Bing and the Rhythm Boys left
Whiteman after taking part in the Old Gold broadcast of April 15, 1930 in
In July, the Rhythm Boys were
signed to be part of the entertainment at the Hotel Ambassador’s Cocoanut Grove
and the show was broadcast each night over station KNX, whose transmissions
could be picked up as far away as
Bing continued at the Grove until
May 1931 when he, Al Rinker and Harry Barris failed to turn up for performances
on May 16. Within days Bing was making a solo radio appearance on the
Sunkist Musical Cocktails programme which was
broadcast nationally on CBS from station KHJ. Accompanied by Raymond
Paige and his Orchestra, he sang ‘Just One More Chance’ which was apparently
its first rendering on air.
During the summer months, contact
was made with Bill Paley of CBS who signed Bing for an unsponsored radio show
due to commence on August 31st 1931. The story of Bing’s failure to
appear on August 31st and September 1st due to what was said to be laryngitis
is well known and will not be repeated here. Suffice to say that the 15
minute radio show ‘Introducing Bing Crosby’ commenced at 11 p.m. on September
2nd 1931 and continued daily (except Sundays) with Bing giving an extra
broadcast at 8:45 p.m. each Tuesday. By September 22, the daily
broadcasts were switched to the earlier time of 7:00 p.m. to put Bing in direct
competition with ‘Amos ‘N’ Andy’.
To summarise,
an outline of Bing’s radio appearances following the ending of the Old Gold
series and leading up to the Cremo show is given
below.
1930
June 2 (7:30-8:00 p.m.) The Rhythm Boys
broadcast from station KNX along with Bill Hatch’s String Quintette.
June 4 (7:30-8:00 p.m.) The Rhythm Boys
take part in the California Melodies program over CBS with Joe
Trent, Fred Scott, Jeanie Lang and the Biltmore
Trio.
June 11 (7:30-8:00 p.m.) The Rhythm Boys
take part in the California Melodies program over CBS with Lupe Velez,
Stanley Smith and the Los Angeles Grand Chorus. Bing sings “Midnight” with the
Rhythm Boys.
June 27 (8:30 p.m.) The Rhythm Boys
commence broadcasting a new NBC radio series from station KFI. Walter
O’Keefe is the m.c. The Rhythm Boys are said to
have a 13-week contract.
July 5 (8 - 10 p.m.) The Rhythm Boys
appear in a revue over station KFWB sponsored by Sanders Chain Stores.
July 14 - May 15, 1931 (10 p.m. -
midnight) Bing and The Rhythm Boys are frequently featured in the nightly Gus Arnheim broadcast over station KNX.
September 3/4/5/8/10/11/15. The Rhythm Boys star in radio shows over station
September 5. (8:45-9:15 p.m.) The Rhythm Boys are featured in a radio program called
‘Tone Pictures’ broadcast over the NBC network.
September 18/19/22. The Rhythm Boys again appear in morning radio
shows on station KFI.
October 7 The Rhythm Boys guest on the RKO Radio Pictures Hour on NBC and sing ‘Three Little Words’.
October 15. (8:30 - 9:00 p.m.) Bing and Harry Barris
appear on the California Melodies program from station KHJ.
November 12. (8:30 - 9:00 p.m.) Bing again appears on
the California Melodies radio program and introduces another
Harry Barris number, with the latter at the piano.
1931
Jan. 8-May 14. In addition to the nightly broadcasts with Gus Arnheim from the Cocoanut Grove, The Rhythm Boys and Arnheim appear in the weekly MJB Coffee Demi-Tasse Revue over station KFi. It is said that Bing usually
opened the show by singing a theme song whose opening line went: “Drink a cup
of good old M. J. B. etc, etc.”
May 20 (4:30 - 5:00 p.m.) Bing appears on
the Sunkist Musical Cocktails programme.
September 2 - October 31 Unsponsored radio
show for CBS "Presenting 15 Minutes with Bing Crosby" - details below.
October 25 (10:00-10:30) Guests on the "Radio Varieties" program on station WOR.
November 1 (10:45-12 midnight) Takes part in the nationwide Hoover Unemployment broadcast put out by both NBC and CBS.
December 15 (5:15 – 5:30
p.m.) Bing is interviewed by Bob Taplinger on station
WABC in
PRESENTING 15 MINUTES WITH BING
CROSBY
After
the first few shows, two broadcasts were made each day, one for the
East Coast at 7p.m. and the other at 11 p.m. (EST) for the West Coast.
Details of these programmes
have largely been taken from The Brooklyn Daily Times who listed the
songs prior to the broadcast and there can be no guarantee that
last-minute changes were not made. It is possible that changes were made for the West Coast broadcast too.
BING CROSBY‘S COLUMBIA DEBUT
MONDAY NIGHT
"Bing" opens with a "bang" over a
nationwide network of the Columbia Broadcasting System, Monday night, 7
o'clock!
I'm talking about the youthful and "it-ful" baritone who was christened Harry, full name,
Harry Crosby. And KHJ promises to do ever better than Crosby's most
enthusiastic admirers had hoped-the local member of CBS announces it will
present the vocalizing Lochinvar, who came out of the
West, six nights per week-Sundays off.
Incidentally to the Crosby voice will be an orchestra under
the direction of Victor Young, and the program will run fifteen minutes.
No sponsor! It will be a sustaining CBS feature, and
incidentally, "Bing" appears to have hunt up a new mark for such an
unsponsored program. Unofficial but rather authoritative reports state that
cash each week will find $1,500 rolling into the Crosby exchequer.
Record-playing stations have, unwittingly, given Crosby a
perfect "build-up" for his network debut. They have played and
replayed every record the young man ever made, have
devoted whole thirty-minute periods to nothing but his recordings.
Now, this section of the nation at least, is ripe to hear
the real article, singing other and newer songs as well. He will, of course,
have to sing "Many Happy Returns of the Day," "At Your
Command," and "One More Chance" occasionally, just to escape a
lynching.
Columbia has long sought a feature that could compete with
NBC's "Amos ‘n' Andy." Crosby may fill the bill for the Pacific Coast
audience; some folks seem to think he will, at any rate. More than one
"Amos ‘n' Andy" fan will admit that the black-face team has lost its
grip, but the habit remains. Another breach-of-promise suit would seal the
verdict, however.
(Ray De O'Fan, Los Angeles Examiner, 27th
August, 1931)
Bing Crosby, well-known Southern California singer,
will start broadcasting over the Columbia network and KHJ Monday night, August
31, at 7pm according to announcement received today. Bing will be on the air
every night with the exception of Sunday.
(Eugene Inge, Los Angeles
Evening Herald, 27th August, 1931)
Bing Crosby, once heard locally over several stations, takes his vocal
efforts to
(Ralph L. Power, Los Angeles Record, 29th August, 1931)
Bing Crosby, well-known Southern California baritone, who recently signed an
exclusive contract with the Columbia Broadcasting System, will be heard for the
first time at 7:30 over KHJ. Crosby will be on the air every night at the same
hour with the exception of Sunday.
(Eugene Inge, Los Angeles Evening Herald, 31st.
August, 1931)
7pm, KHJ-Bing Crosby makes his debut over Columbia, supported by Victor
Young's Orchestra. He sings "Just One More Chance," "I Found a
Million Dollar Baby" and "I'm Through With Love," CBS (15
minutes).
(Ray De O'Fan, Los Angeles
Examiner, 31st. August, 1931)
Bing Crosby, famous blues singer, will soon be heard over the National
network sponsored by a well-known cigarette.
(Eileen Percy Los Angeles Evening Express, 31st. August, 1931)
Eleven thirty…WJZ…and no Bing Crosby. Scheduled for
debut last night as an exclusive Columbia artist…the non-appearance of this
baritone sensation of the West Coast was laid to a bad case of laryngitis and
the big event will come off tonight.
(Daily News (New York), September 1, 1931)
NOTE:
Bing was advertised to sing "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams", "Why
Shouldn't I" and "Just One More Chance " but again the broadcast did
not take place.
COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM (CBS): 11:00-11:15 pm, New York, NY. (7p.m. PST)
Announced by Harry Von Zell.
Orchestra conducted by Victor Young.
Personnel: (From) Mannie Klein, Charlie Margulis, Bobby Effros
(trumpets), Tommy Dorsey (trumpet/trombone), Will Bradley, Jerry Colonna
(trombones), Jimmy Dorsey, Lyall Bowen (alto
saxophone/clarinet); Artie Shaw (clarinet), Joe Venuti, Harry Hoffman
(violins), Arthur Schutt (piano), Eddie Lang
(guitar), Joe Tarto (bass/tuba). Larry Gomar (drums).
No. 1 2nd September 1931 (Wed) (a)
*Just
One More
Chance
(b)
*I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five & Ten Cent Store) (d)
*I’m Through With
Love
(c)
While on the
subject of WABC, we again remained up to see if Bing Crosby arrived. Bing sang,
but after the long wait, most of his appeal was stale. As a singer, he has more
tricks than voice, but Bing has finally reached the air, so all is well at CBS.
(David
Bratton, The Brooklyn Daily Times,
September 3, 1931)
Notes:
(a)
This
program was the first in the series of sustaining shows. Originally
scheduled to premiere on 31st August, it was delayed until this date due to
Bing's ‘laryngitic problem’.
The Victor Recording Book indicates recordings
and matrices as listed below with the notation after [PCVE-68312-1] of ‘Entire
Fifteen Minute Broadcast’. It is unknown if any pressings were ever made from
this matrix.
At the time of publication none were known to
exist. It is believed that only three copies of the 78rpm matrices were
pressed. The Victor recordings were air-checked, in their Hollywood
studios, from the KHJ (Los Angeles) broadcast.
The accompanying musicians varied from
broadcast to broadcast. Interviews with Klein, Venuti and Bradley
indicate that those listed were on most of the broadcasts conducted by Victor
Young.
(b)
Issued
on RCA Victor LSA3094 ‘Bing Crosby – Wrap Your Troubles In
Dreams’ and Frogbien
FB6309 - ‘Bing’
12" 33 Victor Test PCVE-68312-1; 12" 78 Victor
Test PCVE 68310-1
The Chronological Bing Crosby – vol. 9 Jonzo
Records JZCD-9
So Rare: Treasures From
The Crosby Archive – Collectors’ Choice Music CD WWCCM21092
(c)
Issued
on RCA Victor LSA3094 ‘Bing Crosby – Wrap Your Troubles In
Dreams’ and Frogbien
FB6309 - ‘Bing’
12" 33 Victor Test PCVE-68312-1; 12"
78 Victor Test PCVE 68310-1
The Chronological Bing Crosby – vol. 9 Jonzo
Records JZCD-9
So Rare: Treasures From
The Crosby Archive – Collectors’ Choice Music CD WWCCM21092
(d) 12" 33
Victor Test PCVE-68312-1
(e)
The Brooklyn Daily Times stated that Bing's songs were to be "Come to
Me", "I Can't Write the Words" and "For You" but
instead he reverted to the songs advertised to be sung on August 31.
