For You) 92,100
I Get Ideas (When I Dance With You) 87
I Like The Wide Open Spaces 74
I'll Never Be Free 104
I'll Walk Alone 107,109
I Love My Baby 106,111
Indian Summer 40
In My Merry Oldsmobile 54,91,110
In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening 75,76,78,80
I Only Have Eyes For You 15,41
Isle Of Capri 61
I Still See Elisa 93
I Surrender Dear 51
It Had To Be You 94,99
It Happened In Monterey 53
It Isn't Fair 34,35
It's Been A Long, Long Time 50
It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas 83
It's More Fun Than A Picnic 5
I've Been Working On The Railroad 82
I've Got A Crush On You 4
I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts 11,15
I've Got The World On A String 30
I've Got To Fall In Love Again 74
I Waited A Little Too Long 105
I Whistle A Happy Tune 70
I Wish I Wuz (Hi, Ho, Fiddle Dee Dee) 90
Jamboree Jones 83
Jeepers Creepers 41
Jingle Bells, 14,47
June In January 50,88
June Night 96
Just A Gigolo 56
Just For You 111,113
Just One More Chance 49,80,87,89,90
Just The Way You Are 54,56
Katrina 1,3
Kiss To Build A Dream On, A 79,80,83,89,95
Lament Of Homer Tracy, The 35
Last Mile Home, The 2,4
La Vie En Rose 39,106
Lazybones 19,51
Lazy River 8,95
Let's Do It Again 40,42,53
Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk 8
Life Is So Peculiar 39,41,49
Limehouse Blues 61
Little Gray House, The 24
Little Jack Frost get Lost 17
Little White Duck, The 68
Lock, Stock And Barrel 28,31
Lonesome In The Saddle 21
Look In Your Eyes, The 17
Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter 40,50
Louise 48
Lullaby Of Broadway 33,41
Ma Blushin' Rosie 33
Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) 3
Make Believe (You're Glad When You're Sorry) 4
Mam'selle 4
Manãna 12
Maria Bonita 67,70
Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood) 26,30
Marshmallow World, A 44,51
Maybe It's Because 1,3,6
May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You 52,54,57, 63,74
Meadows Of Heaven, The 6,8
Mele Kalikimaka 43
Memphis Blues 44,83
Mississippi Mud 99
Mister Moon 1
Misto Cristofo Columbo 80
Mockin' Bird Hill (Tra-La-La
Twittle Dee Dee)
60,62,64,66
Mona Lisa 37,39
Moon Came Up With A Great Idea Last Night, The 113
Moonlight Bay 63,64
Moonlight And Roses 50
Morning Side Of The Mountain, The 75,77,79,89
Mule Train 7,9,36
Music! Music! Music! (Put Another Nickel In) 29,31,36
My Blue Heaven 16,45
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean 82
My Foolish Heart 25,27,32,36
My Honey's Lovin' Arms 51
My Old Kentucky Home (Goodnight) 33
Never Been Kissed 67
Never Before 84,89
Nevertheless 43,49
New Ashmolean Marching Society Student's
Conservatory Band, The 22,25
Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful, The 55
Nobody's Sweetheart 93,100
Noodlin' Rag 107,112
Now That I Need You (Where Are You?) 6,7
Now Is The Hour 113
O Come All Ye Faithful 14,47,86
Oh! Lady Be Good 73
Old Soldiers Never Die 65
O Little Town Of Bethlehem 86
Once Upon A Nickel 66
One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else, The 16
On Top Of Old Smoky 72,74
Over A Bottle Of Wine 82,84
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine 79,89
Paper Doll 8
Peek-A-Boo Finance Co. Jingle 82
Play A Simple Melody 17,25,41
Play Ball 64
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 30
Please Mr. Sun 96,98,102,104
Poor Whip-Poor-Will 104
Poppa Santa Claus (The Toys Gave A Party For) 45
Punchie And Judy 3
Quicksilver 18,24
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas 64,66,69,71
Rainbow Tint Rinse Jingle 85
Riders In The Sky 4
Rockin' Chair 48
Rovin' Kind, The 65,68
Row, Row, Row 71,75,89
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 10,13,45,85
Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay 94,96,101
Sam's Song 37,57
Sentimental Music 58,60
Shanghai (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) 73,76
Shenandoah 68,70
Silent Night 14,47,86
Silver Bells 42,44,46,86
Silver On The Sage 88
Sin (It's No) 92,94
Singin' In The Rain 106
Skip To My Lou 82
Sleep, My Baby 100
Sleigh Ride 88,92
Slowpoke 91,93
Small Fry 48,105
Soap Opera Opera, The 55
Some Enchanted Evening 4,87
Sorry 15,18
Sparrow In The Treetop 58,61,66
Stay Well 12
Stay With The Happy People 33,34
Stop Your Gambling 59
St. Patrick's Day Parade 59
Sunshine Cake 19,21,26,31,32
Sure Thing (We've Got A) 18,23
Swanee River 31,79
Sweet Leilani 80
Sweet Violets 77
Tell Me 70
Tell Me Why 96,99,101,103,105
Tennessee Waltz, The 48,50,57
Thanks 26
Thanks A Million 41
That Christmas Feeling 43,47
That Lucky Old Sun 5,7,11
Them There Eyes 64,67,68
These Lush Moments 45
Thing, The 49
Third Man Theme, The 38
Thousand Violins, A 10,13
Till We Meet Again 95
Too Late Now 68,70
Top O' The Morning 1
Tortured 45
Tumbling Tumbleweeds 12
Twas The Night Before Christmas (Poetry Reading) 86
Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan 96,98
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena 38
Undecided 90,93
Up Deodorant Jingle 82
Waiting For The Robert E. Lee 15,22
Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie 34
Walking My Baby Back Home 54,110
Watermelon Weather 112
'Way Back Home 8,10
'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 62,69
Weaver Of Dreams, A 91
Wedding Samba, The 23
We Love The Canadian Rockies 1
Wheel Of Fortune 103
When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob Bobbing
Along 15
When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano 87
When The World Was Young 81
When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues 64,69
When You Wore A Tulip 108
Where The Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of
The Day 91
Whispering 22
Whispering Hope 9,24,34,55
White Christmas 14,46,86
Why Remind Me? 20,21,25
Wilhelmina 28,32
Willow, Tit Willow 85
With A Song In My Heart 103
With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming 30
Woofo Dog Food Jingle 82
World Is Waiting For The Sunrise, The 85,89
Would I Love You? (Love You, Love You) 60,62
Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula 22
Yessir! That's My Baby 23
Yodel Blues, The 35
You And Your Beautiful Eyes 54,55,60
You Must Have Been A Beautiful baby 41
You're In Love With Someone 2,9
You're Just In Love 52,58,63,110
You're Wonderful 17,20,22,28
Zing A Little Zong
111,113
Lists,
alphabetically, the songs or musical items performed solely by guests during the programmes.
And You'll Be Home 51
Anytime 91
Alexander's Ragtime Band 72
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 19,51
Be Anything 103
Be My Life's Companion 95
Be My Love 70
Bermuda 96
Bibbidi, Bobbidi,
Boo 26,36
Blue Danube, The 100
Bold Fisherman, The 98
Boo Hoo 104
But Beautiful 53
Bye, Bye, Baby 31
California (Here I Come) 22
Can Anyone Explain (No! No! No!) 44
Can't Help Lovin' Dat
Man 55
Carolina In The Morning 60,109
Cathy 97
Come What May 92
Copenhagen 53
Cry Of The Wild Goose, The 26
Dear Hearts And Gentle People 18,25,36
Don't Tell Him What Happened To Me 102
Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, A 21
Firehouse Stomp, The 23
Friendly Star 38
Georgia On My Mind 30
Get Happy 37
Give My Regards To Broadway 33
Goofus 39
Hot Canary, The 73
How Am I To Know? 90
How Could You Believe Me When I Said 'I Love You'
When You Know I've Been A Liar
All My Life 67
How High The Moon 60,71
I Can Dream Can't I? 13
I Don't Care 3
I Get Ideas (When I Dance With You) 83
I Hadn't Anyone Till You 33
I Hear A Rhapsody 99
I'm Coming Virginia 19
I Only Have Eyes For You 79
Is It True What They Say About Dixie? 16
I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues 5
June Night 101
La Capinera 81
La Vie En Rose 39,51
Lazy River 63
Lo! Hear The Gentle Lark 78
Louisa (From Lake Louise) 1
Loveliest Night Of The Year, The 70
Lover 112
Lullaby Of Broadway 57
Magic Is The Moonlight 69
Making Love, Ukulele Style 29
Makin' Whoopee 62
Mean To Me 58,108
Mona Lisa 57
Moonlight Becomes You 87
My Blue Heaven 65
My Happiness 8
My Man 52
Nice Work If You Can Get It 48
Noah Found Grace In The Eyes Of The Lord 74
Oceana Roll, The 69
Ode To A Wild Shepherd Dog 112
Ol' Buttermilk Sky 75
Old Chisholm Trail, The 68
Once 84
On The Outgoing Tide 29
On The Sunny Side Of The Street 65
On Top Of Old Smoky 68
Ophelia Blues 2
Orange Coloured Sky 45,67
O Sole Mio 39
Ouvre Ton Coeur 40
Over The Rainbow 110
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine 77
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet 50
Rag Mop 31,36
Red Hot River Valley 28
Riders In The Sky 2
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody 45,61,109
Rockin' Chair 48
Roly Boly Eyes 107
Royal Garden Blues 19
Ruzza! Ruzza! 103
Sam's Song 50
Shrimp Boats 98
Slowpoke 97
Snowman, The 47
Someday 8
Some Enchanted Evening 5
Song Is Born, A 69
Sound Off 75
Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year 50
Swanee 15
'S Wonderful 88
Tenderly 111
That's A-Plenty 28,30
That's What I Want For Christmas 86
Tiger Rag 44
Toot, Toot, Tootsie 11
Tzena, Tzena, Tzena 50
Undecided 83
Wang Wang Blues 73
Wheel Of Fortune 101,104
When You're Smiling 108
When You Speak With Your Eyes 17
Where The Blue Of The Night 5
Why Didn't I Say 'I Love You' 76
Wildcat 111
Wonderful Guy, A 4,34
Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) 56,95
Wren, The 81
You Go To My Head 113
You Made Me Love You 54,110
Details,
alphabetically, the people and places concerned in the programmes.
