tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79697065310759390502024-03-17T08:59:32.021-07:00THE BING CROSBY NEWS ARCHIVEThis is a one stop place to find news and stories about the greatest singer of all-time, Bing Crosby. From his days with Paul Whiteman to his final performances in 1977, we will examine this remarkable entertainer's life and times!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger912125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-41073984048875346662024-03-17T08:59:00.000-07:002024-03-17T08:59:00.147-07:00AUDIO ASPIRIN: EILEEN<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_z5DUj45Dgk/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/_z5DUj45Dgk?si=ObqXeFMqGfnbtk7J" frameborder="0"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-32821447339616040722024-03-15T08:53:00.000-07:002024-03-15T08:53:00.139-07:00BING'S DISCOGRAPHY: MARCH 15, 1957<p><b><i>Here is a quick recording session that Bing had 67 years ago!</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DwcLIJRuPLH6wrNlNofvdxszRzkIBefepWDzSUhI5gS9M5dD7dfmORoGQnD7siiQKZ3h9uXIYq-lQiL8do-5MSoVgYZ95vTYPmGN-Z8DJACD9OYAe-28tV85rozqKb5XVhjZJZ_ykH4XKtbW-NRTABSoSn-H-toeHWrtYhr5oM1M-eAF-ra9nxDrKac/s553/bing-crosby-man-on-fire-capitol-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DwcLIJRuPLH6wrNlNofvdxszRzkIBefepWDzSUhI5gS9M5dD7dfmORoGQnD7siiQKZ3h9uXIYq-lQiL8do-5MSoVgYZ95vTYPmGN-Z8DJACD9OYAe-28tV85rozqKb5XVhjZJZ_ykH4XKtbW-NRTABSoSn-H-toeHWrtYhr5oM1M-eAF-ra9nxDrKac/s320/bing-crosby-man-on-fire-capitol-4.jpg" width="319" /></a></b></div>Date: 3/15/57<p></p>Location: Los Angeles<br />Label: CAPITOL (US)<br />"Man On Fire" film title<br /><br /><br />Bing Crosby (voc), Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra (orc)<br />a. 16694-1 Man On Fire(Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:54<br />EMI (UK) (EMI) CD7243 5 2281527 — LEGENDS OF THE 20th CENTURY - BING CROSBY (1999)<br />b. 16693-1 Seven Nights A Week(Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 2:31<br /><br />Both titles on: <br />HARRY LILLIS (UK) CDHLYCD-001 — HARRY LILLIS - STEP TO THE REAR (limited circulation) (1993)<br />JASMINE (UK) CDJASCD 495 — NELSON RIDDLE - LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE (2008)<br /><br />March 15, Friday. Records “Man on Fire” and “Seven Nights a Week” for Capitol Records with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle. Bing’s record of “Man on Fire” is heard by the producers of the Man on Fire movie and is brought in to be used in the opening titles of the film.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgO0lnEmexUd1-xdS7SeDhmF9Q3PaMmWEp3kbB91J50lPlgx7obNJ6MMJi7_PAf6AaLOrUI4Sp4TR6d96QV_csRKkHAqaCv_zU0NW0L9iiURx_nSWN3mxbTATfBHut6plITaWfjU8AKWM0WPbWbszYRxGzh4IUq7_tQdnhKaQ3P2inZEhhJmh1yAnnDQ/s600/R-4483154-1366149925-5926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgO0lnEmexUd1-xdS7SeDhmF9Q3PaMmWEp3kbB91J50lPlgx7obNJ6MMJi7_PAf6AaLOrUI4Sp4TR6d96QV_csRKkHAqaCv_zU0NW0L9iiURx_nSWN3mxbTATfBHut6plITaWfjU8AKWM0WPbWbszYRxGzh4IUq7_tQdnhKaQ3P2inZEhhJmh1yAnnDQ/s320/R-4483154-1366149925-5926.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-69437686326618254732024-03-03T08:05:00.000-08:002024-03-03T08:05:00.136-08:00A LETTER FROM BING: FEBRUARY 9, 1957<p> Here is an interesting letter that Bing wrote to the manager from a Las Vegas hotel and casino...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0c_6KUXqN3bqp1EJGCDJDxo7UJRa_P5xwF_LonVes2pIkBr4UQ1T-C8UceG1fHCizEJVXOAab-SfyFGFjyrZkJG8Rlb1JB-5sJued-jvoFEtC0X2BrDMSq7UYIFLXvbOXBSS8V5T_QgiDpoUTdQgg2q6fNtVzfVPhOmLB9wf1an7QWMYQIhNSh8ecCY/s1000/3340387_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="689" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0c_6KUXqN3bqp1EJGCDJDxo7UJRa_P5xwF_LonVes2pIkBr4UQ1T-C8UceG1fHCizEJVXOAab-SfyFGFjyrZkJG8Rlb1JB-5sJued-jvoFEtC0X2BrDMSq7UYIFLXvbOXBSS8V5T_QgiDpoUTdQgg2q6fNtVzfVPhOmLB9wf1an7QWMYQIhNSh8ecCY/w398-h579/3340387_1.