No. 2 3rd September 1931 (Thu)
*Out Of Nowhere
*There's No Other Girl (After Loving You)
Stardust (orchestra)
*I Apologize
*Lucky Seven
No. 3 4th September 1931 (Fri)
*Dancing In The Dark
*When Yuba Plays A Rumba On The Tuba
Begging For Love (orchestra)
*Now That You're Mine
No. 4 5th September 1931 (Sat)
*Many Happy Returns Of The Day
*Three Little Words
Makin' Faces At The Man In The Moon (orchestra)
*I Surrender Dear
No. 5 7th September 1931 (Mon)
*What Is It?
*Pardon Me, Pretty Baby
How's Your Uncle (orchestra)
*Shine On Harvest Moon
‘So far as Southern California goes, Amos ‘n’ Andy listenage has been sadly cut, what with Bing Crosby back on
the old air at the same time. Despite two false starts early in the week,
due to bad case of laryngitis, Crosby has come back strong and is his old self
again. The Boswell Sisters had the same experience when they went east,
but contracted their illness before they had been announced definitely.
Old Crosby listeners detected the fact there had been a little too much brass
in Victor Young’s band, forcing Crosby to put on more steam than usual.
They recalled that Gus Arnheim’s band reverted to
violins whenever Crosby sang. But the Arnheim -
Crosby combination was almost too good to be equalled
in excellence. And Young’s band will soon work out its difficulties, it
is hoped.’
(‘Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News’ 5th September 1931)
Bing Crosby fans will hear him at 7 over KHJ in
"Guilty," "Pardon Me, Pretty Baby," and "Come With
Me."
(Zuma Palmer, Hollywood Daily Citizen, 7th September,
1931)
Advices from
(Kenneth Frogley, ‘Los Angeles Illustrated Daily
News’ 7th September 1931)
No.6 8th September 1931 (Tue)
Details unknown. Bing broadcasts at 8:45 p.m. instead of 11 p.m. to make way for a special broadcast from station WHK in Cleveland.
“CBS High Figure For Crosby's
Commercial program. CBS reportedly asked $3,000 per week for first twelve
weeks; $2,700 for next twelve; $4,000 for balance of year. As a
sustaining CBS program, Crosby was receiving $1,500 per week.
(‘Variety’ 8th September 1931)
No.7 9th September 1931 (Wed)
*Someday I'll Find You
*I Don’t Know Why
I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five &
Ten Cent Store) (orchestra)
*Begging For Love
Due to power line
trouble WABC was off the air from 11:09 to 11.39. Bing Crosby’s program was the
one to suffer and he was only able to complete a portion of his scheduled songs.
(David Bratton, The Brooklyn Daily Times, September
10, 1931)
No.8 10th September 1931 (Thu)
*The Hour Of Parting
*Without That Gal!
Come To Me (orchestra)
*Guilty
No.9 11th September 1931 (Fri)
*River, Stay ‘Way From My Door
*As Time Goes By
Dancing In The Dark (orchestra)
*I’m All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart
No.10 12th September 1931 (Sat)
*Old Playmates
*I’m With You
In A Dream (orchestra)
*Sweet And Lovely
No.11 14th September 1931 (Mon)
*Just One More Chance
*I Need Loving
Beautiful Love (orchestra)
*Star Dust
No.12 15th September 1931 (Tue)
*I Don't Know Why
*There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby
The Thrill Is Gone (orchestra)
*Someday I'll Find You
‘Scrap between NBC & CBS over Russ Columbo and Bing Crosby is getting warm.’
(‘Variety’ 15th September 1931)
No.13 16th September 1931 (Wed)
*Never
*When Yuba Plays A Rumba On The Tuba
High And Low (orchestra)
*It Had To Be You
No.14 17th September 1931 (Thu)
*For You
*Dinah
Is This The Music Of Love? (orchestra)
*It's Love
No.15 18th September 1931 (Fri)
*Tonight Or Never
*Makin' Faces At The Man In The Moon
There's No Other Girl (After Loving You) (orchestra)
*Don't Ask Me Why
No.16 19th September 1931 (Sat)
*The Thrill Is Gone
*I Can't Get Mississippi Off My Mind
It's A Long Time Between Kisses (orchestra)
*At Your Command
No.17 21st September 1931 (Mon)
*The Kiss That You've Forgotten
*I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five & Ten Cent Store)
Two Heads In The Moonlight (Are Better Than One) (orchestra)
*Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
What sighs are being uttered over the announcement
that Bing (Harry L.) Crosby gives his final 7 o'clock program tonight over KHJ.
Beginning the 28th, when the east returns to standard time, Bing will be heard
from 4 to 4:15 over KHJ. Just because you won't be hearing him for a few days,
I'll give you his program for tonight which is "Just One More
Chance," "I Need Lovin"
and "Star Dust."
(Zuma Palmer, Hollywod Daily
Citizen, 21st September, 1931)
No.18 22nd September 1931 (Tue)
*Blue Kentucky Moon
*Every Little Movement Has A Meaning Of Its Own
Bend Down, Sister (orchestra)
*I Kiss Your Hand Madame
All
was not well with the Columbia technical department on Bing Crosby’s first
broadcast on his new schedule. At times all you could hear was Crosby. At other
times, all you could hear was the orchestra. The final number was balanced
properly.
(Kenneth
Frogley, Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News, September 30, 1931)
No.19 23rd September 1931 (Wed)
*I'm Thru With Love
*Take It From Me
Dancing Tambourine (orchestra)
*Old Playmate
No.20 24th September 1931 (Thu)
*Why Dance?
*Nobody's Sweetheart
The Woman In The Shoe (orchestra)
*Guilty
No.21 25th September 1931 (Fri)
*As Time Goes By
*Fool Me Some More
Help Yourself To Happiness (orchestra)
*Sweet And Lovely
No.22 26th September 1931 (Sat) (a)
* I Don't Know Why
*You Can't Stop Me From Loving You
I Idolize My Baby's Eyes
*Just One More Chance
Note:
(a) At this time Bing's
competition on radio at the same hour was (1) NBC/WJZ Amos & Andy: (2)
NBC/WEAF Nick Lucas.
The New York Times of 27th September 1931
featured a photograph depicting Bing with Kate Smith.
No.23 28th September 1931 (Mon)
*What Is It?
*Concentratin' On You
Strike Up The Band (orchestra)
*Shine On. Harvest Moon
Bing Crosby is supposed to set feminine hearts twitter these days at 4pm,
via CBS to KHJ for 15 minutes.
(Ralph L. Power, Los Angeles Record, 28th September, 1931)
No.24 29th September 1931 (Tue)
*Time On My Hands
*I Need Loving
Lucky Seven (orchestra)
*I Apologize
No.25 30th September 1931 (Wed)
*For You
*All Of Me
Happy Feet (orchestra)
*River, Stay 'Way From My Door
No.26 1st October 1931 (Thu)
*In A Dream
*I Wouldn't Change You For The World
Limehouse Blues (Orchestra)
*When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Columbia Briefs: The orchestra led by Vic Young, which
supplies the background for the popular baritone, Bing Crosby, includes,
includes the team of Venuti and Lang, who have been featured in all parts of
the country on the stage, in vaudeville, and in dance orchestras. Joe Venuti is
a violinist and Ed Lang is master of the guitar.
(Gene Inge, Los Angeles
Evening Herald, 1st October, 1931)
4pm KHJ-Bing Crosby, he was never better. To 4:15, CBS.
(Ray De O'Fan, Los Angeles
Examiner, 1st October, 1931)
No.27 2nd October 1931 (Fri)
*Now That You're Gone
*I Cried For You
Little Girl (orchestra)
*If I Could Be With You
No.28 3rd October 1931 (Sat)
*Dancing In The Dark
*Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
Wildrose (orchestra)
*Goodnight Sweetheart
Bing Crosby
Columbia Baritone is to be supplied with a new orchestra (Freddie Rich’s this
time) on Monday of next week. Heretofore Victor Young’s orchestra has
accompanied Bing in the studios. Somehow Bing had difficulty in getting into
the swing of Vic’s tempo. Better luck with Rich, maybe
(Jo Ranson, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 3,
1931)
No.29 5th October 1931 (Mon)
*Just One More Chance (not listed by The Brooklyn Daily Times)
*My Song
*I'm With You
Nobody Loves No Baby (orchestra)
*Without That Gal
…Getting back to Bing Crosby, the lad needs a longer vocal rest if his work of last evening can be taken as criterion. His throat is not entirely better at the moment and the WABC 7 o’clock period did him little credit. “One More Chance” was but fair and “Without That Gal” was not so good. (David Bratton, The Brooklyn Daily Times, October 6, 1931)
No.30 6th October 1931 (Tue)
*Never
*After You've Gone
Malinda's Wedding Day (orchestra)
*At Your Command
No.31 7th October 1931 (Wed)
*Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
*You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
I Know That You Know (Orchestra)
*That's Why Darkies Were Born
No.32 8th October 1931 (Thu)
*Without A Song
*Kissable Baby
Thou Swell (Orchestra)
*Sweet And Lovely
No.33 9th October 1931 (Fri)
*I'm Happy When You're Jealous
*Sugar
The Woman In The Shoe (orchestra)
*Old Playmate
No.34 10th October 1931 (Sat)
*Honeysuckle Rose
*You Want Lovin' (But I Want Love)
Don't Hold Everything (orchestra)
*Blues In My Heart
No.35 12th October 1931 (Mon)
*Old Playmate
*Life Is Just a Bowl Of Cherries
Tonight Or Never (orchestra)
*Beautiful Love
*Now That You're Gone
No.36 13th October 1931 (Tue)
*I'm Sorry Dear
*I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five &
Ten Cent Store)
What Is It? (orchestra)
*All Alone
*Can't You See (How I Love You?)
No.37 14th October 1931 (Wed)
*Without A Song
*This Is The Missus
Kissable Baby (orchestra)
*Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear
*I Apologize
No.38 15th October 1931 (Thu)
*Dancing In The Dark
*Pardon Me, Pretty Lady
It's Great To Be In Love (orchestra)
*For You
*I Surrender Dear
‘RADIO REPORTS’ Bing Crosby -
Sustaining - WABC
‘Having been on the air around New York for two or
three weeks, Publix thinks enough of Crosby to book him into the New York
Paramount while RKO turned him down on the theory he isn't yet well enough
known around this area to draw sufficiently to offset the salary he’s
asking. Both may be right. Singer is due at the Publix Times Square
spot Oct.31.
When Crosby first
came to town, WABC had him warbling around 10:30 or 11 at night. This
hour was soon discarded for the more important period of 7 p.m. He follows in
Mort Downey, also CBS and Russ Colombo, NBC, between which two, Crosby is
mostly compared with the latter because both are baritones. Getting an earful
of Crosby over a series of programs doesn’t leave much doubt that he’s not
entirely at ease when delivering an unfamiliar song. In other words, it
sounds as though Crosby is best with established tunes which he has been able
to study and work out for his style of delivery. This may mean he’s at
the mercy of the song publishers because of being on nightly and using up three
or four songs a period.