Alameda 75
Alberghetti, Anna Maria 78,81,100
Allen, Fred 21,35
Allen, Gracie 11
'All Time Flop Parade' 45
Anders, Laurie 74
Andrews Sisters, The 23,28,57
Arden, Toni 42,51,52,53,84
Armstrong, Louis 19,48,51,63,65,69,83
Astaire, Fred 49,67,93
Bacall, Lauren 94,98
Bailey, Mildred 26,30
Bankhead, Tallulah 56
Barrymore, Ethel 14
'Battleground' 75
Bell Sisters, The 96.101,103,104
Billingsley, Sherman 43
'Bitter Victory' 17
'Blue Boy' 45
Bogart, Humphrey 94,98
Botkin, Perry 4,7,9,18,19,26,30,50,51,65,69,91,96,99,111,112
Boyd, William 12,27,46,62,88
Breen, Larry 111,112
Brewer, Teresa 67,69,72,73,107
Brion, Guy 70
Brokenshire, Norman 43
Burns, Bob 92
Burrows, Abe 1,2
Cadence System Of Teaching Close Order Drill,
The 75
Café Istanbul 106
Carmichael, Hoagy 75
Chaney, Jack 65
Chicago 29
Civic Opera House 29
Clooney, Rosemary 111
Colbert, Claudette 39
Cole, Buddy
4,7,13,15,18,19,23,41,48,50,51,55,69,91,93,100,104,107,108,110,113
Cole, Nat 'King' 57
Como, Perry 29,36
Complete Encyclopaedia Of Music & Jazz,
The 83
Cooley, Spade 31
Cooper, Gary 25
Crosby, Bob 9,24,42,50,97
Crosby, Cathy 9,97
Crosby, Dennis 26,36,47
Crosby, Dixie Lee 47
Crosby, Everett 97
Crosby, Gary 18,25,36,47,63,64,101
Crosby, Larry 97
Crosby, Lindsay 31,36,47,63,64,86
Crosby, Phillip 26,36,47
Day, Dennis 3
DeLugg, Milton 1,2
Dorsey Brothers 67
Dorsey, Tommy 73
Douglas, Paul 43,78,91
Durand, Charles 70
Eastman, Betty 109
Elliott, Jack 97
Elman, Ziggy 39,41
Erwin, Trudy (Virginia)
Fatool, Nick 19,51,69,91
Fay, Frank 5,10
Fields, W.C. 76
Firehouse Five Plus Two, The 23,28,30,44,53
Fitzgerald, Ella 8,33,44,83
Ford, Mary 60
Fort Ord 53,90
Garland, Judy 3,37,38,45,54,58,59,60,61,108,109,110
General Electric 88
Godfrey, Arthur 29,36
Goff, Norris 6
'Going My Own Way' 101
Guy, Bobby 57,58,59,65
Harris, Dave 91
Harris, Phil 49
Hausner, Jerry 99
Henke, Mel 31,65
Hoffa, Portland 21
Hollywood 1 to 4,6 to17,23,28,30,37,45 to 52,54 to
61,64 to 67,69,70,73,74,77 to
89,92 to 98,103 to113
Hope, Bob 7,17,20,36,37,38,50,53,77,80,87,90,102
'Hopalong Cassidy' 12,20,27,46,62,88
Ives, Burl 68,74
Jessel, George 71
Jolson, Al 11,15,16,21,22,33,42
'Junior Miss' 18
'Kangaroo' 98
Kanter, Hal 37,38
Kimball, Ward 23,44
King's Men, The 96
Kinkle, Roger D. 83
Kirsten, Dorothy 40,55
Korean War, The 65
Kraft Music Hall, The 86
Lamour, Dorothy 87
'Last Frontier, The' 87
Las Vegas 87
Lauch, Chester 6
Lee, Peggy 1,2,4,5,10,12,17,19,21,46,56,112,113
Leighton, Bernie 35
Lentz, Colonel Bernard 75
Lewis, Jerry 80
Lewis, Monica 88,90
Lillie, Beatrice 32
Lum 'N' Abner 6
MacArthur, General Douglas 65
Manone, Wingy 96
Marine Memorial Auditorium 68,71,101
Martin, Dean 80
Martin, Mary 34
Marx, Groucho 17
Matlock, Matty 51,64,65,69,91,99
Maxwell, Marilyn 63,100
Merman, Ethel 27
'Mikado, The' 85
Miles, Florence 93
Miller, Sidney 105
Mills Brothers, The 8,95
'Mona Lisa, The' 45
Monroe, Vaughn 75
Mr. Music 48
Morse, Ella Mae 103
Murray, Ken 74
Music Maids, The 86
'Music That Satisfies' 43
New York 32 to 36
Nichols, Red 4,15,24,91,93,94,99,100
Niven, David 107
Norman, Loulie Jean 9,24,34,40,42,49,56
North, Loretta 98
O'Connell, Helen 70,91,103
O'Connor, Donald 105
O'Keefe, Walter 66
Page, Patti 92,95
'Paid In Full' 17
Palm Springs 62,63,99,102
Paramount 80
Paul, Les 60
Pebble Beach 90
Pepper, Jack 59
Philco Radio Time 17,45
Polo Grounds 102
Powell, Dick 41
Rathbone, Darryl T. 86
Richards, Carole 13,31
Rose Marie 65
Ruby, Harry 17
Scott, Lizbeth 17
Sear, Johnny 65
Shore, Dinah 48,62,77,79
Shukin, Phil 78,81,100
Smith, Alexis 82,85
Starr, Kay 102,103,104,105
Stephens, Phil 51,65,69
Stewart, Danny 40,42,49
Stewart, James 13,52,81,84,99
Stork Club, The 43
'Strip, The' 83
Taylor, Bill 65
Teagarden, Jack 19,48,51,69
'Texas Li'l Darlin''
35
Thompson, Bill 76
Tilton, Martha 71,77
Treasure Island 100
Trenet, Charles 93
Truman, Harry S. 65
Twentieth Century Fox 98
'Variety Music Cavalcade' 110
Vonn, Viola 99
Venuti, Joe 19,39,51,73,106,111,112
Vesley, Ted 91
Warren, Fran 99
Washbourne, Country 91
Webb, Clifton 26
Wheeler, Bert 66,72,82,85
Whiting, Barbara 18
Whiting, Margaret 18
Whiting, Richard 15,18
Wood, Gloria 10,13,24
Wyman, Jane 75,76
It is appreciated
that Bing sang the same song on more than one occasion during a series and this
section has been designed as an additional aid to the identification of these
alternative versions which already have been (or may later be), issued on
record, tape or compact disc. It is
emphasised that this index only applies to items originating within the radio
series to which it refers and no provision has been made for versions of the
same songs which may have appeared on any other radio series with which Bing
Crosby may have been associated.
ACCIDENTS
WILL HAPPEN (Nos.40, 43, 48 & 50)
No. 40 Duet with
Dorothy Kirsten
No. 48 (1st) “And chances are I’m not the type to make you fall...”
(Other
versions) - “.....I’m not the one to make you fall...” BUT
No. 43 Orchestral
strings can be heard, accompanying, from the first line of the song.
No. 50 Piano
accompaniment only, for the first few lines of the song. Orchestral strings are not heard until after
the word, “Forevermore”
ACROSS
THE
ADESTE
FIDELES (Nos.14, 47 & 86)
No. 86 The
English version of the hymn is introduced by Bing, thus, “And now, everybody
here and everybody at home, in the
family key”
(Nos.14
& 47 share the same (but slightly different to the above) introduction, “And
now, everybody here and at home, in
the family key”) BUT
No. 14 Bing is
heard, very strongly, leading the audience on the line, “Come and behold
him...”
No. 47 Bing can
be barely heard on the line, “Come and behold him...”
AFTER
YOU’VE GONE (Nos.104, 108
& 110) (See also Note (c) Programme
No. 104)
No. 104 (1st) “You’ll feel blue and you’ll feel so sad...”
No. 108 (1st) “You’ll feel blue, you’ll feel sad...”
(Intro: “...You ready, Buddy?”)
No. 110 (1st) Re-broadcast of No. 108 (Intro: “...Mr. Buddy Cole at the piano”)
Nos.38 & 43 are both longer versions in which Bing
repeats the chorus beginning, “I can see, as I recall my life...” BUT
No. 38 (1st) “All my sighs will disappear, at last...”
No. 43 (1st) “All my sighs may disappear, at last...”
Nos.40 & 57 are both shorter versions, not
including the repeated chorus, as above BUT
No. 40 Bing sings the phrase, “I Yi, Yi Yi”, five times, in total, during the song.
No. 57 Bing
sings the phrase, “I Yi, Yi Yi”, only once, at the
close of the song.
AM I IN
LOVE (Nos.105, 106, 108 & 109)
No. 105 (1st) “...and if I’m in love, then I love what I’m in”
No. 106 (1st) “...and if I’m in love, I sure love what I’m in”
No. 105 (1st) “...and if I’m in love, I gotta love
what I’m in” (Intro: “...don’t go
away!”)
No. 105 (1st) As No. 108 above. (Intro: “...’Son Of
Paleface’”)
No. 46 A longer version
(two choruses) in which Bing repeats the two separate lines, “Look around when
they do” and “Then, just ask where you are”
Nos.53 & 55 are both shorter versions which do not
include the above repeated lines
BUT
No. 53 (1st) “You
have to follow your dreams...”