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-89927578586270778062024-02-19T06:45:00.000-08:002024-02-19T06:45:00.127-08:00BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICWUs8uxwH1CVtv64mhvr99cydioKSFXAqOP0sLRul1Q4PXCJZgshOFm8Sih3owEUYF2x9JInUnaUmuMXZCie3B82SDn_K0UUrwweOBJJer_HSv0-fRHh1FIJmleh5TpTaeuQ97BnoMMCOR4FvPihdRyvoYJJukm4eH-3ZmGSK4i5anFsN5KG03TWh7I/s317/Beautiful_Memories_(album_cover).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="317" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICWUs8uxwH1CVtv64mhvr99cydioKSFXAqOP0sLRul1Q4PXCJZgshOFm8Sih3owEUYF2x9JInUnaUmuMXZCie3B82SDn_K0UUrwweOBJJer_HSv0-fRHh1FIJmleh5TpTaeuQ97BnoMMCOR4FvPihdRyvoYJJukm4eH-3ZmGSK4i5anFsN5KG03TWh7I/s1600/Beautiful_Memories_(album_cover).jpg" width="317" /></a></div>Beautiful Memories is a 1976 vinyl album recorded by Bing Crosby for United Artists Records, and the last album of new material to be released during his lifetime. Eight of the songs were recorded at Devonshire Sound Studios, Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood on October 19 and 29, 1976.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Memories_(album)#cite_note-1">[1]</a> The orchestral accompaniment was recorded in London on September 10 and 11, 1976 and Crosby dubbed his voice in Los Angeles. Of the other four songs on the LP, one had been recorded on February 26, 1975. The title song was dubbed by Crosby on November 5, 1976, also at United Western Studios, using the track recorded in London. Crosby was accompanied by Pete Moore and his Orchestra throughout the album and by The Johnny Evans Singers on certain tracks <br /><br />The UK magazine The Gramophone reviewed the album saying: "Sadness inevitably surrounds “Beautiful Memories” by the late Bing Crosby, which must be one of the last LPs we will enjoy by this splendid gentleman with fifty years of consummate artistry to his credit, although we are advised of at least one more in the pipeline from Polydor. It is not his best album by any means, but Crosby never made a bad one to my knowledge, and there is much of value and interest in his versions of mostly recent pop ballads such as “A Little Love and Understanding,” “My Resistance Is Low,” “When a Child Is Born,” and “The Woman on Your Arm.” It is certainly a very adequate valedictory souvenir from a singer who has left beautiful memories for a multitude around the world.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWnv2fx1TcJZvQWHNbj-4JzLf2iqqyKgC9SSsbu11EaGxdzNKKumDqQ610ZE60oZhburIAj2HkZDt66O7kumdL4TdVtwTcibcLWHSEj70WNHrM73UZhhnp46THkpG6DsQtUoGBvGEHAJ1nI1hjyKg6CgfDFK3AdizM2iQNSPi15jAn9VeeLlO4ihwB3o/s1024/IMG_6583-1024x677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWnv2fx1TcJZvQWHNbj-4JzLf2iqqyKgC9SSsbu11EaGxdzNKKumDqQ610ZE60oZhburIAj2HkZDt66O7kumdL4TdVtwTcibcLWHSEj70WNHrM73UZhhnp46THkpG6DsQtUoGBvGEHAJ1nI1hjyKg6CgfDFK3AdizM2iQNSPi15jAn9VeeLlO4ihwB3o/s320/IMG_6583-1024x677.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Track listing:</div><div><br /></div><div>SIDE ONE:<br />1. "Beautiful Memories" Roger Cook, Herbie Flowers 3:46<br />2. "A Little Love and Understanding" Gilbert Bécaud, Marcel Stellman 3:17<br />3. "My Resistance Is Low" Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Adamson 2:18<br />4. "Children" Cyril Ornadel, Hal Shaper 3:52<br />5. "Déjà Vu (As Tho’ You Never Went Away)" Pete Moore, Ken Barnes 3:12<br />6. "When a Child Is Born" Ciro Dammicco, Fred Jay 3:22<br /><br /><br />SIDE TWO:<br />7. "The More I See You" Harry Warren, Mack Gordon 2:26<br />8. "What I Did for Love" Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban 3:22<br />9. "Yours Sincerely" Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart 2:43<br />10. "We've Only Just Begun" Roger Nichols, Paul Williams 3:55<br />11. "The Woman on Your Arm" Randy Edelman 3:53<br />12. "The Only Way to Go" Marvin Hamlisch, Tim Rice 2:56</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4f8Kx5IbwIMCQyj_587ai3zPoKPF4EPXxkeJrn9nT6dxpmRAVbz2DRjLoZLjkNSvI_H-OH9L37a8R6vEkUAlAMajhGsIz2pLGPHr_P_4Mp-v0wX5-gB1F_4eMeZAov0Y7DbH_P4dufObcxhplgQuPJr87eFky7m9yYcc3TDYktVSK9EEYOWHMmvu8F9k/s480/image002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="349" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4f8Kx5IbwIMCQyj_587ai3zPoKPF4EPXxkeJrn9nT6dxpmRAVbz2DRjLoZLjkNSvI_H-OH9L37a8R6vEkUAlAMajhGsIz2pLGPHr_P_4Mp-v0wX5-gB1F_4eMeZAov0Y7DbH_P4dufObcxhplgQuPJr87eFky7m9yYcc3TDYktVSK9EEYOWHMmvu8F9k/s320/image002.