Crosby’s best
interpretation of a tune calls for special orchestrating and high grade
variation of the melody of which his voice is capable. He’s best with hot
strings behind him although either Crosby or the studio evidently doesn’t think
so because he’s changed orchestras during his WABC sojourn. If Crosby hasn’t
his own arranger, he should get one and stay three or four programs ahead all
the time. Getting hold of a tune and being able to give it what he’s got,
under the guidance of a note specialist, ought to make him a cinch for a
commercial. As currently routining it often
sounds as if he were vocally fighting the songs of which he’s uncertain,
thereby being forced to sing them straight and classing as just average when so
limited.
Crosby was one
third of Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys a few years ago. He since
came to prominence on the coast and caused attention through his phonograph
recordings. If he can work out a schedule allowing him the same
preparation for radio as for recording he’s a cinch for ether popularity
despite his whistling which is open to debate because of following Downey with
it.’
(‘Variety’ October
1931)
No.39 16th October 1931 (Fri)
*River, Stay 'Way From My Door
*Dinah
I Know That You Know (orchestra)
*The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi
*I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
No.40 17th October 1931 (Sat)
*When It's Sleepy Time Down South
*Louise
The Cutest Kid In Town (orchestra)
*Sleep, Sleep, Sleep
*It Must Be True
No.41 19th October 1931 (Mon)
*Just One More Chance
*Without That Gal!
Bend Down, Sister (orchestra)
*Many Happy Returns Of The Day
*Guilty
No.42 20th October 1931 (Tue)
*As Time Goes By
*Sweet Sue, Just You
I Don't Want Love (orchestra)
*Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear)
*It's Love
No.43 21st October 1931 (Wed)
*Out Of Nowhere
*You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
Can't You See (orchestra)
*Always
*Goodnight Sweetheart
No.44 22nd October 1931 (Thu)
The Brooklyn Daily Times lists:
*At Your Command
*What Is It?
Help Yourself To Happiness
*Why Dance?
*Never
But there could have been a different broadcast for the West Coast.
*It Had To Be You
*In A Japanese Garden
*Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
*Sleepy Time Down
South
Bing Crosby, baritone, will revive a few old songs,
"It Had to Be You," "In a Japanese Garden," "Wrap Your
Troubles in Dreams" and "Sleepy Time Down South," in answer to
requests from his California listeners during his program tomorrow at 4:00 over
KHJ-CBS.
(Gene Inge, Los Angeles
Evening Herald, 21st October, 1931)
No.45 23rd October 1931 (Fri)
*A Faded Summer Love
*One More Time
Even As You And I (orchestra)
*Falling In Love Again
*Time On My Hands
No.46 24th October 1931 (Sat)
*When It's Sleepy Time Down South
*Love Letters In The Sand
You Didn't Know The Music (I Didn't Know The Words) (orchestra)
*My Lips Tell the World It's Over
*I Wouldn't Change You For The World
No.47 26th October 1931 (Mon)
*My Song
*Kissable Baby
As Time Goes By (orchestra)
*You're In Everybody's Arms
*I Don't Know Why
No.48 27th October 1931 (Tue)
*Stardust
*It Had To Be You
Time On My Hands (orchestra)
*Love Came Into My Heart
*I'll See You In My Dreams
No.49 28th October 1931 (Wed)
*Sweet And Lovely
*I Idolize My Baby's Eyes
It's The Darndest Thing (orchestra)
*The Kiss Waltz
*I Cried For You
No.50 29th October 1931 (Thu)
*What Price Love?
*Take Your Time
You've Got A Lease On My Heart (orchestra)
*You're My Everything
*You Didn't Know The Music (I Didn't Know The Words)
No.51 30th October 1931 (Fri)
*Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
*Honeysuckle Rose
This Is The Missus (orchestra)
*The Kiss That You've Forgotten
*I'm Thru With Love
Bing Crosby, one
of today’s emperors of croondom, gave good account of himself on WABC at 7 last
night. I liked the way he sang the song “The Kiss that You’ve Forgotten.”
(Ben Gross, Daily News (New York), October 31, 1931)
No.52 31st October 1931 (Sat)
*Blues In My Heart
*Louise
Singing The Blues (orchestra)
*Goodnight Sweetheart
*The More You Hurt Me
‘PRESENTING 15 MINUTES WITH BING CROSBY’
INDEX 1 – Lists, alphabetically the songs or musical items in which Bing Crosby participated
After You've Gone 30
All Alone 36
All Of Me 25
Always 43
As Time Goes By 9, 21, 42
At Your Command 16, 30, 44
Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear 37
Beautiful Love 35
Begging For Love 7
Blue Kentucky Moon 18
Blues In My Heart 34, 52
Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear) 42
Can't You See (How I Love You?) 36
Concentratin' On You 23
Dancing In The Dark 3, 28, 38
Dinah 14, 39
Don't Ask Me Why 15
Every Little Movement Has A Meaning Of Its Own 18
Faded Summer Love, A 45
Falling In Love Again 45
Fool Me Some More 21
For You 14, 25, 38
Goodnight Sweetheart 28, 43, 52
Guilty 8, 20, 41
Honeysuckle Rose 34, 51
Hour Of Parting, The 8
I Apologize 2, 24, 37
I Can't Get Mississippi Off My Mind 16
I Cried For You 27, 49
I Don’t Know Why 7, 12, 22,47
I Found A Million Dollar Baby 1, 17, 36
I Idolize My Baby's Eyes 49
I Kiss Your Hand, Madame 18, 39
I Surrender Dear 4, 38
If I Could Be With You 27
I'll See You In My Dreams 48
I’m All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart 9
I'm Happy When You're Jealous 33
I’m Through With Love
1, 19, 51
I'm Sorry Dear 36
I’m With You 10, 29
I Need Loving 11, 24
I Wouldn't Change You For The World 26, 46
In A Dream 26
In A
It Had To Be You 13, 44, 48
It Must Be True 40
It's Love 14, 42
Just One More Chance 1, 11, 22, 29, 41
Kiss That You've Forgotten, The 17, 51
Kiss Waltz, The 49
Kissable Baby 32, 47
Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries 28, 35
Louise 40, 52
Love Came Into My Heart 48
Love Letters In The Sand 46
Lucky Seven 2
Makin' Faces At The Man In The Moon 15
Many Happy Returns Of The Day 4, 41
More You Hurt Me, The 52
My Lips Tell The World It's Over 46
My Song 29, 47
Never 13, 30, 44
Nobody's Sweetheart 20
Now That You're Gone 27, 35
Now That You're Mine 3
Old Playmate 10, 19, 33, 35
One More Time 45
Out Of Nowhere 2, 43
Pardon Me, Pretty Baby 5, 38
River, Stay ‘Way From My Door 9, 25, 39
Shine On Harvest Moon 5, 23
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep 40
Someday I'll Find You 7, 12
Star Dust 11, 48
Sugar 33
Sweet Sue, Just You 42
Sweet And Lovely 10, 21, 32, 49
Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi, The 39
Take It From Me 19
Take Your Time 50
That's Why Darkies Were Born 31
There's No Other Girl (After Loving You) 2
There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby 12
This Is The Missus 37
Three Little Words 4
Thrill Is Gone, The 16
Time On My Hands 24, 45
Tonight Or Never 15
What Is It? 5, 23, 44
What Price Love? 50
When It's Sleepy Time Down South 26, 40, 44, 46
When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba 3, 13
Why Dance? 20, 44
Without A Song 32, 37
Without That Gal! 8, 29, 41
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 17, 31, 44, 51
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me 31, 43
You Can't Stop Me From Loving You 22
You Didn't Know The Music (I Didn't Know The Words 50
You Want Lovin' (But I Want Love) 34
You're In Everybody's Arms 47
You're My Everything 50
BING CROSBY - CREMO
SINGER
Bing’s fifteen minute sustaining series for CBS, ‘Presenting
15 Minutes With Bing Crosby’ had pitted his talents against the top ranked, ‘Amos ‘N’ Andy’
show and in spite of a $3000 a week price tag, sponsors were showing more than
a passing interest in the young singer. The tab was picked up by the
American Tobacco Company and rather than Lucky Strike cigarettes, the
president, George Washington Hill, chose to promote another of the Company’s
products, Cremo Cigars.
The fifteen minute programme was moved up a quarter of
an hour from 7.00 to 7.15 p.m. Eastern time, to avoid competing with
‘Amos ‘N’ Andy’, with a second ‘live’ broadcast at 11.00 p.m. to catch
prime time listeners on the West coast.
It is regrettable that so few examples of the series,
survive, as air time was used to its maximum advantage, to provide an ideal
showcase for the emergent crooner. Naturally, the commercials were obliged to
make their intrusions but there was no ‘chat’, simply brief introductions and
titles. Crosby sang two songs, followed by an orchestral item, and closed
with another song.
*Sleepy Time Down South
*I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five & Ten Cent Store)
Sweet And Lovely Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Apologise
*Always
Bing Crosby is scheduled to begin his new series of
night-time broadcasts over the
(Ray De O'Fan, Los Angeles Examiner, 26th
October, 1931)
Baritone Bing
Crosby begins a new series of programs tonight, sponsored by the people who put
Arthur Pryor's band on the air. But Bing Crosby appears at
8pm, and in the west this period on Mondays can mean only one thing - the Blue
Monday Jamboree. Station KHJ promises the Crosby-loving public that it
will take his programs every other night except Sundays. With Crosby's new
program, a new orchestra, under direction of Carl Fenton, makes its debut on
the air. Favorite at eastern society functions and college parties, Fenton has
been recording music for 11 years, promises big support for Crosby.
(Kenneth Frogley,
Bing Crosby turned
commercial last evening and neither bettered nor changed his usual performance.
There can be no question but that in Crosby WABC has a real attraction as a
singer. Somehow we do not care for all of his arrangements, but at least he is entertaining.
This was especially true with “Million Dollar Baby,” although “I Apologize” was
very well done. David Ross was much better with this new program than his
forced announcing on the sponsor’s prior efforts.
(David
Bratton, Brooklyn Times Union,
November 3, 1931)
No. 2 3rd November
1931
*Just One More Chance
*Blue
Medley from "Band
Wagon" Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*I Don't Know Why
"8 pm KHJ Bing Crosby - (CBS) has moved up to make more hearts miss
a beat. With the moving of Bing Crosby from a four o'clock spot to eight
at night, those of his West Coast audience who work days will let out a
cheer. With this change should come an initial programme
well worth hearing if you are an admirer of his type of ballad singing. This, also is on
KHJ's schedule."
("
You who mourned when Bing Crosby's programs were
changed to an afternoon hour may smile now in earnest. Bing not only returns at
night, but on a sponsored broadcast so that there will be no change in his
schedule for some time at least. He is to be heard every evening except Sunday
and Monday at 8 over KHJ.
(Zuma Palmer, Hollywood Daily Citizen, 3rd November 1931)
*Time On My Hands
*Can't You See (How I Love You?)