No. 55 (1st) “You’ll
have to follow your dreams...”
ANYTIME (Nos.95 &
103)
No. 95 Solo
version
No. 103 Duet with Helen O’Connell
ANY TOWN
IS PARIS WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG (Nos.59, 61, 64 & 72)
No. 72 (1st &
2nd) “...where wishing stars are hung”
(All
other versions “...where wishing stars are strung”
but have no definable differences)
No. 59 Intro: “...John Trotter and Tom Adair”
No. 61 Intro: “...John Scott Trotter and Tom Adair”
No. 64 Intro: “...seasonal quality, it seems to me”
APRIL IN PARIS (Nos.61 &
109)
No. 61 Duet
with Judy Garland
No. 109 Re-broadcast
of No. 61
A-ROUND THE CORNER (BENEATH THE BERRY
No. 112 (3rd) “A-long
the footpath, Beneath the bush...”
No. 113 (3rd) “Aaaay-long the
footpath, Behind the bush...”
AT LAST (Nos.106,
108, 110 & 112)
No. 112 A
shorter version which does not include a repeat of the last three lines of the
song, commencing, “Oh! You smiled and then the spell...” (All other versions include these repeated
lines)
No. 110 Can
be distinguished from versions Nos.106 & 108 by examination of the two
separate lines, as follows:
(1st) “...and life is like a song” (Nos.106 & 108 “so-ong”)
(1st) “...the night I looked at you” (Nos.106 & 108 “you-u”)
Nos.106 & 108 appear to be identical.
AT LAST!
AT LAST! (Nos.93 & 97)
No. 93 Song
begins, “At last! At last!”
No. 97 Song
begins, “I dreamed, I dreamed”
AUTUMN
LEAVES (Nos.41, 44 & 52)
Nos.44 & 52 Are both longer versions in which Bing
sings two full choruses BUT
No. 44 (1st) “...the
sunburned hands, I used to hold”
No. 52 (1st) “...those
sunburned hands, I used to hold”
No. 41 A shorter
version of only one chorus.
AWAY IN A MANGER (Nos.14
& 86)
No. 86 As the choir
sing the line, “The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay”, the orchestra is
heard on the word “little”
No. 14 When the
above-mentioned line is sung by the choir, the orchestra cannot be heard until the words “on the”
BABY,
Nos.32 & 35 have identical introductions and No.
35 is, undoubtedly, a re-broadcast of No. 32.
BECAUSE
OF YOU (Nos.76, 78, 82 & 89) (See also Note (a) Programme No. 89)
No. 76 A longer
version in which Bing repeats the lines, “Because of you, my life is now
worthwhile and I can smile, because of you”.
The Rhythmaires are not heard on this version.
No. 78 A shorter
version which does not include the above-mentioned repetition. Again, the Rhythmaires are not heard.
Nos.82 & 89 are also, shorter versions, not
including the repeated lines as on No. 76 BUT both versions include the
Rhythmaires and appear to be identical.
No. 82 Has no
spoken introduction.
No. 89 Intro: “...a prominent position on the list of
favourites” BUT
BE MY
No. 100 (1st) “I’ll
love you so much”
(2nd) “I’m gonna love you
so much”
No. 100 (1st) “I’m gonna love you so much”
(2nd) “I’m gonna love you
so much”
Nos.97 & 110 appear to be identical. The comparative lines shewn
above for Nos.100 & 102 are represented in these versions, thus:
(1st) “I’ll love you so much”
(2nd) “I’ll love you so much”
No. 97 Intro: “...a fine platter on it - are you ready?
No. 110 Intro: “...’Be My Life’s Companion’ - John Scott!”
BEYOND
THE REEF (Nos.40, 42, 49 & 56)
There are no identifiable differences between any of
the four versions and only one has a spoken introduction:
No. 42 Intro: “...John Scott, if you please”
BIG MOVIE
Examine the two separate lines, as follows:
No. 17 (1st) “...when he is all alone”
(1st) “...You’re pouring buttered sunshine on your popcorn”
No. 20 (1st) “...when he is all alone”
(1st) “...You’re a-pouring buttered sunshine on your popcorn”
No. 30 (1st) “...when he’s all alone”
(1st) “...You’re pouring buttered sunshine on your popcorn”
BLUEBERRY HILL (Nos.19
& 48)
Positive identification can be obtained from Bing’s
first line:
No. 19 “The wind
in the willows played...” (Louis Armstrong interrupts, “Sing it, Daddy! Sing
it!”)
No. 48 “The wind
in the willows played love’s sweet melody” (No interruption)
BONNE
NUIT (No. 73 & 76)
There are no identifiable differences.
No. 73 Intro: “...one of the ballads from the piece”
No. 76 Intro: “...Jim Barton and several others”
BRIGHT
No. 77 (1st &
2nd) “There’s a meaning you cannot disguise...”
No. 81 (1st &
2nd) “There is a meaning you cannot disguise...”
BUSHEL
No. 46 Duet with
Peggy Lee includes the phrase, “A bushel and a peck, tho’
you make my heart a wreck”
No. 48 Duet with
Dinah Shore does not include the above-mentioned phrase.
BYE, BYE, BABY (Nos.16, 22
&27)
No. 22 Duet with
Al Jolson.
No. 16 (1st) “That though still on the loose, you are still on the square”
No. 27 (1st) “That though still on the loose, baby’s still on the square”
CANDY
No. 29 Duet with
Arthur Godfrey
No. 32 Duet with
Beatrice Lillie
No. 36 Duet with
Arthur Godfrey (Re-broadcast of No. 29)
Nos.28 & 30 have no identifiable differences:
No. 28 Intro: “...a little thing called ‘Candy And Cake’”
No. 30 Intro: “...we’ll get a-rolling with ‘Candy And
Cake’”
CHATTANOOGIE
SHOESHINE
No. 19 (1st) “...a little ball o’ rhythm has a shoeshine stand”
No. 24 (1st) “...a little ball o’ rhythm’s got a shoe shine stand”
CHRISTMAS
SONG, THE (Nos.13 & 14)
No. 13 Longer version
in which repeats the lines beginning, “And so I’m offering this simple
phrase...” Also features a piano solo
by Buddy Cole.
No. 14 Shorter
version does not include the repeated lines or piano solo.
COCKEYED
OPTIMIST, A (Nos.2 & 4)
No identifiable differences.
No. 2 Intro: “...I’m practically ready”
No. 4 Intro: “...and have another go at it”
COME WHAT
Nos.97 & 105 are both longer versions in which Bing
repeats the lines beginning, “Now, just suppose I called upon a gipsy...” BUT
No. 97 (1st) “...and
you can keep me guessing...”
No. 105 (1st) “...so,
you can keep me guessing...”
No. 101 is a shorter version which does not include
the repeated lines, mentioned above.
COPPER CANYON (Nos.26
& 27)
At the close of the song, Bing sings:
No. 26 “Down in
Copper Canyon, there ain’t nuthin’
else, don’t want nuthin’ else, ain’t got nuthin’
else to do”
No. 27 “Down in
Copper Canyon, there ain’t nuthin’
else, I don’t want nuthin’ else, and I ain’t
got nuthin’ else to do”
No. 7 Intro: “...let’s go kids”
No. 9 Intro: “...”Dear Hearts And Gentilly
Peopley’ (sic)”
Both the above versions are identical and undoubtedly,
the version that was issued commercially (See also “Mule Train”). During the introductory patter for the song’s
first airing (Programme No. 7), there is some intimation that what will be
heard is, a ‘transcribed item’ which has been inserted into a ‘transcribed’
show, when Ken Carpenter says, “Yes, I heard your, uh, recording of
‘Dear Hearts And Gentle People’”, to which Bing replies. “Nice emphasis on recording. Thank you.
Ken, you may go over to the sound man now and tell him that I said...”
No. 16 contains several differences, the most obvious
occurring at the beginning of the song when, before Bing commences singing, the
Rhythmaires are heard trilling, “Home, home, sweet home...”
No. 5 Duet with
Frank Fay.
No. 29 With Perry
Como and Arthur Godfrey.
DEARIE (Nos.27
& 34)
No. 27 Duet with
Ethel Merman.
No. 34 Duet with
Mary Martin.
No. 14 (1st) “Don we now, our gay apparel” (This line is sung by the choir only)
No. 86 (1st) “Don we now, our gay apparel” (Sung by Bing and the choir)
DOMINO (Nos.78
& 84)
No. 78 (1st) “Just a touch of your hand and I burst into fire”
No. 84 (1st) “Just a touch of your hands and I burst into fire”
Nos.107 & 111 are both longer versions in which
Bing repeats the lines beginning, “I used to be afraid to go home...” and there
are no identifiable differences between the two versions:
No. 107 Intro:
“...nice admonition, I think - John?”
No. 111 Intro: “...nice admonition too, folks”
No. 104 Is
a shorter version which does not include the above-mentioned repeated lines.
DOWN YONDER (Nos.87 & 89)
No. 87 Intro: “...O.K. John Scott - ‘Down Yonder’”
No. 89 Intro: “...a very flashy Dixieland arrangement” (Re-broadcast of No. 87)
DREAMER’S
HOLIDAY, A (Nos.8, 9 & 12)
No. 8 Duet with
Ella Fitzgerald.
No. 9 With Bob
Crosby and Cathy Crosby.
No. 12 Solo version
with Rhythmaires.
DREAM IS
A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES, A (Nos.26, 28, 29 & 36)
Nos.29 & 36 are both, duets with Perry Como and
No. 36 is a re-broadcast of No. 29.
No. 26 A longer
version in which Bing repeats the lines beginning, “No matter how you’re
grieving, if you keep on believing”
No. 28 A shorter
version which does not include the repeated lines mentioned above.