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-76993115272790777422024-02-04T05:03:00.000-08:002024-02-04T05:03:00.277-08:00THE BELLS OF ST. MARYS AND THE POSTWAR AUDIENCE<i> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kxgOgL_4wxY6LDeHu3EhM_E9MYUG_gdf8cOshLCBU4BNHFlahfJUGqEY5McV779fpRy6gpSMSYDn20_e0R6iyvzt23ir5T0i_VIhByjTNJXAPpnKlzNY2wTp4xvGH1lbXv1uyhBp8u_fEQ-DnamGO0h6KVWs_Z7mpTP4uGuMZceYZPlNVEfm9IamVbw/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202015-09-07%20at%204.30.53%20PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1600" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kxgOgL_4wxY6LDeHu3EhM_E9MYUG_gdf8cOshLCBU4BNHFlahfJUGqEY5McV779fpRy6gpSMSYDn20_e0R6iyvzt23ir5T0i_VIhByjTNJXAPpnKlzNY2wTp4xvGH1lbXv1uyhBp8u_fEQ-DnamGO0h6KVWs_Z7mpTP4uGuMZceYZPlNVEfm9IamVbw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202015-09-07%20at%204.30.53%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Bells Of St. Marys</i> was more than a typical 1940s feel good film. It marked one of the first films in harrowing post-war era. Harrowing is a word that barely scratches the surface of the emotional abyss that is war. The uncertainty, the fear, and the profound loss cast long shadows over the human experience. At the end of it, there is often yet another difficult journey: rebuilding. It can be tumultuous. <div><br /></div><div>In the wake of World War II, as the world struggled to rebuild and heal, Leo McCarey's <i>The Bells of St. Mary's</i> in 1945 not only became the highest-grossing movie of its time but also offered solace and hope to a weary audience. This film captures the essence of wartime struggle, not through the lens of battlefields and violence, but by delving deep into the hearts and minds of its characters. The film's main characters, Sister Benedict (played by Ingrid Bergman) and Father O'Malley (portrayed by Bing Crosby) are determined to achieve their shared goal of saving a school in financial crisis in spite of their differences and despite a myriad of constraints they face.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf39nCNd9C5gxQrvl4teRlbnBsDED6sZAvtTPgcEbMnFiM-fV4_A3BvUXTx5XTJRNqfrPTNinkUpqyaYtCOW4iZQEf5knj6Py7mF6bzu6rYoI7Jlaqu9wCZtAsAVmix7AzxTDWQeaKMDhj7tdLfxn-GOJw1PLVO3S5yusPGk9suN-1gZ3XDnJxSPawNtI/s1920/zyPyFal-asset-mezzanine-16x9-1fPSXt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf39nCNd9C5gxQrvl4teRlbnBsDED6sZAvtTPgcEbMnFiM-fV4_A3BvUXTx5XTJRNqfrPTNinkUpqyaYtCOW4iZQEf5knj6Py7mF6bzu6rYoI7Jlaqu9wCZtAsAVmix7AzxTDWQeaKMDhj7tdLfxn-GOJw1PLVO3S5yusPGk9suN-1gZ3XDnJxSPawNtI/w413-h232/zyPyFal-asset-mezzanine-16x9-1fPSXt2.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><i>The Bells of St. Mary's</i> is a feel-good tear-jerker sequel to McCarey's 1944 film <i>Going My Way</i>, which was the highest-grossing film of the year and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In <i>The Bells of St. Mary's,</i> Bing Crosby reprises his role as Father O'Malley, a charismatic priest assigned to a struggling Catholic school, St. Mary's. There, he clashes with the school's traditional principal, Sister Mary Benedict. Father O'Malley's unconventional approach to leadership conflicts with Sister Benedict's strict way of instilling discipline in the students. For example, when Father O'Malley finds two students fighting, he praises the one who threw the best punches, declaring him the winner. This move doesn't sit well with Sister Benedict, who had advised students against retaliation. Father O'Malley argues that boys should be prepared for the world, which they may have to face war in one day. Considering that this is immediately after World War II, it makes sense, even to the conservative Sister Benedict, who secretly trains the bullied boy on self-defense and encourages him to face bullies head-on.