This edition
may have a slightly different look because we have changed our printer.
Our
previous printer, who, for historic reasons, was based in Durham (150
miles
away from me), has done a great job for us over the years but having a
printer
just a mile from my home will be more practical. We should be able to
get the
magazine out more quickly and there should be some useful cost savings
too. Let
me know how you like the look of this issue.
The future
frequency of the issue of magazine has now to be considered by you all
and the insert
enclosed with the magazine sets out the possible options. Do please
make the
effort to give us your feelings on the matter.
The passing of
Doris Day was a sad loss for us all and we examine her career in our Once in a While section. There’s a
particularly wide range of articles in this issue. Anton is back as he explores Bing Sings the Great Country Hits, a 1963/1965 LP
that finds our
man taking a stab at the then highly popular Nashville Sound style of
country
music. Jeremy Rose returns to our
pages too after a short absence with an
in-depth look at Bing’s 1957 children’s records. It’s nice to have an
article
from former BING editor John Bassett and all the regulars are here as
usual.
Are we seeing
the demise of the CD as streaming takes over? Richard Baker considers
the
situation as well as giving us details of some new CDs. Martin McQuade
covers an
interesting variety of subjects and Ken Crossland has some thoughts
about the
Bing
& Satchmo album. David Lobosco has been looking at Bing’s film Just for You and Graham Pascoe
picks up
some of the points from our last issue relating to the Australian
scene. We
nearly had some great news of rare videos and films in Bing
on the Box but ultimately we were disappointed as you will
read.
I shall be
sending the winter edition of the magazine off to the printer on
October 25 so
please send in any contributions before that date. The earlier the
better
please.
This 56
page glossy magazine continues to be essential reading for the
serious Crosby supporter and order your copy of the magazine now by calling Perry Huntoon on
(630) 357-5374 or by e-mailing
the
Editor.
To see
details of earlier issues, click here.
CONTENTS OF THE SUMMER ISSUE
Editorial
Secretary / Treasurer's report
Bing at the Mardi Gras
Syracuse Cinephile’s 2019 spring movies
Going
My Way in
Warrington
What the UK streamed in 2018
Grace Kelly letters
May 3, 1903
Putting
the Record Straight After 93 Years
Bing Meets the Nashville
Sound
The Harasen Line
Bing and the
Derby
Trading
Post
Books ‘N’ Bing
Celluloid Crosby
The Blu-ray Roads
Review: “Road to Zanzibar”
Road to Morocco
Shazam!
To Say – or Not
to Say It – with Music
More forgotten verses
One
Sweet Letter
from You
Ken Crossland’s
Crosbyana
A Note
from Australia
The 1957 Children’s Albums
Bing on the
Box
Once in a While
The Way We
Were
Keeping
Track
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