Life Is Just A
Bowl Of
Cherries
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*You Didn't Know The Music
*My Song
*Shine On Harvest Moon
Medley from "The Laugh Parade"
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*River, Stay 'Way From My Door
*At Your Command
*Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Bend Down,
Sister
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I'm Through With Love
No. 6 7th November 1931
*Guilty
(a)
*Kissable
Baby
(a)
It's The Darndest
Thing
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I
Cried For You
(a)
Note:
(a) PP-4 "Personalities On Parade Volume 4"
Totem
LP1008 - "Bing Crosby - On The Air"
No. 7 9th November 1931 (a)
*Now That You're
Gone
*This Is The
Missus
Hiding In The
Shadows Of The
Moon Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Goodnight, Sweetheart
Note:
(a) The complete programme was issued on PP-2 "Personalities On Parade Volume 2"
“Certified Cremo
Cigar Company must have stepped high to corral Bing Crosby, the rage of the
radio hour, for their WABC broadcast. But, judging by his work, he's
worth it. This must be a tough week for him, however, for he is doing
four shows a day at the Paramount Theatre which, on top of his radio work in
the evening, puts a heavy strain on his voice. Monday night, when caught, he showed
no effects of hard usage, however, his tones being clear and vibrant as ever.
On the air Monday night he used, "Now That You're
Gone", "Then She's Mine” (sic) and “Goodnight,
Sweetheart". All these he threw off in the manner
that has brought him forward so fast in the favor of the public. It is
highly individual, belongs to him alone and he need stand in no fear of competition,
because, while he may have imitators, there will be only one Bing Crosby.”
(Variety, November 10, 1931)
*As Time Goes By
*Dinah
Wedding March from Lohengrin
(Wagner)
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Surrender, Dear
*What Price Love
*Nobody's Sweetheart
Medley from "The Cat And
The
Fiddle"
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*You Try Somebody Else And I'll Try Somebody
Else
(We'll Be Back Together Again)
*Is This The Music Of Love?
*The Little
Right Across
The
Way Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*I'm Sorry Dear
*A Faded Summer Love
*Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
I Promise
You Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Why Did It Have To Be Me?
*When It's Sleepy Time Down South
*I'm For You One Hundred Percent
By The Sycamore
Tree Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
No. 13 16th November
1931
*Sweet And Lovely
*An Evening In Caroline
Love Letters In
The
Sand
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Apologise
*Many Happy Returns Of The Day
*It's The Darndest
Thing
You Try Somebody Else And
I'll Try
Somebody
Else
(We'll Be Back Together
Again) Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Kiss Me Goodnight (Not Goodbye)
"8 pm KHJ - Bing Crosby sings 'Many Happy Returns Of The Day'; 'It's The Darndest
Thing' and 'Kiss Me Goodnight Not Goodbye'"
("
*Old Playmate
*On
Music In
My
Fingers Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Star Dust
*Too Late
*I'm With You
Tonight Or
Never
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*You're My Everything
"KHJ 8pm tonight - Bing Crosby will sing 'Too Late';
'I'm With You' and 'You're My Everything' - good for waning or budding
romances!"
("
*With A Song In My Heart
*Believe Me
I Can't Write The
Words Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*When The Rest Of The Crowd Goes Home
*Without A Song
*Some Of These Days
The Cutest Kid In
Town Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*With Love In My Heart
*My Song
*Lucille
Medley from "A
*Can't We Be Friends?
No. 20 24th November 1931
*Beautiful Love
*What Is It?
Save The
Last Dance For
Me Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear)
*What Did You Do With It?
*Ain't Misbehavin'
This Is My Love
Song Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Blue
"8 pm KHJ - Bing Crosby (CBS) will sing 'What Did You Do With It'; Ain't Misbehavin' and 'Blue
("
*I'm Thankful
*Oh! Miss Hannah
My
Paradise Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Home (When Shadows Fall)
*A Faded Summer Love
*You Took Advantage Of Me
Medley from the "Music Box
Revues" Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Goodnight, Sweetheart
*River Stay 'Way From My Door
*Every Little Movement
There's A
Ring Around The
Moon Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*One Of Us Was Wrong
*I Apologise
*Between The Devil And The
I'll Always Remember
September Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*S'posin'
*When The Rest Of The Crowd Goes Home
*I've Got Five Dollars
A Kiss In
The
Dark Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*You Try Somebody Else And I'll Try Somebody
Else
(We'll Be Back Together Again)
*Time On My Hands
*This The Missus
Underneath The Stars With
You Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*I Wonder Who's Under The Moon With Her Tonight
No. 28 3rd December 1931
*When It's Sleepy Time Down South
*Sweet Sue
Cuban Love
Song Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*June Night
No. 29 4th December 1931
*Now That You're Gone
*My Honey's Lovin'
Arms
The Kashmiri Song (From 'Four Indian Love
Lyrics') Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Reaching For The Moon
*As
Time Goes
By
(a)
*Somebody Loves Me
Song Of
Happiness
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*My Consolation
Note:
(a)
Totem
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*At Your Command
*Who's Your Little Who-zis?
Medley from "Lady Be
Good" Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Cuban Love Song
*My Song
*Ooh! That Kiss
April
Showers
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear)
…Another shot in
the right direction bagged Bing "Bang" Crosby, one of the better baritones,
begging by way of WABC for someone to “Call Me Darling." As you probably
have heard, this fair-haired lad of the melody world is the king pin of the
baritones (or is it Russ Columbo?) and his style is unique (besides Columbo).
He never does (or hardly ever does) a song as it is written, but improvises a
few notes of his own. He roams all over the scale for an effect that is odd but
pleasing, perhaps because of its novelty.
(David Bratton, Brooklyn Times Union, December 9, 1931)
*Blues In My Heart
*The Little
Memories
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Goodnight, Sweetheart
*I Promise You
*Ida
She's So
Nice
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*A Faded Summer Love
*As Time Goes By
*Love Letters In The Sand
Doin' The
*Save The Last Dance For Me
No. 36 12th December 1931
*Old Playmate
*You Forgot Your Gloves
Jeannine, I Dream OfLilac
Time
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*You Try Somebody Else And I'll Try Somebody
Else
(We'll Be Back Together Again)
No. 37 14th December 1931
*River Stay 'Way From My Door
*Honest, Really, Truly
Swanee
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Save The Last Dance For Me
*Many Happy Returns Of The Day
*It Had To Be You
Who'll Buy My
Violets
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Lies
*Now That You're Gone
*It's The Darndest
Thing
Two Loves Have
I
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*You Didn't Know The Music
"8 pm KHJ Bing Crosby sings, 'Now That You're
Gone', 'It's The Darndest Thing' and 'You Didn't Know
The Music'"
("
*I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
*An Evening In Caroline
When Day Is
Done
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Cried For You
*Without A Song
*I'm For You One Hundred Percent
Sugar
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Melody Of Love
*Star Dust
*Shine On Harvest Moon
Marta (Rambling Rose Of
The Wild
Wood)
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Goodnight, Sweetheart
No. 43 21st December
1931
*Time On My Hands
*Who's Your Little Who-zis?
Medley: The Love Nest; Whispering;
Avalon
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Met Her On The Boulevard
*I'm Sorry Dear
*I Might Have Known
I Can't Write The
Words
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*How Can You Say You Love Me?
No. 45 23rd December 1931
*A Faded Summer Love
*Nobody's Sweetheart
Medley from "The Cat And
The
Fiddle"
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Out Of Nowhere
*My Song
*Under The Mistletoe
Christmas
Carol
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Home (When Shadows Fall)
*When It's Sleepy Time Down South
*Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
One Little
Quarrel
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Can't We Be Friends?
*What Did You Do With It?
*Walkin' On Air
Love Goes On Just The
Same
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*You're My Everything
*Can't We Talk It Over?
*Why Did It Have To Be Me?
Deep
Water
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Surrender Dear
*With A Song In My Heart
*It's The Darndest
Thing
El
Choclo
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*When We're Alone (Penthouse Serenade)
*Too Late
*I've Got Five Dollars
When Hearts Are
Young
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*You Taught Me How To Love You, Now Teach Me To
Forget
No. 52 31st December 1931
*Beautiful Love
*Some Of These Days
You Try Somebody Else And I'll Try
Somebody Else
(We'll Be Back Together
Again) Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*You Didn't Know The Music
No. 53 1st January 1932
*I'm Thankful
*It Had To Be You
I Promise
You
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Here Is My Heart
*Save The Last Dance For Me
*Ooh! That Kiss
Medley from the "Music Box
Revues"
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*My Woman
*Fate Introduced Me To You
*Between The Devil And The
I Wouldn't Change You For
The
World
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*All Of Me
*Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
*Goodnight
Moon
Medley: Do It Again; Kalua
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Found You
*What Did You Do With It?
*I've Got Five Dollars
Medley from "Oh, Kay!"
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Tell Me With A Love Song
*Oh! What A Thrill (To Hear It From You)
*Some Of These Days
Pagan
Moon Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*I Surrender Dear
*When It's Sleepy Time Down South
*You Took Advantage Of Me
Medley:
Carl Fenton Orchestra
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows;
Look For The Silver Lining
*Here Is My Love Song
*Just One More Chance
*An Evening In Caroline
Just
Friends
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*An Old-Fashioned Girl
*Star Dust
*Concentratin' On You
Medley from
"Sari"
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*How Long Will It Last?
*I'm Sorry Dear
*My Happiness
All Of
Me Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Meet Me Tonight, Dear Old Pal
*Too Late
*Why Did It Have To Be Me?
In The
Shadows Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Save The Last Dance For Me
*River Stay 'Way From My Door
*Who's Your Little Who-zis?
Fate Introduced Me To
You
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*The More You Hurt Me
*You Try Somebody Else And I'll Try Somebody
Else
(We'll Be Back Together Again)
*I Wouldn't Change You For The World
The Kashmiri Song (From 'Four Indian Love
Lyrics")
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear)
8 p.m. – KHJ. Bing Crosby (CBS).
If he has weathered a severe cold he will sing “You Try Somebody Else,” “I
Wouldn’t Change You for the World,” and “Call Me Darling.”
(Los Angeles Times,
January 15, 1932)
*Can't We Talk It Over
*When Nobody Else Is Around
As Time Goes
By Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*I Found You
*Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love)
*I'm Only Guessin'
Medley from "Showboat" - Why Do I Love You;
Can't Help Lovin' Dat
Man Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*On
No. 68 19th January 1932
*I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
*"Leven Pounds Of Heaven
When Day Is
Done Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Somewhere In The West
*A Faded Summer Love
*Gotta Go To Town
Kiss By
Kiss
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear
No. 70 21st January 1932
*Oh! What A Thrill (To Hear It From You)
*You're Fooling Yourself
Unknown
instrumental
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Beautiful Melody Of Love
CBS Chatter: Bing
Crosby has written the lyrics of "Beautiful Melody of Love," a new
popular tune.