FIRST
NOWELL, THE (Nos.14 & 86)
When Bing sings the line, “In fields where they lay,
keeping their sheep”
No. 14 The choir
cannot be heard.
No. 86 The choir
can be heard.
GONE
FISHIN’ (Nos.65 & 69)
One of the first of many differences is apparent in
Louis Armstrong’s opening question:
No. 65 “How do
you know?”
No. 69 “Now, how do you know?”
(In the much played commercially issued version, the
question is abbreviated to three words, “How you know?” - See also Programme
No. 65 - Note (e))
HARBOUR LIGHTS (Nos.39, 41,
45, 53 & 57)
Nos.39, 41 & 57 are all longer versions, featuring
a trumpet solo and in which Bing repeats the lines (initiated by the
Rhythmaires) beginning, “Now there are lonely nights...” There are no definable differences between
any of these versions.
No. 39 Intro: “...betcha I make a
good record”
No. 41 Intro: “...being brought back, recently”
No. 57 Intro: “...was this nostalgic item”
Nos.45 & 53 are both shorter versions, not
including the trumpet solo and the repeated lines, mentioned above. Again, there are no definable differences
between these two versions.
No. 45 Intro: “...on the television - on the discs”
No. 53 Intro: “...this season - Great success!”
HAVE I
TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU? (Nos.20 & 23)
No. 20 Duet with
Bob Hope.
No. 23 With The
Andrews Sisters.
HELLO, MA BABY (Nos.54 &
110)
No. 54 Duet with
Judy Garland.
No. 110 Duet with Judy Garland (Re-broadcast of No.
54).
HERE
COMES SANTA CLAUS (RIGHT DOWN SANTA CLAUS LANE) (Nos.12
& 14)
No. 12 Duet with
Peggy Lee and Rhythmaires.
No. 14 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
HOW HIGH
THE MOON (Nos.72 & 76)
No. 72 Longer
version in which Bing repeats the lines beginning, “Somewhere there’s music,
it’s where you are...”
No. 76 Shorter
version which does not include the above-mentioned repeated lines.
I
APOLOGISE (Nos.67, 69 & 71)
Examination of the first lines provides positive
identification:
No. 67 “If I told
a lie, If I made you cry...” (At this
point the audience interrupts with spontaneous applause)
No. 69 “If I told
a lie and if I made you cry...”
No. 71 “If I told
a lie, If I made you cry...” (No interruption or word variation)
I CAN
DREAM CAN’T I? (Nos.8, 10, 15 & 23)
No. 23 With The
Andrews Sisters.
No. 8 (1st) “...and I can’t make you open your heaaaart...” (Bing
prolongs the vowel sound for five seconds)
In versions Nos.10 & 15 the vowel sound in the
word “heart’ is clipped to only one second BUT:
No. 10 (1st) “...for dreams
are just like wine...”
No. 15 (1st) “...for dreams’re just like wine...”
I CAN’T
GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE (Nos.107 & 113)
No. 107 (1st) “...Diamond bracelets, Woolworth doesn’t
sell, my little baby...”
No. 113 (1st) “...Diamond bracelets, Woolworth doesn’t
sell, baby...”
IF (Nos.58, 59,
61 & 65)
Nos.58, 59 & 65 are all longer versions which
include a repeat of the lines beginning, “If I ruled the earth...” and Nos.58
& 59 have no definable differences and no spoken introductions but No. 65
can be distinguished as follows:
No. 65 Intro: “...one more belt” (There is also a variation at the close of
the song - see Programme Note (b))
No. 61 A shorter
version which does not include the repeated lines mentioned above.
IF I KNEW
YOU WERE COMING I’D’VE BAKED A
No. 32 Duet with
Beatrice Lillie.
No. 36 Duet with
Bob Hope.
IF YOU CATCH
A LITTLE COLD (I’LL SNEEZE FOR YOU) (Nos.92 & 100)
No. 92 (1st) “...I’m
gonna weep for you...”
No. 100 (1st) “...I’ll
weep for you...”
I’LL
No. 107 A
longer version in which Bing repeats the lines beginning, “I’ll always be near
you, wherever you are...”
No. 109 A
shorter version which does not include the above-mentioned repetition.
I LOVE MY
BABY (Nos.106 & 111)
No. 106 (1st) “...She’s only twenty and I’m twenty-one”
No. 111 (1st) “...She’s only twenty, I’m twenty-one”
IN MY
MERRY OLDSMOBILE (Nos.54, 91 & 110)
No. 91 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
No. 54 Duet with
Judy Garland.
No. 110 Re-broadcast of No. 54
IN THE
No. 75 Duet with
Jane Wyman.
No. 76 Re-broadcast
of No. 75
No. 78 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
No. 80 Parodied
version with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
I ONLY
HAVE
No. 15 Duet with
Al Jolson.
No. 41 Duet with
Dick Powell.
IT HAD TO
BE YOU (Nos.94 & 99)
No. 94 (1st) “It had to be you...”
No. 99 (1st) “Well,
it had to be you...”
IT ISN’T
FAIR (Nos.34 & 35)
No. 34 (1st) “...If it’s just for-or today...”
No. 35 (1st) “...If it’s just for today...”
I’VE
No. 11 (1st) “Oh!
Down at an English fair...”
No. 15 (1st) “Down at an English fair...”
JINGLE
BELLS (Nos.14 & 47)
No. 14 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
No. 47 Duet with
Gary Crosby and Rhythmaires.
JUNE IN JANUARY (Nos.50
& 88)
No. 50 Parodied
version with Bob Hope and Bob Crosby.
No. 88 Solo
version.
No. 111 (1st
& 2nd) “...they sigh and so do I...”
No. 113 (1st
& 2nd) “...they sigh a-and so do I...”
No. 80 (1st) “...still I’m hopin’
all the while that you’ll give
me...” (Only version to contain this
word difference. All other versions,
“still I’m hopin’ all the while, you’ll give me...”
No. 49 (2nd) “...just one mor-ore word...” (All other
versions, “...just one more word...”)
No. 90 (3rd &
5th) “Just one more cha-ance...” (All other versions, “Just one more chance...”)
Nos.87 & 89 appear to be identical:
No. 87 Intro: “...I didn’t feel flattered”
No. 89 Intro: “...I’ve been on too long”
No. 54 Duet with
Judy Garland.
No. 56 Duet with
Peggy Lee.
KATRINA (Nos.1 &
3)
No. 1 (1st) “...you’ve lost your heart...”
No. 3 (1st) “...you just
lost your heart...”
KISS TO BUILD
A DREAM ON, A (Nos.79, 80, 83, 89 & 95)
No. 83 Duet with
Louis Armstrong - All others are solo
versions.
No. 79 (2nd) “Won’t
you give me your lips for just a moment...”
No. 80 (2nd) “Oh!
Give me your lips for just a moment...”
No. 95 (2nd) “Oh!
Won’t you give me your lips for just a moment...”
No. 89 Is a
re-broadcast of No. 79.
LAST MILE
HOME, THE (Nos.2 & 4)
No. 2 (1st) “The longest mile is the...”
No. 4 (1st) “Aaaah! The longest mile is the...”
LA VIE EN ROSE (Nos.39
& 106)
No. 39 Solo
version.
No. 106 Duet with Marlene Dietrich.
LAZYBONES (Nos.19
& 51)
No. 19 Duet with
Louis Armstrong.
No. 51 Re-broadcast
of No. 19.
LAZY RIVER (Nos.8 &
95)
No. 8 (1st) “U-up
a lazy river by the old mill run, The
lazy, lazy river...”
No. 95 (1st) “Up
a lazy river by the old mill run, That
lazy, lazy river...”
LET’S DO
IT AGAIN (Nos.40, 42 & 53)
No. 40 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
No. 42 Parodied
duet with Bob Crosby.
No. 53 Duet with
Toni Arden and Rhythmaires.
No. 41 is a re-broadcast of No. 39:
No. 39 Intro: “...entitled, ‘Life Is So Peculiar’”
No. 41 Intro: “...let’s prove the point here”
No. 49 There are
some twenty differences between this version and the other two. The most obvious of these being the
audience’s reaction to, “...there’s nothing to comb but hair” and Bing chuckles
and asides, “Why do you laugh?”
No. 28 With The
Andrews Sisters.
No. 31 Solo version with Rhythmaires.
No. 40 (2nd) “...We
got plenty of ice and snow...”
No. 50 (2nd) “...Plenty of ice and snow...”
LULLABY
OF BROADWAY (Nos.33 & 41)
No. 33 Duet with
Al Jolson.
No. 41 Duet with
Dick Powell.
MARIA BONITA (Nos.67
& 70)
No. 67 Longer
version in which Bing repeats the lines beginning, “The stars were low over
Mexico...”
No. 70 Shorter
version of one chorus only, not including the above-mentioned repeated lines.
MARTA (RAMBLING
ROSE OF THE WILDWOOD) (Nos.26 & 30)
No identifiable differences:
No. 26 Intro: “...that’s so pretty, play it again”
No. 30 Intro: “...Arthur Tracy - the Street Singer”
MARSHMALLOW
WORLD, A (Nos.44 & 51)
No. 44 Duet with
Ella Fitzgerald and Rhythmaires.
No. 51 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
MAYBE
IT’S BECAUSE (Nos.1, 3 & 6)
No. 1 Duet with
Peggy Lee.
No. 3 Duet with
Judy Garland.
No. 6 Solo
version.
No. 57 With The Andrews
Sisters and Nat ‘King’ Cole.
No. 52 At the
close of the song the word “Again” is repeated four times, twice by The
Rhythmaires and twice by Bing, alternately.
(In all other versions the word “Again” is repeated only twice, by The
Rhythmaires)
No. 74 (1st) “May yuh find that long-awaited golden
day...” (All other versions, “May you find that long-awaited golden
day...”)