<div><br /></div>78 years after its release, <i>The Bells of St. Mary's</i> retains its relevance. In an era marked by division and turmoil, the film's message of unity, understanding, and compassion is as vital as ever. It serves as a timeless lesson that, even in the face of adversity, individuals from diverse backgrounds as exemplified by Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict can come together to create positive change. The enduring popularity of the film attests to its ability to transcend time and inspire new generations...<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://collider.com/highest-grossing-movie-ww2-the-bells-of-st-marys/">SOURCE</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBVa1v9IFUSlDcBPoI0ZoVcn1zV2b_z-D_bVTuH-RxCFjPB4ms6pBOSj0Age1hpFCtdp90u74WuMcwB429PQ_SLKaW7wYmg4CK_S4QrrcpngrF0YThbv7350rAXvPPRk74F5CUfQV5btrzXbmdTyDnUtbuyLS9ewWGDZKCQEqjyCp2ls44Mpfdr4Jxz8/s982/MV5BYjgxNzcyNjUtM2U0Ni00YTJlLWE1NWUtOWRiZGE1YjhjYzRiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI3MDk3MzQ@._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="982" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBVa1v9IFUSlDcBPoI0ZoVcn1zV2b_z-D_bVTuH-RxCFjPB4ms6pBOSj0Age1hpFCtdp90u74WuMcwB429PQ_SLKaW7wYmg4CK_S4QrrcpngrF0YThbv7350rAXvPPRk74F5CUfQV5btrzXbmdTyDnUtbuyLS9ewWGDZKCQEqjyCp2ls44Mpfdr4Jxz8/s320/MV5BYjgxNzcyNjUtM2U0Ni00YTJlLWE1NWUtOWRiZGE1YjhjYzRiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI3MDk3MzQ@._V1_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-3565151657096985052024-01-19T04:56:00.000-08:002024-01-19T04:56:00.142-08:00BING RUMOR: BING AND PSYCHEDELIC FILMS<p><u>BING RUMOR</u>: There is a rumor that Bing was involved in psychedelic films in the 1940s!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRA4JCQZJvs6jnL_5s18JT66Za-K5F3-GNRvQPZX8lpEhkBISgpkABCYC1mF6cSAWn4IeHWj_y-G44qXm42L24MMN3f8nasvnOmXJg8O3C-Q9E5Ep3medCjog3D96HQ8Zl0Zwlv_zLDjk0MTYweOYlnmqArRXEx291-aSSRswT9EH2cF2ZEdUDxJ9RxI/s640/Bing-Crosby_final-640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRA4JCQZJvs6jnL_5s18JT66Za-K5F3-GNRvQPZX8lpEhkBISgpkABCYC1mF6cSAWn4IeHWj_y-G44qXm42L24MMN3f8nasvnOmXJg8O3C-Q9E5Ep3medCjog3D96HQ8Zl0Zwlv_zLDjk0MTYweOYlnmqArRXEx291-aSSRswT9EH2cF2ZEdUDxJ9RxI/s320/Bing-Crosby_final-640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>In the 1940s, British psychologist Cecil Stokes created Auroratone films, deeply psychedelic short movies meant to be shown at psychiatric institutions to help treat patients suffering from mental disorders, particularly war veterans. In 1942, Stokes was granted US patent #2292172 for the Process and Apparatus for Producing Musical Rhythm in Color. This was the year before Albert Hoffman discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD and two decades before psychedelic light shows appeared at rock and avant-garde music performances.</p>According to Wikipedia, "the patterns were produced by using crystallizing chemicals and polarized light, which were then synchronized to a variety of recorded musical tracks… Bing Crosby was involved with these films due to his being a shareholder in the [Auroratone] foundation and his interest in the rehabilitation of veterans."<p style="line-height: 1.5;"><a href="https://boingboing.net/2023/11/13/psychedelic-film-from-the-1940s-featuring-bing-crosby-used-to-treat-mental-disorders.html">SOURCE</a><br /></p><p style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-49250071110722690112024-01-05T06:37:00.001-08:002024-01-05T06:37:00.152-08:00BING AND HIS LATER CAREER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2m0b11O_Ebfpy3AOme4_vbsQGJMilb78SWBRCoODNCG7ng8KAbzas2m9Mrt1WESoNS-KYBkuya-lU77RynoLpg0W-pez8TTSj-eEp6OvQ7BEaMJcSusyto7S3pPZijNB_yqVNrZQEl1VuC4UgBq3ZhBLdTEcS-Xci4DXh-kNXZzlfmIkbYyySeAJTpY/s1280/bingo-last-featured.