(Ralph L. Power, Los Angeles Record, 30th December, 1931)
*All Of Me
*Take Your Time
Medley from "No, No,
Nanette"
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*One More Kiss Then Goodnight
*Can't We Talk It Over
*Lily Of The Valley
Dancing On The
Ceiling Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Out Of Nowhere
*Fate Introduced Me To You
*That's Living
Just
So Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Cuban Love Song
*Old Playmate
*My Honey's Lovin'
Arms
As Time Goes
By
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*You Taught Me How To Love You, Now Teach Me To
Forget
*Just Friends
*Thank You, Mr. Moon
Too
Late Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Love You Funny Thing
*My Woman
*Nobody's Sweetheart
Snuggled On Your
Shoulder
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Melody Of Love
A survey made by
Variety representing nation-wide opinion results in the naming of 11 stars as the
1931 crop of radio entertainers that attained the heights.
They are the
Boswell Sisters, Bing Crosby, Russ Columbo, Mills Brothers, Goldbergs (Gertrude
Berg), Eddie Cantor, Walter Winchell, Guy Lombardo, Ben Bernie, Cab Calloway
and Sisters of the Skillet.
Despite Bing
Crosby’s rating, it is rumored that he is slated to be dropped by his sponsor
late next month. This action on the part of the sponsor is thought to be caused
partially by a peeve resulting from a kidding given by Colonel Stoopnagle and
Budd about the 10 o’clock dance hour on the NBC sponsored by the same tobacco firm.
(Dorothy
Doran, The Akron Beacon Journal, January
28, 1932)
*Now That I Have You
*Kiss By Kiss
Underneath The Stars WithYou Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*When We're Alone (Penthouse Serenade)
*My Song
*Sometime In Summer Time
The Song Of
The
Bayou Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Because I Worship You
*Can't We Talk It Over
*One Of Us Was Wrong
Can This Be
Love? Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Goodnight Moon
*Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love)
*Was That The Human Thing To Do?
Daybreak Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*How Can You Say You Love Me?
*With A Song In My Heart
*I'll See You In My Dreams
Without
You
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Found You
8 p.m. – KHJ. Bing
Crosby reaches for your heart (if it is romantic) with “Great Day” and “I’ll
See You in My Dreams.” (Los Angeles Times,
February 3, 1932)
*Love You Funny Thing
*Ain't Misbehavin'
How Long Will It
Last?
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*Cuban Love Song
*Just Friends
*There's Something In
Your
Eyes
A Cottage Small By
The
Waterfall
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*All Of Me
No. 84 6th February 1932
*My Woman
*Snuggled On Your Shoulder
Medley from "Oh, Kay!" Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Beautiful Melody Of Love
*Oh! What A Thrill (To Hear It From You)
*When Nobody Else Is Around
Medley: The Wooden Soldier; The
China
Doll Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*How Long Will It Last?
*Home On The Range
*I Wouldn't Change You For The World
What Is This Thing Called
Love? Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*I Found You
*Fate Introduced Me To You
*She Didn't Say 'Yes', She Didn't Say 'No'
Auf Wiedersehn,
My
Dear
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*I Don't Suppose
*Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love)
*Between The Devil And The
Medley from "The Student
Prince" Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*My Consolation
*By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
*I'm Only Guessin'
When We're
Alone (Penthouse
Serenade) Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Two Loves Have I
*Love You Funny Thing
*Yes, You!
Home (When Shadows
Fall) Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Where Are You (Girl Of My Dreams)
*Dancing On The Ceiling
*You're My Everything
The Sun's In My
Heart
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*All Of Me
*Can't We Talk It Over?
*That's Living
Two Loves Have
I Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Kiss Me Goodnight (Not Goodbye)
*One Of Us Was Wrong
*'Leven Pounds Of Heaven
Ramona
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*My Hideaway
*It Happened To Me
*Was That The Human Thing To Do?
My
Consolation
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*How Long Will It Last?
Bing Crosby, who
is singing at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, does not use the studio there as
did Vallee, the Mills Brothers and Columbo, but hops over to Manhattan for his
WABC program at 7:15 and again for his repeat for the Far West at 11 each
evening.
(David
Bratton, Brooklyn Times Union, February
18, 1932)
*I Forgive You
*Some Of These Days
Rackety-Coo! Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear
*Love You Funny Thing
*Snuggled On Your Shoulder
Rain On The
Roof Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Beautiful Melody Of Love
*What A Life!
*Kiss By Kiss
Medley from "New
Moon"
Carl Fenton Orchestra
*There's Something In Your Eyes
*Just Friends
*Downhearted
By The Sycamore
Tree Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Home On The Range
*Home On The Range
*Dinah
Many Happy Returns Of
The
Day Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*When We're Alone (Penthouse Serenade)
*Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love)
*I'm Only Guessin'
Drums In
My
Heart Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*I Can't Believe That It's You
*Can't We Talk It Over?
*Thank You, Mr. Moon
Medley from "The Cat And
The
Fiddle" Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Dream Sweetheart
*A Mender Of Broken Hearts
*Between The Devil And The
Was That The
Human Thing To
Do Carl
Fenton Orchestra
*Kiss Me Goodnight (Not Goodbye)
INDEX 1 – Lists, alphabetically the
songs or musical items in which Bing Crosby participated
Ain’t Misbehavin’
21, 82
All Of
Me 55, 71, 83, 91
Always 1
As Time Goes By 8, 30, 35
At Your Command 5, 31
Auf Wiedersehn,
My Dear 69, 95
Beautiful Love 20, 52
Beautiful Melody Of Love 70, 84, 96
Because I Worship You 78
Believe Me 17
Between The Devil And The
Blue
Blues In
My Heart 33
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon 89
Call Me Darling (Call Me
Sweetheart, Call Me Dear) 20, 32, 65
Can’t We Be Friends? 19, 47
Can’t We Talk It Over? 49,
66, 72, 79, 92, 101
Can’t You See (How I Love You?) 3
Concentratin’ On You 61
Cuban Love Song 31, 73, 82
Dancing On The
Ceiling 91
Dinah 8, 99
Downhearted 98
Dream Sweetheart 101
Evening In
Caroline, An 13, 40, 60
Every Little Movement 24
Faded Summer Love, A 11, 23, 34, 45, 69
Fate Introduced Me To You 55, 73, 87
Goodnight Moon 56, 79
Goodnight, Sweetheart 7, 23,
33, 42
Gotta Go To Town 69
Guilty 6
Here Is My Heart 53
Here is My Love Song 59
Home (When Shadows Fall) 22,
46
Home On The
Range 86, 98, 99
Honest, Really, Truly 37
How Can You Say You Love Me?
44, 80
How Long Will It Last? 61,
85, 94
I Apologise 1, 13, 25
I Can’t Believe That It’s You 100
I Cried For You 6, 40
Ida 34
I Don’t Know Why 2
I Don’t Suppose 87
I Forgive You 95
I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five & Ten Cent Store) 1
I Found You 56, 66, 81, 86
I Kiss Your Hand Madame 12,
40, 68
I’ll See You In My Dreams 81
I Met Her On
The Boulevard 43
I’m For You One Hundred Per
Cent 12, 41
I Might Have Known 44
I’m Only Guessin' 67, 89, 100
I’m Sorry Dear 10, 44, 62
I’m Thankful 22, 53
I’m Through With Love 5
I’m With You 16
I Promise You 34
Is This The Music Of Love? 10
I Surrender Dear 8, 49, 58
It Had To Be You 38, 53
It Happened To Me 94
It’s The Darndest
Thing 14, 39, 50
I’ve Got Five Dollars 26, 51,
57
I Wonder Who’s
Under The Moon With Her Tonight 27
I Wouldn’t Change You For The World 65, 86
June Night 28
Just Friends 75, 83, 98
Just One More Chance 2, 60
Kiss By Kiss 77, 97
Kiss Me Goodnight (Not
Goodbye) 14, 92
Kissable Baby 6
‘Leven Pounds Of Heaven 68, 93
Lies 38
Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries 11, 47
Lily Of The Valley 72
Little
Love Letters In The Sand 35
Love, You Funny Thing 75, 82,
90, 96
Lucille 19
Many Happy Returns Of The Day 14, 38
Meet Me Tonight, Dear Old Pal
62
Melody Of
Love 41, 76
Mender Of
Broken Hearts, A 102
More You Hurt Me, The 64
My Consolation 30, 88
My Happiness 62
My Hideaway 93
My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms 29, 74
My Song 4, 19, 32, 46, 78
My Woman 54, 76, 84
Nobody’s Sweetheart 9, 45, 76
Now That I Have You 77
Now That You’re Gone 7, 29,
39
Oh! Miss Hannah 22
Oh! What A Thrill (To Hear It
From You) 58, 70, 85
Old-Fashioned Girl, An 60
Old Playmate 15, 36, 74
On
One More Kiss Then Goodnight
71
One Of
Us Was Wrong 24, 79, 93
Ooh! That Kiss 32, 54
Out Of Nowhere 45, 72
Penthouse Serenade (See ‘When
We’re Alone’)
Reaching For The Moon 29
River Stay ‘Way From My Door 4, 24, 37, 64
Save The
Last Dance For Me 35, 37, 54, 63
She Didn’t Say ‘Yes’ She
Didn’t Say ‘No’ 87
Shine On Harvest Moon 4, 42
Sleepy Time Down South 1
Snuggled On Your Shoulder 84,
96
Some Of
These Days 18, 52, 58, 95
Somebody Loves Me 30
Sometime In The Summertime 78
Somewhere In The West 68
Star Dust 15, 42, 61
Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love) 67, 80, 88, 100
S’posin’ 25
Sweet And
Lovely 13
Sweet Sue 28
Take Your Time 71
Tell Me With
A Love Song 57
Thank You, Mr. Moon 75, 101
That’s Living 73, 92
There’s Something In Your Eyes 83, 97
This Is The
Missus 7, 27
Time On
My Hands 3, 27, 43
Too Late 16, 51, 63
Two Loves Have I 89
Under The Mistletoe 46
Walkin’ On Air 48
Was That The Human Thing To
Do? 80, 94
What A
Life! 97
What Did You Do With It? 21,
48, 57
What Is It? 20
What Price Love 9
When It’s
Sleepy Time Down South 12, 28, 47, 59
When Nobody Else Is Around
66, 85
When The Rest Of The Crowd Goes Home 17, 26
When We’re
Alone (Penthouse Serenade) 50, 77, 99
Where Are You (Girl Of My Dreams) 90
Who’s Your Little Who-zis 31, 43, 64
Why Did It Have To Be Me? 11,
49, 63
With A Song In My Heart 17, 50, 81
With Love In
My Heart 18
Without A Song 18, 41
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 5, 56
Yes, You! 90
You Didn’t Know The Music 3, 39, 52
You Forgot Your Gloves 36
You’re Fooling Yourself 70
You’re My Everything 16, 48,
91
You Taught Me How To Love You, Now Teach Me To Forget 51, 74
You Took Advantage Of Me 23, 59
You Try Somebody Else And I’ll Try Somebody Else 9, 26, 36, 65
BING CROSBY
- CREMO SINGER - INDEX 2
Lists, alphabetically, the songs or musical items
performed solely by guests during the programmes.