Nos.54 & 63 have no definable differences and no
spoken introductions.
MEADOWS
OF HEAVEN, THE (Nos.6 & 8)
No. 6 A longer
version in which Bing repeats the lines beginning, “And sure as there’s
heaven...”
No. 8 A shorter
version which does not include the above repetition.
MEMPHIS BLUES (Nos.44
& 83)
No. 44 Duet with
Ella Fitzgerald and the Firehouse Five Plus Two.
No. 83 With Ella
Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and The Rhythmaires.
MOCKIN’
BIRD HILL (
No. 60 Duet with
Mary Ford and Les Paul (Guitar(s))
There are no identifiable differences between Nos.62,
64 & 66 and only one of these has a spoken introduction:
No. 64 Intro: “...the fantastic Les Paul”
MONA LISA (Nos.37
& 39)
No. 37 (1st) “...You’re so like the lady with the mystic smile...”
No. 39 (1st) “...You’re so like the lady with that mystic smile...”
MOONLIGHT BAY (Nos.63
& 64) (See also Programme No. 64
Note (e))
No. 63 Duet with
Lindsay Crosby.
No. 64 Duet with
Gary Crosby.
MORNING
Nos.75 & 79 are longer versions in which Bing
repeats the lines beginning, “And you and I, are just like they...” BUT:
No. 75 (2nd) “And you and I, are ju-ust like they...”
No. 79 (2nd) “And you and I, are just like they...”
Nos.77 & 89 are both shorter versions which do not
include the repeated lines BUT:
No. 77 (1st) “And you and I, are ju-ust like they...”
No. 89 (1st) “And you and I, are just like they...”
It becomes obvious that No. 77 is an edited version of
No. 75, just as No. 89 is an edited version of No. 79. This has been achieved by eliminating from
the longer version, the lines beginning, “And you and I, are just like they...”
together with the Rhythmaires’ solo of the middle eight bars, effectively producing
four “different’ versions but once again, “Why?”
MULE
TRAIN (Nos.7, 9 & 36)
All versions are identical and are, without doubt, the
version which was issued commercially.
Those familiar with the Crosby style will acknowledge the virtual
impossibility of him singing a song of this nature, without any word variation,
on no less than three separate occasions.
There is also no deviation in the accompaniment. Even the whipcracks
which we are informed, were simulated at the recording session, by thrashing
newspaper laid on the studio floor, with ropes, are identical - an unlikely
effect to have been duplicated during a broadcast transcription. Although the recording date is given as 26th
October 1949 (less than a week before the first broadcast) it would have been
perfectly feasible for this to have been included. Producer, Sonny Burke, boasted that in order
to ‘cover’ the Frankie Laine version, “Mule Train” was recorded at eight in the
morning and the record played on the air by twelve noon.
MUSIC!
MUSIC! MUSIC! (PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN) (Nos.29, 31 & 36)
Examine the two separate lines:
No. 29 (1st) “All I want is loving you...”
(1st) “I’d
do anything for you...”
No. 31 (1st) “All I want is having you...”
(1st) “I’ll
do anything for you...”
No. 36 (1st) “All I want is having you...”
(1st) “I’d
do anything for you...”
MY
No. 16 Duet with
Al Jolson.
No. 45 Parodied
duet with Judy Garland.
MY
FOOLISH HEART (Nos.25, 27, 32 & 36)
There are two distinct versions of the song:
The first version is represented by Nos.25 & 27
both of which contain the ‘fluffed’ line, “...then let the magic start”. Both renditions appear to be identical.
No. 25 Intro: “...from the picture of the same title”
No. 27 Intro: “...by Mr. Ned Washington and Mr. Victor
Young”
The second version is represented by Nos.32 & 36
in both of which the line is sung correctly, “...then let the fire start” Both versions appear to be identical.
No. 32 Intro: “...by Mr. Victor Young and Mr. Ned
Washington”
No. 36 Intro: “...’My Foolish Heart’”
NEVER BEFORE (Nos.84
& 89)
Both versions have identical introductions and No. 89
is, undoubtedly, a re-broadcast of No. 84.
NEVERTHELESS (Nos.43
& 49)
No. 43 (1st) “Maybe I’m right ‘n’ maybe I’m wrong.
Maybe I’m weak ‘n’ maybe I’m strong”
No. 49 (1st) “Maybe I’m right and maybe I’m wrong.
Maybe I’m weak - maybe I’m strong”
After the ‘gag’ violin solo, Bing says:
No. 22 “All right
Benny, wash up, get your money and go home!”
No. 25 “All right
Mischa, wash up, get your things and get outta here!”
NOBODY’S SWEETHEART (Nos.93
& 100)
No. 93 (1st) “Oh!
You’re nobody’s sweetheart, now...”
No. 100 (1st) “You’re nobody’s sweetheart, now...”
NOODLIN’ RAG (Nos.107
& 112)
No. 107 Duet
with Teresa Brewer and Rhythmaires.
No. 112 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
No. 6 (1st) “Where are you, now that I want you...”
No. 7 (1st) “Where are you, now that I need you...”
O COME
ON TOP OF
OLD SMOKY (Nos.72 & 74)
No. 72 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
No. 74 Duet with
Burl Ives and Rhythmaires.
OVER A
BOTTLE OF WINE (Nos.82 & 84)
No. 82 (1st) “...Never
dreaming of tomorrow...”
No. 84 (1st) “...Never dreaming of tom-o-o-o-o-row...” (Second
syllable split into four separate
syllables)
PAINTING
THE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE (Nos.79
& 89)
Both versions appear to be identical:
No. 79 Intro: “...will you please pass me my palette”
No. 89 Intro: “...Painting The Clouds With Sunshine”
PITTSBURGH,
PENNSYLVANIA (THERE’S A PAWNSHOP ON THE CORNER) (Nos.102,
104 & 111)
No. 102 With
Bob Hope and Kay Starr.
No. 104 (1st) “...I
took her dancing, took her dining...”
No. 111 (1st) “...Took
her dancing, took her dining...”
PLAY A
SIMPLE MELODY (Nos.17, 25 & 41)
No. 17 Duet with
Groucho Marx
No. 25 Duet with
Gary Crosby
No. 41 Duet with
Dick Powell
PLEASE
MR.
Nos.96 & 102 are both longer versions which
include a repeat of the lines beginning, “She’ll listen to whatever you have to
say...” BUT
No. 96 (1st) “...It
shouldn’t end this way...”
No. 102 (1st) ...This
shouldn’t end this way...”
Nos.98 & 104 are both shorter versions, not
including the repetition mentioned above BUT
No. 98 (1st) “...She’ll
listen to whatever you have to say...”
No. 104 (1st “...She’s
gonna listen to whatever you have to say...”
QUICKSILVER (Nos.18
& 24)
The first time that the Rhythmaires sing, “Seems like
I am having trouble with you...”
No. 18 Bing
sings, “You’re having trouble with who-oo?”
No. 24 Bing is
not heard.
QUIZAS,
QUIZAS, QUIZAS (Nos.64, 66, 69 & 71)
No. 69 (1st) “The
Spanish moon is brighter...” (The only
version to contain this word difference.
All
other versions,
“That Spanish moon is brighter...” and
these versions have no other identifiable
differences)
No. 64 Intro: “and his Bando da Lua”
No. 66 No spoken
introduction.
No. 71 Intro: “...called, ‘Quizas,
Quizas, Quizas’”
ROVIN’
KIND, THE (Nos.65 & 68)
No. 65 (1st) “My mother tends our ‘umble home...”
No. 68 (1st) “My mother tends our humble home...”
No. 71 After the
line, “He was a rowing Romeo”, Bing asides, “I’m a little old for this!”
No. 75 Does not
include the above remark. Intro:
“Anchors aweigh, Mr. Trotter”
No. 89 Re-broadcast
of No. 75. Intro: “...Mr.
Trotter, let’s have it, huh”
RUDOLPH
THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (Nos.10, 13,
45 & 85)
No. 45 Duet with
Judy Garland and Rhythmaires.
In the remaining solo versions, the second time that
the Rhythmaires sing, “Then one foggy Christmas Day, Santa came to say...”,
Bing gives his impression of Santa Claus:
No. 10 “Why, why,
Rudolph, with your nose so bright...”
No. 13 “Rudolph,
with your nose so bright...”
No. 85 “I say,
Rudolph, with your nose so bright...”
SAILING
DOWN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY (Nos.94, 96 & 101)
No. 94 (1st) “Come on,
Nancy, ‘fore the steamboat’s gone.
Everything is
lovely on the Chesapeake Bay...”
No. 96 (1st) “Come along,
Nancy, ‘fore the steamboat’s gone.
Everything’s so lovely on the Chesapeake Bay...”
No. 101 (1st) “Come
on,
Everything’s so lovely on the Chesapeake Bay...”
No. 37 Duet with
Judy Garland.
No. 57 Duet with
Nat ‘King’ Cole.
SENTIMENTAL MUSIC (Nos.58
& 60)
No. 58 A longer version
in which Bing repeats the lines beginning, “I know that when we’re close
together or if we’re far apart...’
No. 60 Shorter
version which does not include the above repetition.
SHANGHAI
(WHY DID I TELL YOU I WAS GOING TO) (Nos.73 & 76)
No. 73 (1st) “Did I say I was going to Shanghai?...”
No. 76 (1st) “Who’s talking about going to Shanghai?...”
SHENANDOAH
(ACROSS THE
No. 68 (1st) “On the bank, I hear her calling...”
(This line is sung by Bing)
No. 70 The above
line is sung by the accompanists only.
SILENT NIGHT (Nos.14, 47
& 86)
No. 86 Duet with
Lindsay Crosby and Rhythmaires.
There are no definable differences between Nos.14
& 47 and neither has spoken introductions.