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2m0b11O_Ebfpy3AOme4_vbsQGJMilb78SWBRCoODNCG7ng8KAbzas2m9Mrt1WESoNS-KYBkuya-lU77RynoLpg0W-pez8TTSj-eEp6OvQ7BEaMJcSusyto7S3pPZijNB_yqVNrZQEl1VuC4UgBq3ZhBLdTEcS-Xci4DXh-kNXZzlfmIkbYyySeAJTpY/s320/bingo-last-featured.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Over 120 years ago on May 3rd of 1903, Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby Jr. was born in Tacoma, Washington. He would go on to have a prolific career in recording, radio, film, television, and even recording technology. Despite his stature, he wanted to slow down his hectic life, and after the death of his first wife in 1952, he slowly went into semi-retirement. When he got married again, he took it as an opportunity start a new family.<br /><br />Because of this, Crosby gradually let himself slow down, however this was all to change. Following the Christmas of 1973, Bing started having serious health issues. By New Year’s Eve, Crosby was rushed to a hospital, and it turned out he had a tumor in his lung. Thankfully it wasn’t cancerous, and it was able to be removed, albeit two fifths of his left lung had to be removed. Speculation started on whether he would be able to sing again, but after his recovery he came back fiercely.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul1P71xCW0Am_Cz25aPMmW4epZpj8dISD8RtylYYAPoT-D9wt9iGivQWpI2Cc061Au4Ph4HWkANNr5zynXFVcX6TUtICzGKk7DHG_SXbIE6qE-haByekJljSxzk0rQKg0RG6Bt9P5YpDC3S45q25nXaLqoHACJi4BNGxXUVWaL2iV3u8dIVOGTln8s_M/s480/image002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="349" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgul1P71xCW0Am_Cz25aPMmW4epZpj8dISD8RtylYYAPoT-D9wt9iGivQWpI2Cc061Au4Ph4HWkANNr5zynXFVcX6TUtICzGKk7DHG_SXbIE6qE-haByekJljSxzk0rQKg0RG6Bt9P5YpDC3S45q25nXaLqoHACJi4BNGxXUVWaL2iV3u8dIVOGTln8s_M/s320/image002.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the operation and recovery period, Bing came back with a vengeance. He signed a deal to do a few albums for United Artists, along with recording two TV specials. In 1975 alone he would record 5 albums and an audiobook along with many TV appearances in the United Kingdom to promote his upcoming albums.</div><div><br />Later that year, the realization he had been in show business for 50 years led Bing to get back on the concert stage throughout 1976, something he hadn’t done since the early 1930s. He did numerous shows throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. In 1976 alone Crosby took the stage thirty-five times. Performances from the London Palladium were turned into an album, although he recorded two other albums along with his yearly Christmas special and other various TV appearances.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgSx-3aIk738zJLRL-_niIapIDmeGXQxk-ByJHr77b-2jxtvSbF5B9lS0Ed2TrzlnuZmZO1SvymU2c2wEcwMEMSk7mINpn6AC3G6xatxn9RyrpU1i0vM5am7cJGzneZ_Xl8sFCvil8rs5hDFp1AqdE0FHliGN3ffIs_83SiTIREhucVswj6rHeYl3tVo/s640/bing-and-kathryn.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgSx-3aIk738zJLRL-_niIapIDmeGXQxk-ByJHr77b-2jxtvSbF5B9lS0Ed2TrzlnuZmZO1SvymU2c2wEcwMEMSk7mINpn6AC3G6xatxn9RyrpU1i0vM5am7cJGzneZ_Xl8sFCvil8rs5hDFp1AqdE0FHliGN3ffIs_83SiTIREhucVswj6rHeYl3tVo/s320/bing-and-kathryn.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>1977 seemed like a great year for Bing. Concept albums, worldwide tours, and more TV shows were on the horizon. The first show was a televised version of his usual concert to complete the 50th anniversary celebration. After the show had completed, triumph went to tragedy as he fell twenty-five feet off of the stage when taking bows. Thankfully he didn’t suffer any major injury, only breaking a disc in his back. This had put a lot of plans for 1977 on the fence.