All Of
Me 62
April Showers
32
As Time Goes By 66, 74
Auf Wiedersehn,
My Dear 87
Avalon 43
‘Band Wagon’ Medley 2
Bend Down, Sister 5
By The Sycamore Tree 12, 98
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man 67
Can This Be Love? 79
‘Cat And
The Fiddle, The’ Medley 9, 45, 101
China Doll, The 85
Christmas Carol 46
‘
Cottage Small By The Waterfall, A 83
Cuban Love Song 28
Cutest Kid In
Town, The 18
Dancing On The
Ceiling 72
Daybreak 80
Deep Water 49
Doin’ The
Do It Again 56
Drums In
My Heart 100
El Choclo
50
Fate Introduced You To Me 64
Hiding In The
Shadows Of The Moon 7
Home (When Shadows Fall) 90
How Long Will It Last? 82
I Can’t Write The Words 17, 44
I’ll Always Remember
September 25
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
59
In The Shadows 63
I Promise You 11, 53
It’s The Darndest
Thing 6
I Wouldn’t Change You For The World 55
Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time 36
Just Friends 60
Just So 73
Kalua 56
Kashmiri Song, The 29, 65
Kiss By Kiss 69
Kiss In The
Dark, A 26
‘Lady Be Good’ Medley 31
‘Laugh Parade’ Medley 4
Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries 3
Look For The
Silver Lining 59
Love Goes On Just The Same 48
Love Letters In The Sand 13
Love Nest, The 43
Many Happy Returns Of The Day 99
Marta (Rambling Rose Of The Wildwood) 42
Memories 33
‘Music Box Revues’ Medley 23,
54
Music In
My Fingers 15
My Consolation 94
My Paradise 22
‘New Moon’ Medley 97
‘No, No Nanette’ Medley 71
‘Oh, Kay!’ Medley 57, 84
One Little Quarrel 47
Pagan Moon 58
Penthouse Serenade (See When We’re Alone)
Rackety-Coo! 95
Rain On The
Roof 96
Ramona 93
Right Across
The Way 10
‘Sari’ Medley 61
Save The
Last Dance For Me 20
She’s So Nice 34
‘Showboat’ Medley 67
Snuggled On Your Shoulder 76
Song Of
Happiness 30
Song Of
The Bayou 78
Sugar 41
Sun’s In My Heart, The 91
‘Student Prince’ Medley 88
Swanee 37
Sweet And Lovely 1This Is My Love Song 21
Tonight Or
Never 16
Too Late 75
Two Loves Have I 39, 91
Underneath The Stars With You 27, 77
Was That The Human Thing To
Do? 102
Wedding March from Lohengrin (Wagner) 8
What Is This Thing Called
Love? 86
When Day Is Done 40, 68
When Hearts Are Young 51
When We’re
Alone (Penthouse Serenade) 89
Whispering 43
Who’ll Buy My Violets? 38
Why Do I Love You? 67
Without You 81
Wooden Soldier, The 85
You Try Somebody Else And I’ll Try Somebody Else 14, 52
SUNDRY RADIO
APPEARANCES 1932 -1933
After the completion of the Cremo series on
February 27, 1932, Bing re-appeared with Freddie Rich’s Orchestra in
unsponsored evening radio shows which were broadcast only three
times a week as the previous daily radio
shows had been taking too heavy a toll on Bing’s voice. In April, he
departed on tour with Eddie Lang and Lennie Hayton but he continued to give his radio shows from whichever city
in which he was performing although the frequency was cut to just Tuesdays and
Wednesdays. Bing reached
Crosby
walks out on CBS
Bing then appeared twice on the CBS 'California Melodies’
programme free of charge but did not do any more
radio work until 1933 when he commenced the ‘Music That Satisfies’ programme.
The outline of his radio work during the period under
review was:
March 1 - July 15
Unsponsored
15 minute radio show for CBS. Initially from New York with
Freddie Rich's Orchestra, three nights a week. Bing then went on tour
and he broadcast his show twice a week from each location. The only
details we have are as follows:
April 4
*You're Still In My Heart
If
It Ain't Love
Freddie Rich
Orchestra
*Lovable
Sweet
Georgia Brown
Freddie Rich Orchestra
*Dream Sweetheart
April 7
*Home On The Range
Dream Sweetheart Freddie Rich Orchestra
*My Honey's Lovin' Arms
Twelfth Street Rag Freddie Rich Orchestra
*By The Fireside
April 8
*I Found You
One
Hour With You
Freddie Rich Orchestra
*Was That The Human Thing To Do?
Wabash
Blues
Freddie Rich Orchestra
*My Mom
April 15 (from Detroit)
*My Woman
By The Fireside Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Say That You Were Teasing Me
Tiger Rag Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*You're Still In My Heart
April 27 (from Chicago)
*One Hour With You
Kashmiri
Love Song
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*I Know You're Lying, But I Love It
Two Loves Lennie Hayton Orchestra
May 10 (from station WAAB, Boston)
*By The Fireside
Just A Cottage Small Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*In My Hideaway
Medley from "No, No, Nanette" Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Dream Sweetheart
May 11 (from station WAAB, Boston)
*Where Are You, Girl Of My Dreams
Medley from "Girl Crazy" Lennie Hayton (piano)
*Hummin' To Myself
Underneath The Stars Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Paradise
May 17 (from New Haven, Connecticut)
*Let's Try Again
Goodbye Blues Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*You Can Make My Life A Bed Ff Roses
The Man I Love Lennie Hayton (piano)
*Happy-Go-Lucky-You and Broken Hearted Me
May 18 (from New Haven, Connecticut)
*Home On The Range
Kiss In The Dark Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Sweet Georgia Brown
Night Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Lazy Day
May 24 (from Chicago)
*Masquerade
Goodbye Blues Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Let's Have Another Cup Of Coffee
Guitar Song Eddie Lang
*By The Fireside
May 25 (from Chicago)
*The Night Shall Be Filled With Music
You
Can Make My Life A Bed Of Roses
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*My Extraordinary Gal
Piano
solo
Lennie Hayton (piano)
*Meet Me Tonight In My Dreams Sweetheart
June 7 (from St. Louis)
*My Silent Love
Guitar
Song
Eddie
Lang
*Am I Wasting My Time?
Hummin' to Myself Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*My Woman
June 8 (from St. Louis)
*Lawd, You Made The Night Too Long
Living In Dreams Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Dinah
Piano
solo
Lennie Hayton (piano)
*Where Are You, Girl Of My Dreams
June 20 (from Los Angeles - the announcer is Lindsay MacHarrie)
*Cabin In The Cotton
Piano
solo
Lennie Hayton (piano)
*Sweet Georgia Brown
Am I Wasting My Time? Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*My Silent Love
June 22 (from Los Angeles)
Bing Crosby this Wednesday
will sing “Star Dust,” “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,” and “Paradise.”
(KHJ-KNX at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday.)
(Los Angeles Times, June 21, 1932)
June 27
*Three On A Match
*Hummin' To Myself
*Lullaby Of The Leaves
…the following of
Bing Crosby will hear their favorite in the following repertoire: “Three on a
Match,” “Hummin’ to Myself,” and “Lullaby of the Leaves.” Incidentally, Eddie
Lang who picks a wicked guitar, is to entertain on this special. KHJ-KNX are
the stations, 3:45 is the time.
(Los Angeles Times, June 27, 1932)
June 28 Bing is interviewed by Lorna Ladd on station KHJ at 6:15 p.m.
June 29
*In My Hideaway
*You're Blase
*Everyone Knows It But You
July 4
*Please Handle With Care
*With A Dime In My Pocket
*Lullaby Of The Leaves
‘With a new
corking musical background, Bing Crosby was at his best over WABC from a
Hollywood pick-up after being off the air for many weeks [sic]. He had
Eddie Lang (unannounced) effectively getting in some telling innings with that
mean guitar while Lennie Hayton's
nifty piano-ologing manifested itself brilliantly in
an excellent orchestral background with Bill Hatch's merry men, probably the
studio combination named as the outfit. Crosby was in fine voice.
He mentioned his Paramount picture Big Broadcast mission on the coast and rang
the bell with a number of ballads including a swell version of
'Paradise'. Hayton's own composition 'Mood
(Variety, July 12, 1932)
July 6
*Masquerade
If It Ain't Love Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Am I Wasting My Time?
Piano solo Lennie Hayton (piano)
*Paradise
July 11
*You're Blase
*Everyone Knows It But You
July 13
July 18 (The program was intended to be as shown but the broadcast did not take place)
*Cabin In the Cotton
Goodnight,
My Love
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*With A Dime In My Pocket
You
Can Make My Life A Bed Of Roses
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Let's Try Again
July 30 California Melodies show.
August 6 California Melodies show
CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES PRESENTS ‘MUSIC THAT SATISFIES’
CHESTERFIELD TIME
The
‘Music That Satisfies’ show appears to be the only of Bing Crosby’s sponsored
programmes (as a solo artist) of which there are no surviving examples (Editor:
but see show #22 below). Having said that and at the risk of being
accused of cynicism, there may well be, on his deathbed somewhere, a
white-haired, self-styled, Crosby ‘enthusiast’ who is gloating over a
crackly, distorted excerpt that is destined to accompany him to his
grave.
The series was a six nights a week, fifteen minute
show, broadcast at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and shared between Bing
Crosby, Ruth Etting and Tom Howard and George
Shelton. Ruth Etting was replaced later by Jane
Froman.
Most ‘radiographies’ show that the series consisted of
30 programmes, on the incorrect assumption that the shows were broadcast
regularly and without fail, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, weekly. On at
least three occasions, on the Saturdays of 7th January, 18th March and 1st
April the show was squeezed off the air, in each instance, by concerts occupying
one and three quarter hours by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold
Stokowski.
‘Crosby
With
‘Bing
Crosby steps into the
(“Variety”
29th November 1932)
‘Advertisers
Revert To Theory That Click Talent Is NG For A New
Programme Unless Air Lapse’ (Headline)
‘The
bigger the click on one commercial, the tougher it’s going to be from now
on for the same performer to connect on another bankrolled air show - That
is, unless he stays off the air long enough for the diallers to
disassociate him with his previous sponsor. The chief point that
militated against Bing Crosby’s connection with another commercial, that
exponents of the above theory further cite, was the chariness among
advertisers that his association with Cremo had not
yet evaporated. Warbler finally became an accepted attraction to
(“Variety’”
31st January 1933)
Announced by Norman Brokenshire. With
Lennie Hayton and his
Orchestra.
*Love Me Tonight
*Please
Let’s Put Out TheLights
And Go To
Sleep
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*How Deep Is The Ocean?
“New Air Programmes -
Monday January 2nd -
(“Variety” 20th December
1932)
(Photograph) “The Shadow
of the Rogues’ Gallery snapped this one of Bing while he was signing national
network contracts. There are folks who just ‘hate’ crooners,
however, I’d like to have a dollar for everyone who enjoys his talent”
“The Day’s Highlights -
Bing Crosby (CBS) - a new series alternately weekly (sic) with Bing and Morton
Downey”
“...while Bing Crosby
steals the hearts of the ladies and a good measure of the menfolk.