SILVER BELLS (Nos.42, 44,
46 & 86)
All versions are duets with different female partners
and the Rhythmaires. In view of possible
confusion which might arise should excerpts be of poor quality, identification
is best approached on an elimination basis:
No. 86 (With Trudy
Erwin) (1st) “Ring-a-ling, Ting-a-ling,
Soon it will be Christmas Day”
(All
other versions) (1st) “Ring-a-ling, Hear them sing,
Soon it will be Christmas Day”
No. 46 (With
Peggy Lee) The last word in the song is sung thus, “...it will be
Christmas
Day-hay”
(Remaining
two versions) “...it will be
Christmas Day” (Long vowel sound)
No. 42 (With Toni
Arden) (1st) “...busy sidewalks, dressed in ho-oliday style”
No. 44 (With Ella
Fitzgerald) (1st) “...busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style”
SIN (IT’S
NO) (Nos.92 & 94)
No. 92 A longer
version in which Bing repeats the lines beginning, “Is it a sin to love you
so...”
No. 94 Shorter
version which does not include the above repetition.
SLEIGH
RIDE (Nos.88 & 92)
At the close of the song, Bing is heard saying:
No. 88 “Whoa! Whoa!
There now. Steady. Easy.
Whoa!”
No. 92 “Whoa! Now, Whoa!
There. Easy. Steady.
Steady!”
SLOWPOKE (Nos.91
& 93)
No. 91 (1st) “...I wait ‘n’ then, you’re late again...”
No. 93 (1st) “...I wait ‘n’ then, here you come, late again...”
SOME
ENCHANTED EVENING (Nos.4 & 87)
No. 4 Solo
version.
No. 87 Parodied
fragment only.
SORRY (Nos.15
& 18)
No. 15 (1st) “You’re so near to me, when you’re dear
to me...” (‘fluff’)
No. 18 (1st) “You’re so dear to me, when you’re near to me...”
SPARROW
IN THE TREETOP (Nos.58, 61 & 66)
No. 58 (1st) “There’s things I am, sweetheart and things that I ain’t...”
No. 66 (1st) “There’s things I am, sweetheart - things
that I ain’t...”
No. 61 A shorter
version which does not include the above line.
STAY WITH
THE HAPPY PEOPLE (Nos.33 & 34)
No. 33 Duet with
Ella Fitzgerald and Rhythmaires.
No. 34 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
SUNSHINE
Most of the versions are duets with female
partners. Refer to main directory for
details.
No. 19 (1st) “Remember worry, that’s one thing we must
forget,
So put on your slippers, light a
cigarette...”
No. 21 (1st) “Aaah! Add a little dreaming ‘bout a long shot bet,
Put on your slippers, light a Chesterfield
cigarette...”
No. 31 (1st) “And then, you add a little dreaming ‘bout
a long shot bet,
Put on your slippers, light a Chesterfield
cigarette...”
Nos.26 & 32 are both shorter versions, neither of
which contains the above lines BUT
No. 26 (1st) “Any questions, ladies? Then we proceed...”
No. 32 (1st) “Any questions, ladies? Well,
then we proceed...”
SURE
THING (WE’VE
No identifiable differences:
No. 18 Intro: “...by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke”
No. 23 Intro: “Paramount picture called, ‘Riding High’”
SWANEE
RIVER (OLD FOLKS AT HOME) (Nos.31 & 79)
No. 31 Duet with
Lindsay Crosby and Rhythmaires.
No. 79 Parodied
duet with Dinah Shore.
TELL ME WHY (Nos.96, 99,
101, 103 & 105)
No. 103 (1st) “...I
never gave it a chance...” (Only version
to contain this word difference. All
other versions, “...Never gave it a chance...”)
All other versions appear to be identical:
No. 96 Intro: “...very well too - lucky Decca!”
No. 99 Intro: “...song is definitely, Numero
Uno!”
No. 101 Intro: “...record made by the Four Aces”
No. 105 Intro: “...song is definitely, Numero
Uno!”
(Re-broadcast of No. 99)
TENNESSEE
WALTZ, THE (Nos.48, 50 & 57)
No. 57 With The
Andrews Sisters.
No. 48 (2nd) “The night they were playing, the beautiful Tennessee Waltz”
No. 50 (2nd) “On
the night they were playing, that
beautiful Tennessee Waltz”
THAT
CHRISTMAS FEELING (Nos.43 & 47)
No. 43 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
No. 47 Duet with
Gary Crosby and Rhythmaires.
THAT
LUCKY OLD
No. 5 (1st) “Up in the morning, Out on the job, Work like the...”
No. 7 (1st) “Up in the morning, I’m out on the job, And I
work like the...”
No. 11 (1st) “Up in the morning, Out on the job, I work like the...”
THEM
THERE
No. 64 (1st) “You gotta
certain cute way of...”
No. 67 (1st) “You gotta
certain, little cute way
of...”
No. 68 Only version
to contain the following ‘aside’, “You’d better watch ‘em
if your wise (you’re killing these guys)”
THOUSAND
VIOLINS, A (Nos.10 & 13)
No. 10 Duet with
Peggy Lee.
No. 13 Solo
version.
No. 68 A longer version,
including a repeat of the lines beginning, “How could I ever close the door...”
No. 70 A shorter
version which does not include the above repetition.
TWO
SHILLELAGH O’SULLIVAN (Nos.96
& 98)
No. 96 (1st) “...never been one like the Irishman, O’Sullivan
was the name...”
No. 98 (1st) “...never been one like the Irishman,
O’Sullivan was his name...”
(No. 96 is the version of the song which (apart from
dubbed laughter) was mastered for commercial release. Aside from the accompaniment, students of the
Crosby style will acknowledge the near impossibility of his duplicating a song
of this nature on two separate occasions.
This can be borne out by comparison with the other version of the song
(No. 98) which, although omitting a large portion of the lyric, contains at
least ten, easily discernible differences)
UNDECIDED (Nos.90
& 93)
No. 90 Solo
version.
No. 93 Parodied
duet with Fred Astaire.
WAITING
FOR THE ROBERT E.
Both versions are duets with Al Jolson:
No. 15 (1st) “...On a moonlight night you can find them
all...” (Sung by Al Jolson)
No. 22 (1st) “...On a moonlight night you can find them
all...” (Sung by Bing Crosby)
WALKING
MY BABY BACK HOME (Nos.54 & 110)
No. 54 Duet with Judy Garland.
No. 110 Re-broadcast
of No. 54.
‘WAY BACK HOME (Nos.8 &
10)
No. 8 With Ella
Fitzgerald, The Mills Brothers and Rhythmaires.
No. 10 Duet with
Peggy Lee and Rhythmaires.
‘WAY DOWN
YONDER IN
No. 62 (1st) “‘Way down yonder in New Orleans...”
No. 69 (1st) “Aaah! ‘Way down yonder in New Orleans...”
WHEN YOU
No. 64 Duet with
Gary Crosby.
No. 69 Duet with
Teresa Brewer.
WHISPERING HOPE (Nos.9, 24,
34 & 55)
Nos.9 & 24 are both with Bob Crosby and Loulie Jean Norman BUT:
No. 9 The first
chorus is duetted by Bob Crosby and Loulie Jean Norman.
No. 24 The first
chorus is duetted by Bing Crosby and Bob Crosby.
Nos.34 & 55 are both duets with different female
partners:
No. 34 Duet with
Mary Martin (with accompaniment from Loulie Jean
Norman)
No. 55 Duet with
Dorothy Kirsten (no other vocal accompaniment)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (Nos.14, 46
& 86)
No. 46 is the only version that is interrupted by spontaneous
applause after Bing sings the words, (1st)
“I’m dreaming...”
No. 14 (1st) “...to hear sleigh bells...”
No. 86 (1st) “...to hear sleigh-eigh bells...”
WHY
REMIND ME? (Nos.20, 21 & 25)
No. 20 (1st) “The way we used to talk...” (Short vowel sound - 1 second) Other versions “taaaalk”
(Long vowel sound - approximately 3
seconds)
No. 25 The
only version in which a short piano run is heard immediately after Bing sings,
(1st) “I don’t need records of our
song...”
No. 21 Neither
of the above-mentioned variations is apparent.
WILHELMINA (Nos.28
& 32)
No. 28 (1st) “Ah!
Wilhelmina, ‘bout the cutest little chick...”
No. 32 (1st) “Wilhelmina, ‘bout the cutest little
chick...”
WORLD IS
WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE, THE (Nos.85 & 89)
(See
Programme No. 89 - Note (a))
No. 85 Solo
version with Rhythmaires.
No. 89 Re-broadcast
of No. 85
WOULD I
LOVE YOU (LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU) (Nos.60 & 62)
No. 60 (1st) “With all my heart ‘n’ soul, With all my heart ‘n’
soul”
No. 62 (1st) “With all my heart an’ soul, With all my heart and
soul”
YOU
Examination of two separate lines provides positive
identification:
No. 54 (1st) “You and your beautiful eyes...”
“...Gee! but they’re beautiful...”
No. 55 (1st) “You and your beautiful eyes...”
“...Ho! but they’re beautiful...”
No. 60 (1st) “Ah! You and your beautiful eyes...”
“...Gee! but they’re beautiful...”
YOU’RE IN
LOVE WITH SOMEONE (Nos.2 & 9)
No. 2 Duet with
Peggy Lee and Rhythmaires.
No. 9 Solo
version.
YOU’RE
No. 63 Duet with
Louis Armstrong & Rhythmaires.
No. 52 Duet with
Toni Arden & Rhythmaires.
Nos.58 & 110 are both duets with Judy Garland and
Rhythmaires and No. 110 is a re-broadcast of No. 58:
No. 58 Intro: “...Great!”
No. 110 Intro: “...That’s
right!”
YOU’RE WONDERFUL (Nos.17, 20,
22 & 28)
No. 17 (1st) “You’re wonderful...” (All other versions commence, “Aaah!