<br /><br />However, by August he was feeling well enough to go on the road again. He did his last American concert on the day Elvis Presley died, and went to Norway to do a show for the Red Cross. In September, Bing recorded a concept album, a Christmas TV special with David Bowie, and started another two week stay at the London Palladium. Going into October, the London Palladium performances continued, and he would do one last show on October 10. The next day he would do a photoshoot for his latest album and make his final recordings. Three days later, after winning a game of golf, Bing died from a heart attack at the age of 74, leaving a massive legacy behind him. All of the accomplishments in his last few years alive would be impressive alone, but when you add on the quality of them, it really shows what he could do at this time of his life....</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://krui.fm/2023/08/30/bing-in-the-70s/">SOURCE</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8faqPkmIoUwwp4zH6aa7fz7_EZqzCQVs3iF6PfhmVdUS04cGXgB_spgb0V1LqN13Pkliclo7ukPkbCCw6pVIPNA8jCW4r6bHqr0T4bsz7qeZJrWJxzzclUkd1mYo1uV-KfmOjdfd7Uv1KZxnd6uo6_gwJJj1K07cF4IzmcsSA8_8SFpfp8bVnmD8PfU/s1548/bing-crosby-at-the-end.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1548" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8faqPkmIoUwwp4zH6aa7fz7_EZqzCQVs3iF6PfhmVdUS04cGXgB_spgb0V1LqN13Pkliclo7ukPkbCCw6pVIPNA8jCW4r6bHqr0T4bsz7qeZJrWJxzzclUkd1mYo1uV-KfmOjdfd7Uv1KZxnd6uo6_gwJJj1K07cF4IzmcsSA8_8SFpfp8bVnmD8PfU/s320/bing-crosby-at-the-end.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-74531252158443232762023-12-31T06:50:00.002-08:002023-12-31T06:50:00.160-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!<p><b> Here's to 2024 and all the Bingfans out there!</b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg88p-YL4500d_1fNp-JRGGjR8kEdfmB9QTisnR5Z7EO83Gjae7Bgqyjk1S1-wXdCt6iAK48aT8zyeyUVkregc3wbcziByQbO74eUhZLA7Ip2dVNNN5203NmHFLk8ph7DbZSCPywshp6HcJvz3Th8HUSHwi9pHXtiuC70qWdfDojZbv-1m_Bzh8_tZkLY/s600/68afadf1bdbf14d9258be0afcd9562be.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="480" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg88p-YL4500d_1fNp-JRGGjR8kEdfmB9QTisnR5Z7EO83Gjae7Bgqyjk1S1-wXdCt6iAK48aT8zyeyUVkregc3wbcziByQbO74eUhZLA7Ip2dVNNN5203NmHFLk8ph7DbZSCPywshp6HcJvz3Th8HUSHwi9pHXtiuC70qWdfDojZbv-1m_Bzh8_tZkLY/w416-h520/68afadf1bdbf14d9258be0afcd9562be.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-26638665546444182682023-12-22T05:49:00.001-08:002023-12-22T05:49:00.353-08:00PHOTOS OF THE DAY: BING AND HIS CHRISTMAS SPECIALS<p> No one in the modern world meant more to Christmas than Bing Crosby. Here are som candid shots from his Christmas specials through the years...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9hVZwYqWFzmHCXWOHrPy5NCX8jWRz0Dp78huYR78eJ5WoEmhgE-KQubbDXPFe87ww_nO1_PCdCQX1T8Qs5u0nsHTQr4ZloE5NpKJr2a9eABuVajsRgachA69U7HWwltLytS8kjDP5vdj6GU15an-qMrmy-cQUvvdcpHe2L5ik2ITmpEOC-oywHEESwo/s620/MV5BZWE3NTQyNDAtYmRiMS00MDMyLWFkOTYtZGM5NzE2OTI0NzgwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjM1Njc4NDc@._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="620" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9hVZwYqWFzmHCXWOHrPy5NCX8jWRz0Dp78huYR78eJ5WoEmhgE-KQubbDXPFe87ww_nO1_PCdCQX1T8Qs5u0nsHTQr4ZloE5NpKJr2a9eABuVajsRgachA69U7HWwltLytS8kjDP5vdj6GU15an-qMrmy-cQUvvdcpHe2L5ik2ITmpEOC-oywHEESwo/s320/MV5BZWE3NTQyNDAtYmRiMS00MDMyLWFkOTYtZGM5NzE2OTI0NzgwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjM1Njc4NDc@._V1_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt6sfu2wR_OkvfFHXj6XrGBswBpWpmcj3bq5SjTaAVvPL-loEVsM4MSCOF7GF3Xg3fgvzV3yE0nb-otkNB3RGaP4tE0Ucf43Fj2sniugE5-3Z6vIjtwavgFC5xUY3XITsLxamVV48INbzttLqoNof_fDmLXH3HjcxQ0JQCO96JzFz6GBuSTf_ZSMA80A/s631/bing%20frank%20christmas%20song.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="631" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt6sfu2wR_OkvfFHXj6XrGBswBpWpmcj3bq5SjTaAVvPL-loEVsM4MSCOF7GF3Xg3fgvzV3yE0nb-otkNB3RGaP4tE0Ucf43Fj2sniugE5-3Z6vIjtwavgFC5xUY3XITsLxamVV48INbzttLqoNof_fDmLXH3HjcxQ0JQCO96JzFz6GBuSTf_ZSMA80A/s320/bing%20frank%20christmas%20song.