A boy of the West who went East to a national network,
to sweep the East with his melody as successfully as he captured the heart of
the West. So, tonight he comes West by the ether route. Bing Crosby
with a new show, new songs and a new orchestra KHJ at 6 pm”
(“
Bing Crosby, the baritone who had the nation wondering
when the blue of the night meets the dawn of the day, has decided the phenomenon
is simply dawn or dusk, and will forget about it. He returns to the Columbia network
and WJAS tonight at 9, and will sing only a few bars of the blue and gold theme—
for old times sake,
Bing will go even further than that during his
Wednesday and Saturday night broadcasts tor Chesterfield. He’ll abolish the custom
of an introductory theme song, opening his program with a bit of song taken
from his featured number to be heard during the ensuing broadcast. A brief signature
song will be retained to close the program— a new tune called “Just an Echo in
the Valley.”
(Lynden Morrow, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4th January 1933)
“Bing Crosby,
sensational young radio, recording and screen artist, returns to the air
tonight, after an absence of several months, to make his first appearance on
the 1933 ‘Music That Satisfies’ series.”
(“
“Bing Crosby comes back on
regular schedule over KFRC and the
(“San Francisco Chronicle”
4th January 1933)
CHESTERFIELD'S BING CROSBY (Wednesday, Jan. 4, 8 p. m. CST on CBS) in new series with Leonard Hayton's orchestra. The
great crooner, in top form and more listenable after his long absence than I
imagined he would be, was supported by one of the half dozen-aye, two or
three-best bands it has been my pleasure to hear. Where did the sponsor find
this Layton outfit? Watch it go places. The combination was plumful.
("Radio and Amusement Guide" 15th January 1933}
“Tom Howard, Bing Crosby
and Ruth Etting are the new singers of the
(“Variety” 10th January 1933)
...On Wednesday
night, Bing Crosby made his initial appearance and traveled
along in leisurely style, in good voice and pleasing tunes. As in the case with
Miss Etting, the Hayton
Orchestra obliged with a slow tune ‘”Let’s Put out The
Lights”, rendered in excellent rhythm, but not in a way that can jazz up a
program.
(Billboard,
January 14, 1933)
Bing Crosby’s 1933
inaugural broadcast for Columbia over the Chesterfield program had all the
scintillating sidelights of an opening night ... Visitors fought for studio
passes ... for the first time more than a score of Crosby worshippers were
admitted to the studio ... fair women pleaded for a handshake or an autograph
... ushers guarded stairways and passages ... and Crosby, informally garbed in
grey trousers, belted blue jacket, warm-tinted tie, and a pleasantly antique
brown fedora sang on ... with his old friend and former accompanist, Lennie Hayton, conducting the
orchestra ... afterwards the deluge of messages and calls including a tribute
from an invalid friend who welcomed him back to the air.
(Broadcast
Weekly, Week of 22nd-28th January, 1933, p8:1 “Microphone Gossip”)
*Just A
Little Home For The Old Folks
Where Are
You
Tonight?
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Brother, Can You Spare A
Dime?
*Let’s Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep
“For those romantically
inclined, Bing Crosby will be found in the highlights -’Brother, Can You
Spare A Dime’, ‘Just A Little Home For The Old Folks’ and ‘Let’s Put Out
The Lights’ - Bing Crosby singing on KHJ at 6 tonight”
(“
“The baritone crooner of
the cinema success, ‘The Big Broadcast’ and the pet of feminine listeners some
ten months ago - Bing Crosby, of course - will open a fifteen minute
broadcast on the Columbia network and KOL, tonight at 6 o’clock,
with the current ballad, ‘Just A Little Home For The Old Folks’.
The powerful song, ‘Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?’,
introduced last year by
(“
*Street Of
Dreams
*I’m Sure Of
Everything But You
Till
Tomorrow
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Waltzing In A Dream
Just to remind you
again that Bing Crosby is at the Albee Theatre this week, but will broadcast on
Wednesday and Saturday nights from the CBS studios in Manhattan.
(David
Bratton, Jr., Brooklyn Times Union,
January 14, 1933)
*Take Me In
Your Arms
Why
Can’t This Night Go On Forever?
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*So, At Last, It’s Come To This
*Rock-A-Bye
Moon
*A Little Street Where Old
Friends Meet
*Dinah
*Try A Little Tenderness
“Bing Crosby and The Boswell Sisters are but a few of the other delightful
bits of entertainment to be found on the dial this evening”
(“
*I’m Playing With Fire
*Here Lies Love
Contented
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Night And
Day
“Bing Crosby sings
‘Playing With Fire’, ‘Day And Night’ (sic) ‘Here Lies Love’ on KHJ at 6
pm”
(“
*With A
Song In My Heart
*It’s Within Your Power
I’ve
Told Every Little
Star
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Just An
Echo In The Valley
“At 6 pm (KHJ), Bing
Crosby with his ballads of the day, including ‘It’s Within Your Power’”
(“
*Where The
Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of The Day
*
Sitting By The Fire Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*What Do I Care, It’s Home*Please
Just ACottage
Small Lennie
Hayton Orchestra
*I Wake Up Smiling
*Some Of These Days
“The romantically minded
will not miss Bing Crosby at 6 pm nor Morton Downey at 7, both on KHJ with
songs of sentiment”
(“
*(I Don’t Stand A) Ghost Of A Chance (With You)
*That’s All That Matters To Me
Love
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me
“With this evening’s
entertainment saluted by Bing Crosby on KHJ 6 pm singing ‘Ghost Of A Chance’”
(“
*Contented
*You’re Beautiful Tonight, My
Dear
Cielito
Lindo
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Young And
Healthy
(“
*Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn
*Star Dust
Blue
Moments
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Just An
Echo In The Valley
“Bing Crosby slays them
again with Lannie (sic) Hayton’s
Orchestra at 6 pm over KHJ”, a good recipe for those waiting for a phone call
from their ‘best’”
(“
*Brother, Can You Spare A
Dime?
*I Surrender Dear
Hey,
Young
Fella!
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Linger A Little Longer In The Twilight
“Bing Crosby will repeat,
‘Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?’ on his programme tonight,
at 6 o’clock over KOL and the
(“
*Waltzing In A Dream
Close To My
Heart
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Home On
The Range
*Nobody’s Sweetheart
“The vivacious and
talented Jane Froman, contralto, was introduced
to Chesterfield listeners, last evening, for the first time in a
new set up of six weekly broadcasts over the Columbia system. The full
(“
*Linger A Little Longer In The Twilight
*May I Have This Waltz With You, Madame
*Just An
Echo In The Valley
I’ll Take A
Chance
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*You’ve Got Me Crying Again
(When It’s) Darkness On The Delta Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Why Can’t This Night Go On
Forever?
*My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms
“Ozzie Nelson and his
Orchestra return to WSJV at 12.30 am in a series of broadcasts. Five
programmes weekly will be allotted to Nelson’s music. The band will
broadcast each Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening from 12.30 to 1 am and
every Tuesday and Thursday at 6.30 to 6.45 pm. Among the radio and stage
artists that will attend are Morton Downey, Mildred Bailey, Guy Lombardo, Ted
Weems, Kate Smith, Bing Crosby and others”
(“The
*A Tree Was A Tree
Moon Song
(That Wasn’t
Meant For
Me)
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*I’ve Got The
World On A String
*Night And
Day
*Shuffle Off To
*Try A Little Tenderness
Unidentified song from Earl Carroll’s
Vanities
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
I’ve Gotta Right To Sing The
Blues
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*More Than You Know
“Bing Crosby who got his
name as an Injun scout in his Tacoma backyard, will
introduce a new song entitled, ‘Shuffle Off To
(“The
*Great Day
*Where Are You Tonight?
Sittin' In
The Dark
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*More Than You Know
*(When It’s) Darkness On The Delta
“Bing Crosby - The Boswell Sisters - Morton Downey - Gertrude Niesen, an All-American radio song line-up - KHJ boasts all
of them tonight”
(“
*There’s Nothing Left To Do But Say ‘Goodbye’
*Farewell To
Arms
It Don’t Mean a
Thing (If It Ain’t Got That
Swing) Lennie Hayton Orchestra
What Do I Care, It’sHome
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*You’re Beautiful Tonight, My
Dear
“Bing goes collegiate -
The radio star pilgrimage to
(“
*What Have We Got To Lose?
*Maybe It’s Because (I Love You Too Much)
Meet Me In The Gloaming Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn
*What Do I Care, It’s Home
*You Are Too Beautiful
Tony’sWife
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*Moon Song (That Wasn’t Meant
For Me)
*Just An
Echo In The Valley (extract)
BING magazine,
Spring 2003 – article by Malcolm Macfarlane
Lionel Pairpoint
writing in his wonderful book “. . . And Here’s Bing!” laments that:
“‘Music That
Satisfies’ appears to be the only one of Bing Crosby’s sponsored programmes (as a solo artist) of which there are no
surviving examples. Having said that and at the risk of being accused of
cynicism, there may well be, on his deathbed somewhere, a
white-haired, self-styled, Crosby ‘enthusiast’ who is gloating over
a crackly, distorted excerpt that is destined to accompany him to his
grave.”
Well, Lionel was
almost right but surprise, surprise, a surviving show has been found! It was
Gary Giddins who alerted me to this possibility telling me that the Lennie Hayton collection at the
New York Public Library contained a number of ‘Music That Satisfies’ shows.
Contact with the helpful staff at the library soon produced a list of the shows
they held but only a few appeared to relate to dates when Bing had appeared.
But first some background.
The ‘Music That
Satisfies’ series began in 1932 with Arthur Tracy, Ruth Etting and Alexander Gray appearing on different nights of
the week accompanied by Nat Shilkret and his
Orchestra. Norman Brokenshire, who by his own
admission already had a severe drink problem, was given another chance to make
good when he was brought in as the announcer. Brokenshire
wrote about the series in his autobiography “This is Norman Brokenshire”
(published in 1954 by David McKay Company Inc. of New York) and he gets rather
muddled with dates and artists but it does seem that ‘Music That Satisfies’ was
re-launched in January 1933 as a six nights a week show shared between Bing
Crosby, Ruth Etting and Tom Howard and George
Shelton. Lennie Hayton came
in to conduct the orchestra. Ruth Etting was replaced
later by Jane Froman. In his book, Brokenshire writes about Ruth Etting
(whose story was immortalised by Doris Day in the
film Love Me Or Leave Me) and then goes on to talk about Bing.
I soon learned that
to get to Ruth without Gimpy [Colonel Snyder] was impossible. One night I asked
her to have dinner with me after the show. Her answer was short and to the
point; I don’t know whether the wistfulness I read into it was really there or
if I imagined it. “Life is so short,” she said; “why make it any shorter?” She
nodded in the direction of Gimpy, standing a little distance away; for the
first time I noticed that he wore not only a flashy tie but a shoulder holster.
A strange companion for a girl whose songs were invariably lovely, sweet, and plaintive.
The other two days of
the week were filled by Bing Crosby. Here was a young fellow who at the time
wasn’t doing any too well out on the West Coast. He had left the Rhythm Boys,
Paul Whiteman’s harmony singers, and subsequently got in some financial trouble.
He had tried to pay off his debts and get squared away by doing a series of
short comedy films whether because of poor management or something else,
he had succeeded only in getting in deeper.