You’re wonderful...”)
No. 28 Song
closes, “It’s wonderful, so marvellous
you’re wonderful...” (All other versions
close with, “it’s wonderful, so wonderful,
you’re wonderful...”)
Nos.20 & 22 are identical and both contain the
‘fluffed’ line, “We’ve found a new feeling, we’re whirling, we’re reeling”.
This is a reversal of the true lyric, “We’re whirling,
we’re reeling, we’ve found a new feeling”
No. 20 Intro: “...Mr. Livingston and Mr. Evans set some
lyrics”
No. 22 Intro: “...gotta plug old
Paramount”
ZING A
LITTLE ZONG (Nos.111 & 113)
No. 111 Duet
with Rosemary Clooney and Rhythmaires.
No. 113 Duet
with Peggy Lee and Rhythmaires.
(To avoid any possible confusion, the following
identification will distinguish - After Bing sings, “Well, O.K.”, the following
lines are sung by his female partner, “It ain’t the season that has me kinda zilly, You really are a
dolly - a dolly and a dilly” Peggy Lee
sings all of the words but Rosemary Clooney sings all of the words, except, the
first “dolly” which is sung by Bing)
SUNDRY GUEST APPEARANCES 1949 ‑ 1952
Radio
began to feel the competition from television and as previously described, Bing
was one of the main stars who remained faithful to the older medium, although
sometimes his apparently ‘live’ contributions were simply taken from his taped Chesterfield
shows, a subject which may be worthy of further study in due course. In addition, complete shows were being assembled for organisations such as the Red Cross, the Cancer Society and
for the Christmas Seals appeals from Bing’s previously transcribed work and we
have not therefore given details of such programmes here. A schedule of his guest appearances in the
period follows.
1949
September 26 (6:00-7:00 p.m.) Bing stars in a Lux Radio Theatre version of ‘The Emperor Waltz’ with Ann Blyth on CBS. Bing sings ‘Get Yourself a Phonograph’, ‘Friendly Mountains’, ‘I Kiss Your Hand, Madame’, and with Ann Blyth ‘The Kiss in Your Eyes’ and ‘The Emperor Waltz’. Several of the songs are included in Sepia CD 1369 "Guest Star Time (1935-1953)".
Bing Crosby will make
his first visit to “Radio Theater” in four years, when he recreates his
original screen role in “Emperor Waltz” opposite Ann Blyth at 10 o'clock over
CBO. Host William Keighley will supervise the production while Louis Silvers
will arrange and conduct the musical comedy's diversified score, which includes
old favorites such as “I Kiss Your Hand, Madame,” new hits like “Friendly
Mountains,” and a generous helping of traditional Strauss waltzes. “Emperor
Waltz” is a delightful confection which blends humor, fantasy, and romance. The
plot concerns the parallel love stories of a pair of human beings and a pair of
dogs, the female in case an aristocrat, and the male a commoner.
(The Evening Citizen, Ottawa, Canada, September 26, 1949)
October 28 (8:30-9:00 pm.) An appeal for the New York Foundling Hospital by
Eddie Cantor on NBC includes a contribution from Bing who sings “That Lucky Old
Sun”.
November
15 (6:00 ‑ 6:30 p.m.) Bing guests on Bob Hope's radio show on NBC with
Ham Fisher, Doris Day and the Les Brown Orchestra.
November 17
(9:00-10:00 p.m.) Participates in the "Kids' Day Salute" broadcast over
the ABC network. Others appearing are Red Skelton, Edgar Bergen, Dinah
Shore, Bob Hope and Arthur Godfrey.
December 18
(a.m.) Appears on a transcribed radio show 'Guest Star' No. 143 with Bob Hope
and Alan Ladd. Bing and Bob sing a parody of 'Road to Morocco'.
December 18 (6:00-7:00p.m. PST) On the third annual broadcast of The Joyful Hour radio program “How Christmas First Came to the World”
on the Mutual Broadcasting System with Ann Blyth, Licia
Albanese, and Macdonald Carey.
December 20
(6:00-6:30 p.m.) Bing guests on Bob Hope's radio show on NBC with Rhonda Fleming. (The programme
was issued on Radiospirits 43462 “Bob Hope Show – 12
CD longbox”)
1950
January 21 (1:30–2:30 p.m.) Bing is featured in a
March of Dimes All Star radio show on NBC hosted by Bob Hope with Jimmy
Durante, Phil Harris, Lionel Barrymore and others to mark the opening of the
Los Angeles Musicians’ Building. As he is still in San Francisco, he has
transcribed a message and is heard singing “Dear Hearts and Gentle People”.
March 5 Another 'Guest Star ‑ Bing Crosby'
(show No. 154) is broadcast. Bing sings
‘The Headless Horseman’, ‘Now That I Need You’, ‘The Meadows of Heaven’, and
‘Maybe It’s Because’.
March 21
(6:00-6:30 p.m.) ‘The Bob Hope Show’ with Bing as guest is broadcast on NBC. Doris Day and the Les Brown Orchestra are in support. Bing sings ‘My Foolish Heart’ and duets with
Hope on ‘If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake’.
March 29 (9:15-10:30 p.m.) "Arthur Godfrey Show" on CBS. Sings "I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Pray'rs)" with Godfrey and Janette Davis.
Apr 1 Spends the day in Front Royal, Warren County,
Virginia, celebrating 'Bing Crosby Day’ and at 6:30 p.m. he takes part in the
Harry Wismer network sports radio programme on
ABC. Bing goes on to a barn dance at
Warren County High School where he takes part in the Rayburn and Finch ‘Night
Shift’ radio programme on ABC between 9:00 and 10:00 p.m.
April 9 (9:00‑10:00 p.m.) Bing takes part in ‘The Triumphant Hour’, a radio show transmitted on Mutual, together with Ann Blyth, Mona Freeman, Jimmy Durante and many others. The song "O Sanctissima" is included in Sepia CD 1369 "Guest Star Time (1935-1953)"..
April 13 (10:00-10:30 p.m.) Has a guest spot on Perry Como's radio show
'The Supper Club' for NBC. Douglas
Fairbanks Jr and the Fontaine Sisters are also on the
show.
April 15 Bing, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour star in a
radio programme on CBS 'Welcome Back Baseball' with Pittsburgh Pirates baseball
player Ralph Kiner. The programme had been recorded at an earlier date in Hollywood
and is sponsored by Wheaties. Bing sings ‘My Foolish Heart’ and ‘Take Me
Out to the Ball Game’, duets with Bob Hope on ‘If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake’ and
Bing, Bob and Dorothy Lamour join together on ‘Have I Told You Lately That I
Love You?’.
April 22 (5:30-5:45 p.m.) A radio programme
featuring Radie Harris interviewing Bing is broadcast
over the Mutual network.
July 17 (2:30-2:45 p.m.) Bing describes Chantilly Race
Track, Paris on a radio programme on station KNX in Los Angeles. The broadcast is said to come from Bing's
ranch at Elko but it is possible that Bing taped these impressions whilst in
Paris. Similar programmes are transmitted daily on Mondays through Fridays.
July 22
(2:30-2:45 p.m.) Another broadcast by Bing on
KNX is said to have come from Elko.
August 20
(8:15-8:30 pm.) A radio programme 'The Miracle of America' is transmitted on CBS and Bing and
son Gary make a contribution as do Jack Benny, Bob Crosby, Dinah Shore and many
others.
August 24
(2:30-2:45 p.m.) This programme from station
KNX features Bing and Lindsay Crosby talking about magpies.
September 20
(9:00-9:30 p.m.) Bing makes a contribution to the National Kids Day Foundation radio
programme.
October 3
((9:00-9:30 p.m.) Bob Hope's radio show is broadcast on NBC and Bing guests with Dinah Shore.
Bob Hope wasn’t his usual sharp self in
his “opening try” for Chesterfield. The writers didn’t give him too much to
work with and he had to press most of the way—even with Bing Crosby and Dinah
Shore in the guest corner. The heralded new format either failed to develop or
was scrapped for the old one, which has been good enough for 14 years.
(Variety, October 4, 1950)
October 10 (9:00-9:30 p.m.) Another guest appearance by Bing on the Bob Hope radio show on NBC is broadcast. Dinah Shore is again the other guest star.
...That brought on Bing Crosby, his guest
for the first two weeks, and it so happens that the reverse is true on the Groaner’s
show. The by-now old insult routine got a whopping going-byer, with no one or
no holds barred. If it didn’t snap with the accustomed gusto and lagged in
spots it was because it wasn’t on paper. Not even a Hope or Crosby can put a
zing into a zag. The business of getting Hope a job with Chesterfield, which
threatens to run for at least two weeks, was the main premise and bogged to a
dubious payoff. Jack Kirkwood, straighting as Crosby's brother-manager Everett,
could offer him only the job as an orange squeezer for Crosby’s Minute Maid.
The bit squirted chuckles but didn’t pour laughs. Neither seemed their old
sharp selves and the old finesse was missed. Dinah Shore was cut in for a song
and enough, of the by-play to break up. Her gliding notes were a delight to the
ear. Crosby chose “La Vie En Rose,” not too well suited to his lush styling.
The dueting of “Home Cooking” was well coated with amusing nonsense and Les
Brown’s crew paddled along with the rippling tide.
(Variety, October 11, 1950)
October 25
The long running Minute Maid morning shows in which Bing presented records ends
as Minute Maid are unhappy with the switch from a 10:00 a.m. time slot to 9:45
a.m.
December 20 (8:00-10:00 p.m.) Bing takes part by telephone in a 'Salute To
Bing' tribute on station WNEW which comes from the Paramount Theatre, New York
where Bing’s film ‘Mr. Music’ is having its New York premiere. Burt Wayne is
the host.
December 24
Bing guests on Louella Parsons' transcribed ABC radio show and sings 'Silent
Night'. Hopalong Cassidy also appears.