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with Frank Sinatra</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmPrAC2VYdI-dslE5Ik1gOojagwAvrEC6kymP2--0oJwMpMO1UbcBw0GVUsd6ilCzmkjYMwcf6tZV4gaRatgunKEOM02cxrPcwdA59G5meSqhdav5lu7bahZ3XYggSQMkO2NKFzyUrNn9mgdGPB86LgkOQQvCV2GJCEoKp2U8zFxs7Y1M4xFC_QlJ0RY/s620/MV5BMTVmM2NmMmQtM2E5OC00NTZhLWI2MDUtZmFlNWFmMTRjMTNlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODAyOTg4MTE@._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3xkEgN1Awd_io8l6YH7z5gNqpwU15C54IUzj5QlnwK912WDp51XjXxQG7t1DDvWthdooYvSAc_5Fxs4iQ1tsetMRh9fEAkqteQd5c_4gLIp3g9G9DHPOZNv5BwD95YYslkJbesaXIoJwglzx093xtRdmUNd4O0_6qju99_5RfvcXydawa_zVcoF5XGw/s320/MV5BMTUyODU0OTUwMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMTE4NTQzMjE@._V1_.jpg" width="212" /></a></i></b></div><b><i> Here is the original review of the classic Holiday Inn. This appeared in the NY Times on August 5, 1942...</i></b><p></p><div><br /></div>That man Irving Berlin has been whistling to himself again. Not content with turning out the most rousing Broadway show in years, he has scribbled no fewer than thirteen tunes for "Holiday Inn," the light-heartedly patriotic musical which opened last night at the Paramount in conjunction with a gala stage show for the benefit of the Navy Relief Society.<div><br /></div><div> Mr. Berlin may not know a great deal about notes, as he confesses, but he does know a lot about music. If there are no tunes in "Holiday Inn" that quite match those of his army show, Mr. Berlin still has created several of the most effortless melodies of the season—the sort that folks begin humming in the middle of a conversation for days afterward. At present Paramount prices Mr. Berlin's tunes are being sold dirt cheap.As it happily happens, the film has caught the same effortless moods of the music. Mark Sandrich, director and producer, has taken the inevitable melange of plot and production numbers and so deftly pulled them together that one hardly knows where the story ends and a song begins—a neat trick if you can do it. That it comes off, of course, is largely due to the casual performances of Bing Crosby, who can sell a blackface song like "Abraham" or turn an ordinary line into sly humor without seeming to try, and Fred Astaire, who still owns perhaps the most sophisticated pair of toes in Christendom. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41_VrMZ9Cromb87rBgLuZ2m2vz3EwlKWLOlXSf5tNyU8Xf-yJDLOIj3CSizah5n4VQf2fqXSi7lyozpX2xmAXsHB-dtcNMhUkUGxseHsNStbXslFImKm0uhDdc2-wiUnPDKNU6Pjv415UgyeFuscrU3o1mZjCLRWOSCI08J_7r4AdmcTsV80swfpCD20/s1200/1_locU5xBIUfSwmdeyjS7yZQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41_VrMZ9Cromb87rBgLuZ2m2vz3EwlKWLOlXSf5tNyU8Xf-yJDLOIj3CSizah5n4VQf2fqXSi7lyozpX2xmAXsHB-dtcNMhUkUGxseHsNStbXslFImKm0uhDdc2-wiUnPDKNU6Pjv415UgyeFuscrU3o1mZjCLRWOSCI08J_7r4AdmcTsV80swfpCD20/s320/1_locU5xBIUfSwmdeyjS7yZQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Mr. Astaire has rarely danced with more alert, carefree abandon than among the exploding torpedoes and red devils of "Say It With Firecrackers." And in Marjorie Reynolds, a very fetching blonde young lady, Mr. Astaire has a new partner who can hold her own at all speeds.Mainly "Holiday Inn" is a series of musical episodes, each of which takes an American holiday for cue. But they have been strung ever so neatly on the amorous rivalries of Mr. Astaire, who wins all the battles except the last, and Mr. Crosby, a musical lazybones who retires to a New England farm which he converts into a night club for holidays only—thus leaving him 300-odd days a year for pure