At the time NBC rejoiced in
possession of the services of the great Russ Columbo.
Mr. Paley was determined to find competition for Columbo
and offered Crosby a contract. Bing took it, and after a not-too-good show of
his own was sold to
The Crosby-Columbo “feud” was whipped up into a fierce publicity
conflagration. Bing won hands down. Strangely enough he doesn’t mention the
episode in his book Call Me Lucky, yet I personally feel that the series of
programs he did for us was the real beginning of his success.
Time went on, and it
was decided that “
As I say, Brokenshire is rather muddled and Bing had of course
enjoyed great success in the film The Big Broadcast by then and was
being paid very well to appear on the variety stage. But what is significant in
Brokenshire’s account is his reference to
“Chesterfield Time”. Incidentally, Bing couldn’t remember much about the shows
either according to a letter to Larry Kiner contained
in an excellent booklet about the series put out by Larry in 1976.
So back to the
present day, I arranged to visit the New York Public Library for the Performing
Arts in the
Bing appeared on
“Music That Satisfies” twice a week for about thirteen weeks in the early part
of 1933 and there were three dates in the library listing that were relevant,
March 8, March 15 and March 25. The first two shows were on tape whilst that
for March 25 had the following note alongside it. “Access restricted. Advanced
notification required for use. No contents listed.” I had however told the
library that I should like to hear the contents.
The tapes for the
first two shows were played and you can imagine my disappointment when I found
that they were simply the orchestral numbers. Presumably Lennie
Hayton had them recorded for his own purposes. Still
at least we now know a little more about the shows.
March 8. The orchestra
plays an unidentified song from Earl Carroll’s Vanities and also “I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues”.
March 15. The orchestra
plays “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” and “What Do I Care,
It’s Home”.
The show for March
25 had been recorded on what was described as a flexible
acetate and the library staff had had great difficulty in extracting the
contents and putting them on a CD. I held my breath as the CD began to play and
then I heard Norman Brokenshire say:
“Let’s forget about
the week, it’s the weekend, it’s Chesterfield Time!”
Then Bing is heard
singing the first few lines of “You Are Too Beautiful” and Brokenshire
comes back to talk about Bing who is subsequently heard singing “What Do I
Care, It’s Home”, a version that was fairly similar to his commercial
recording of the previous month. A guitar accompaniment is apparent and
presumably this was Eddie Lang.
The announcer then
comes in to tell us about the virtues of smoking Chesterfield Cigarettes prior
to the orchestral interlude which was a rumba called “Tony’s
Wife” and features some fancy clarinet playing (Artie Shaw?). After the
orchestra has concluded, Bing and Norman Brokenshire
exchange some dialogue about Bing changing the mood of the show with his next
song which turns out to be a full version of “You Are Too Beautiful”. Bing
sings a verse first with guitar accompaniment then launches into the chorus
powerfully and with real feeling. A great performance! Another commercial from
the announcer has to be endured before Bing returns to sing “Moon Song (That Wasn’t Meant For Me)”. A pleasant
ballad with guitar prominent. The needle had jumped once or twice when
the CD was created from the acetate. Bing then speaks saying “My show is
over, all that’s left is...” and then he segues into “Just An Echo”
before whistling as Brokenshire talks over him to
tell us that “Chesterfield Time” will return on Monday on CBS.
I was limp as a rag
by now. A real “Music That Satisfies” show dredged up from the long lost ether!
So how can we get it released? It seems that the Lennie
Hayton estate will have to give permission first so I
am attempting to contact them in an effort to start a dialogue.
Interesting
that the show was known as “Chesterfield Time” by then. Presumably the
previous title was too cumbersome. At last, we can confirm that “Just An Echo” was used as a theme at the end of Bing’s
appearances. We had thought that it was used as an opening signature tune like
“Where the Blue of the Night” but judging from the show I heard there was just
an announcement followed by Bing singing a few bars from the featured song of
the evening.
*Have You Ever Been Lonely?
(Have You Ever Been Blue?)
*Meet Me In
The Gloaming
Hey,
Young
Fella!
Lennie Hayton Orchestra
*I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
“Bing Crosby boarded the
Twentieth Century on the day before yesterday, bound for Hollywood, where he
begins a new film next week. He will be heard on the network from KHJ
(“The
“Lennie
Hayton will not go to the Coast with Bing
Crosby. This is the first time he has not accompanied Crosby on any of
his trans-continental jaunts”
(“Variety” 14th March 1933)
“Crosby Re-Adjusts Film
Contracts - Plans One-Niters” (Headline)
“Bing Crosby has
re-adjusted his contract with
(“Variety” 28th March 1933)
The remaining programmes
of the series were announced by Paul Douglas. Accompaniment was provided
by Raymond Paige and his Orchestra
*Please
*You’ve Got Me Crying Again
*You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me
“Answering the call of Movieland, Bing Crosby has deserted
(“
“Bing Crosby leaves April
5 for the West Coast but will continue with his sponsor until April 15 when
another sponsor will grab him for two performances a week from
(“
“Bing Crosby sang from the
West Coast last night, accompanied by Lennie Hayton’s Orchestra in the
(“
*Linger A Little Longer In The Twilight
*Farewell To
Arms
*You’re Beautiful Tonight, My
Dear
“Los
Angeles becomes, once again, the centre of the nation’s attention (KHJ 6 pm) when
radio station KHJ snatches Bing Crosby from the film studios to put him on the
(“
*I Wake Up Smiling
*Try A Little Tenderness
*Night And Day
*Just An
Echo In The Valley
“Still in Southern
California, Bing Crosby saunters into KHJ tonight, to open up with ‘I Wake Up Smiling’. He will be accompanied by Raymond Paige
and his Orchestra, Bing’s second selection will be, ‘Try A Little Tenderness’
and he will conclude with ‘Night And Day’ and his familiar theme, ‘Just An Echo In The Valley’”
(“
*Why Can’t This Night Go On
Forever?
*Maybe It’s Because (I Love You Too Much)
Syncopated
Love
Song
Raymond Paige Orchestra
*(When It’s) Darkness On The Delta
“Bing Crosby will ring
down the curtain on the ‘Music That Satisfies’ broadcast series tonight, when
he appears on the
(“
“MUSIC THAT
SATISFIES” INDEX 1
Lists, alphabetically the songs
or musical items in which Bing Crosby participated
Brother, Can You Spare A
Dime? 2, 13
Contented 11
Darkness On
The Delta (When It’s) 19, 27
Dinah 5
Farewell To
Arms 20, 25
Ghost Of
A Chance (I Don’t Stand A) 10, 23
Great Day! 19
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
(Have You Ever Been Blue?) 23
Here Lies Love 6
Home On The
Range 14
How Deep Is The Ocean? 1
I’m Playing With Fire 6
I’m Sure Of
Everything But You 3
I Surrender Dear 13
It’s Within Your Power 7
I’ve Got The
World On A String 17
I Wake Up Smiling 9, 26
Just A
Little Home For The Old Folks 2
Just An
Echo In The Valley 7, 12, 15, 22, 26
Let’s Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep 2
Linger A Little Longer In The Twilight 13, 15, 25
Little Street Where Old
Friends Meet, A 5
Love Me Tonight 1
Maybe It’s Because
(I Love You Too Much) 21, 27
May I Have This Waltz With
You, Madame? 15
Meet Me In
The Gloaming 23
Moon Song (That Wasn’t Meant
For Me) 22
More Than You Know 18
My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms 16
Night And Day 6, 17, 26
Nobody’s Sweetheart 14
Please 1, 9, 24
Shuffle Off To
So, At Last, It’s Come To
This 4
Some Of
These Days 9
Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn
12, 21
Star Dust 12
Street Of
Dreams 3
Take Me In
Your Arms 4
That’s All That Matters To Me 10
There’s Nothing Left To Do But Say ‘Goodbye’ 20
Tree Was A
Tree, A 17
Try A Little Tenderness 5,
18, 26
Waltzing In A Dream 3, 14
What Do I Care, It’s Home 8,
22
What Have We Got To Lose? 21
Where Are You
Tonight?
19
Where The
Blue Of The Night 8
Why Can’t This Night Go On
Forever? 16, 27
With A Song In My Heart 7
You Are Too Beautiful 22
You’re Beautiful Tonight, My
Dear 11, 20, 25
You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me 10, 24
Young And
Healthy
11
You’ve Got Me Crying Again
16, 24
“MUSIC THAT
SATISFIES” INDEX 2
Lists, alphabetically, the songs or musical items
performed solely by guests during the programmes.
Blue Moments 12
Cielito Lindo 11
Close To My Heart 14
Contented 6
Hey, Young Fella! 13, 23
I Gotta
Right To Sing The Blues 18
I’ll Take A
Chance 15
I’ve Told Every Little Star 7
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 20
Just A
Cottage Small (By A Waterfall) 9
Let’s Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep 1
Love 10
Meet Me In The Gloaming 21
Moon Song (That Wasn’t Meant
For Me) 17
Sittin' In The Dark 19
Sitting By The Fire 8
Syncopated Love Song 27
Till Tomorrow 3
Tony’s Wife 22
What Do I Care, It’s Home 20
(When It’s) Darkness On The Delta16
Where Are You Tonight? 2
Why Can’t This Night Go On
Forever? 4
After the completion of the ‘Music That Satisfies’
series Bing is said to have auditioned via a 3000-mile leased line to New York
for a proposed new Chesterfield show for CBS with Richard Arlen and Mary
Brian. It was intended that the half hour programme
would commence on May 15, 1933 but there were no further developments. He
then made occasional guest appearances until October 16 when he started his
Woodbury series.
The outline of his radio appearances in this period
shows:
1933
June 6 (6:00 p.m.) California Melodies
show. Bing sings ‘Moonstruck’ and ‘Learn to Croon’.
June 12 (8:00
p.m.) Bing stars in ‘
June 20 (8:15 p.m.) Bing appears on radio
station KFWB to interview golf professional Harry Bassler.
July 4 (6:00 p.m.) California Melodies
show. Bing sings ‘Learn to Croon’, ‘Moonstruck’ and ‘Down the Old Ox
Road’.
July 25 (6:00 - 6:45 p.m.) Again on
California Melodies show and sings ‘Blue Prelude’ and ‘I Would If I Could, But
I Can’t’.
August 27 (8:45 - 9:45 p.m.) Appears in a joint CBS / NBC nation-wide radio broadcast with many
other stars which is designed ‘to help pep things up for the National Recovery
Administration.’
September 19 (6:00 p.m.) Appears on California Melodies show with Clive Brook.
September 30 (6:15 - 6:30
p.m.) Stars in ‘Parade of Champions’ on CBS and sings ‘Thanks’, ‘Don’t Blame
Me’ and ‘I Guess It Had To Be That Way’ ("Thanks" appears on the LP Spokane 14 - “Bing In The Thirties - Volume Two” )
September 30 (8:00 p.m.) Interviewed by Jimmy Fidler on the ‘
October 5
Appears in the final show of the ‘Parade of Champions’ radio
series and sings ‘Thanks’.
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