December 26 (9:00-9:30 p.m.) Guests on the Bob Hope radio show on NBC with Carole Richards and Jack Kirkwood. Bing and Carole Richards duet ‘Silver Bells’. Bing sings a snatch of ‘Silent Night’, and with Bob Hope, ‘Darn It Brother, We’re Pals’.
Bing Crosby saunters
in on Bob Hope’s show (KFI 9). The Groaner and the Nose will discuss their
Christmas shopping problems. They will also harmonise in a friendship-type
song, guaranteed to top all friendship-type songs.
(Paul Price, Daily News, December 26, 1950)
1951
January 7 Interviewed on radio station KMPC ‘Salute To Bing Crosby’ which is transmitted
over the Liberty Broadcasting System on several occasions in the coming days.
January 9
(7:00-7:30 p.m.) Is honoured in ‘A Salute To Bing Crosby', a transcribed CBS tribute to his 20
years (as a single) in show‑business.
With an all-star talent lineup,
CBS must have drawn a hefty audience for this special one-shot, designed as a
tribute to Bing Crosby and his 20th anni in show business. But the web
certainly missed the boat as far as any production credits were concerned,
except for the basic necessity of transcribing the artists from both coasts and
integrating them into the half-hour production. With Art Linkletter as emcee,
the guests merely stood up and performed their specialties.
There was no attempt made to
integrate any of them into a script, and the result was a hodge-podge of
variety entertainment.
As a peg on which the guests
could hang their talents, producers Bill Morrow and Murdo MacKenzie had most of
them explain how they were associated with the Groaner during his career. When
no association could be found though, the performer merely sang or played the
number that was “one of Bing’s favorites.” CBS board chairman William S. Paley
was also on hand to receive credit as the first network exec to give Crosby a
coast-to-coast show. Strangely missing from the lineup were Mack Sennett, in
whose two-reel comedies the crooner first shone, and Paul Whiteman, with whose
orch Crosby launched his singing career.
Guests, all top names in the
business, were fine when they stuck to their specialties, but when they
attempted to read some praise of Crosby, the lines sounded like in-sincere
platitudes. Crosby’s mother was brought on as a “surprise” guest and Crosby
himself scored in his now-standard dueling with Bob Hope and his singing of one
of his best oldies, “1 Surrender, Dear.”
(Variety, January 17,
1951)
The Groaner’s 20th anniversary as a single entity in show business,
being widely heralded by Paramount Pictures and Decca Records, was handed its
send-off by CBS in a fully packed, half-hour, all-star salute. It was one of
those shapeless, back-slapping presentations which could invoke nausea of heard
more frequently than once every 20 years. Certainly, this particular tribute
was breezier, tastefully handled and even entertaining to a certain degree
above and beyond the usual run of this sort of thing. Transcribed, pasted
together and run off for a studio audience with Art Linkletter serving as the
emcee, the show turned up a host of talents linked at one time or another with
Crosby. These included Mary Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Jack
Teagarden, Amos ‘n’ Andy, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Dorothy Kirsten,
Judy Garland and Bob Hope. CBS Chairman of the board, William S. Paley made a
brief appearance to deliver the web’s best as well as take a bow as Bing’s
“discoverer.” The tribute, appropriately enough, was topped off with the
initial radio appearance of the singer’s mother, Mrs. H. L. Crosby Sr.
(Hal Webman, Billboard,
January 20, 1951)
January 10
(9:45-10:00 p.m.) Appears on Bob Crosby’s Club 15 radio programme on CBS.
January 18 (7:00-8:00 p.m.) Stars in Screen Guild Players radio version of ‘The Birth Of The Blues’ with Dinah Shore and Phil Harris on ABC. Bing sings ‘Basin Street Blues’, ‘Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider’, ‘My Melancholy Baby’, ‘Way Down Yonder in New Orleans’, ‘St. Louis Blues’, and a snatch of ‘St. James Infirmary’. He also takes part in ‘Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie’ (with Dinah Shore), ‘The Waiter and The Porter and The Upstairs Maid’ (with Dinah Shore and Phil Harris) and ‘Birth of the Blues’ (with Dinah Shore and Phil Harris). Red Nichols provides support on his cornet. The complete programme was issued on the LP Spokane No. 9 - ‘Birth of the Blues’ . Several of the songs are included in Sepia CD 1369 "Guest Star Time (1935-1953)".
America’s queen of song, Dinah Shore, will be Bing Crosby’s leading lady
when The Groaner stars in a radio revival of the cinema jazz classic, “Birth of
the Blues,” on Screen Guild Players tonight on ABC. Crosby will take time
out from the filming schedule at Paramount of “Here Comes the Groom,” to play
the lead in the one-hour production and as usual his performance will be
contributed to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, beneficiary of the star-studded
program featuring 60-minute dramatizations of hit screen plays.
ABC’s west coast musical director Basil Adlam will direct a special
orchestra for the show and Red Nichols and his Five Pennies will be on hand to
provide special jazz arrangements. Phil Harris, radio and film star, will star
in one of the supporting roles.
“Birth of the Blues” is regarded as a film classic on jazz. It traces
the conception of this native American music in New Orleans, and is generally
regarded as one of the all-time great musicals produced by Hollywood.
(7:00-KCNA)
(Tucson Daily Citizen, January 18, 1951)
January 23
(9:00-9:30 p.m.) The Bob Hope radio show is transmitted by NBC and Bing guests with Jimmy Demaret and Connie Moore. This has been recorded at Ford
Ord. Bing sings ‘And You’ll Be Home’.
February 10 (11:00-11:30 p.m.) Bing narrates “Land of the Free,” in the second of the American Legion four-program
dramatization series If Fight We Must on NBC.
February 27
(10:30-11:00 p.m. Eastern) Makes filmed contribution to TV show 'American Red Cross Fund Campaign' which
is also broadcast on radio at the same time. Bing sings ‘Accidents Will
Happen’.
April 28
(5:00-5:30 p.m.) Guests on the Hedda Hopper radio show
with Lionel Barrymore and Florence Bates.
July 1 (8:30-9:00 p.m.) Bing takes part in the
radio program “Freedom Under God” with other stars observing the 175th
anniversary of Independence Day.
September 24
(6:00-7:00 p.m.) Bing takes part in Lux Radio Theatre programme “Movietime
September 28 (11:00-11:30 a.m.
September 30 (7:30-8:00 p.m. Pacific) Bing is featured on a recorded radio show “Give Your Best” to launch the 1951 United Red Feather Campaign of America for the Community Chest with Jane Wyman, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, and many other stars.
October 2
(9:00 ‑ 9:30 p.m.) Bing guests on Bob Hope's transcribed radio show on
NBC with Jane Russell. The programme was
taped at Long Beach Naval Base. (The programme was issued on CD by Radiospirits as part of their 20 CD set “Legends of Radio:
The Bob Hope Show” 40042)
October 19
(9:00-9:30 p.m.) Guests on ‘Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis’ radio show on NBC. Bing sings ‘Sam’s
Song’ with Dean Martin and a parody of ‘The Whiffenpoof
Song’ with Dean and Jerry. Extracts can be heard on the Emi Gold CD 330 1122
“Crooners Clowning”. The song "Sam's Song" is included in Sepia
CD 1369 "Guest Star Time (1935-1953)".
December 18
(9:00-9:30 p.m.) Guests on Bob Hope’s radio show on NBC with Vera Vague and Jo Ann Greer.
December 23
(6:00-7:00 p.m.) Appears on ‘The Joyful Hour’ radio programme on Mutual with Ann Blyth, Pat
O'Brien, Jimmy Durante and Licia Albanese. (6:00-6:15
p.m.) Also appears on Louella Parsons’ radio show, which is her last for her
sponsor, Jergens Woodbury.
December 25 (9:00-9:30 p.m.) Guests on the Bob Hope radio show on NBC with Jack Kirkwood, Benny Rubin and Frank Sinatra. The show has been recorded at the Long Beach California Veterans Administration Hospital. Bing sings ‘Over a Bottle of Wine’ and ‘Silent Night’.
…In view of Hope’s sock talent line-up, this show was a disappointment. Hope
and Crosby indulged in their usual insult routine about latter’s excess profits
and poundage, but the gags were pretty stale. With the exception of Crosby’s
vocals, the rest of the show was equally dull. Billed as a “surprise visitor,”
Sinatra didn’t show up until the last three minutes of the broadcast, and then
he didn’t have anything to do.
(Billboard,
January 12, 1952)
1952
January 15 (9:00-9:30 p.m.) The Bob Hope radio show is broadcast on NBC
and Bing guests with Jimmy Demaret and Jerry
Colonna. Bing sings ‘Slowpoke’ and then
duets ‘Undecided’ with Bob Hope.
February 17
(6:00-6:15 p.m.) Guest host on the ‘Walter Winchell Time’ radio programme
on ABC in Winchell’s absence due to ill health.
Bing manages to plug his Chesterfield show. The show has been recorded
in advance and Bing is featured singing ‘It Had To Be You’, ‘Slow Poke’, ‘Hello
Young Lovers’ and ‘A Kiss To Build a Dream On’.
March 11
(9:00-9:30 p.m.) Bing makes a guest appearance on Bob Hope's radio show on NBC, which has been
recorded in Palm Springs. Other guests
are Marilyn Maxwell and Charles Farrell.
Bing sings 'Anytime' and the song is included in Sepia
CD 1369 "Guest Star Time (1935-1953)".
May 31
(9:30-10:00 p.m.) Bing makes a short guest appearance on the NBC radio programme ‘Silver Plus
Five’ to pay a tribute to Red Nichols who is celebrating 30 years in show
business.
August 13 (7:00-7:30 p.m.)
Bing is the host for ‘Action Was Limited’, a Family Theatre drama
broadcast over KHJ.
September 20 (7:15-7:45 p.m.) In
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