loafing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-51IZzpx1Fmt_jnBi1nh_Hs3YXZYdHBojcbwZFXHlvsjSk0WJAhCR47cMGN1gZ1OVDLOGslSeLTADIBJj0ThVJiuxDqVSuUxQc9QaHD5dubi1r5ijjPwCRiYNgJmcHv7vl00iylmMdtujqKrlbYXVnbXJrYDDSJeQ0_esS1Zv7yJbTjnSz0rVkZc2Zo/s394/h280_254039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="394" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-51IZzpx1Fmt_jnBi1nh_Hs3YXZYdHBojcbwZFXHlvsjSk0WJAhCR47cMGN1gZ1OVDLOGslSeLTADIBJj0ThVJiuxDqVSuUxQc9QaHD5dubi1r5ijjPwCRiYNgJmcHv7vl00iylmMdtujqKrlbYXVnbXJrYDDSJeQ0_esS1Zv7yJbTjnSz0rVkZc2Zo/s320/h280_254039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And while the pair desperately conspire against each other for the hand of Miss Reynolds, Mr. Berlin's music sets the moods from the romantic "Be Careful, It's My Heart," to nostalgic "Easter Parade," tender "White Christmas" and rollicking "Let's Start the New Year Right."Along the way the author and director have bobbed up with some engaging tricks such as the befuddled Thanksgiving turkey hopping from one Thursday to another or the Washington's Birthday Minuet, in which a bland Mr. Crosby continually breaks up Mr. Astaire's precise and dainty footwork with hot licks in the accompaniment. It is all very easy and graceful; it never tries too hard to dazzle; even in the rousing and topical Fourth of July number it never commits a breach of taste by violently waving the flag. Instead it has skipped back over the year in an affectionate and light-hearted spirit. In a month without a holiday, "Holiday Inn" offers a reason for celebration not printed in red ink on the calendar.</div><div><br />HOLIDAY INN, screen play by Claude Binyon; adaptation by Elmer Rice; based on an original idea by Irving Berlin; produced and directed by Mark Sandrich for Paramount; music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. At the Paramount.Jim Hardy . . . . . Bing CrosbyTed Hanover . . . . . Fred AstaireLinda Mason . . . . . Marjorie ReynoldsLillie Dixon . . . . . Virginia DaleDanny Reid . . . . . Walter AbelMamie . . . . . Louise BeaversCigarette Girl . . . . . Judith GibsonHat Check Girl . . . . . Katharine BoothGirls and Dancers . . . . . Barbara Slater, Aline Brandes, Louise La Planche, Laurie Douglas, Lynda Grey, Lora Lee</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDvxZstYeRCWMLMYMTEoDWrs1BMNX6cGwXVel9Ym8FpuWgcdRY2VbSLCcHi2zlHW4PDWiORfNwVCZf4RRmisjGPN2N483OkgI4y1tc9sUgIq3IwJXmrAHZJ1SsMy7IZqVOJ6z_vMW4ZC3nnOIgOja_33ilsNl2AolP6z9IRj3Rs6q0eMFegcWUUHdKAA/s640/725df68163b97de430dfd47d84003d4f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="640" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDvxZstYeRCWMLMYMTEoDWrs1BMNX6cGwXVel9Ym8FpuWgcdRY2VbSLCcHi2zlHW4PDWiORfNwVCZf4RRmisjGPN2N483OkgI4y1tc9sUgIq3IwJXmrAHZJ1SsMy7IZqVOJ6z_vMW4ZC3nnOIgOja_33ilsNl2AolP6z9IRj3Rs6q0eMFegcWUUHdKAA/s320/725df68163b97de430dfd47d84003d4f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1942/08/05/archives/the-screen-irving-berlins-holiday-inn-costarring-bing-crosby-and.html">SOURCE</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-16805293913226979222023-12-14T05:35:00.001-08:002023-12-14T05:35:00.136-08:00AUDIO ASPIRIN: YOU'RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TfLTU4XN8xE/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/TfLTU4XN8xE?si=vBDsKh9QipUsebOr" frameborder="0"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-73203975941107717282023-12-11T05:15:00.001-08:002023-12-11T05:15:00.134-08:00BING'S SONGOGRAPHY: YOU'RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS<p>I thought Bing sang this underrated Christmas song on his radio show, but it looks like there is just the commercial recording. I recommend this great song. Frankie Laine also recorded a nice version of the song... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpewUm-hzvDugIGqjfj6ikNrEt_mYoyL8kJzdJanMJ9f2id0WxrSvrgxOo53Vnzwe8f8tTqQaMs-7-tQN2cieVqAdILxWFgM1f1-iMHMcUv56y09T1aMEJ4YvIzgX-VbshmVvJkHG_BAQwW2VlORtVIDMcyLQYdsdMPECqmhlFniuR5cSOujL4NshT9A/s600/R-12520996-1586205499-6224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpewUm-hzvDugIGqjfj6ikNrEt_mYoyL8kJzdJanMJ9f2id0WxrSvrgxOo53Vnzwe8f8tTqQaMs-7-tQN2cieVqAdILxWFgM1f1-iMHMcUv56y09T1aMEJ4YvIzgX-VbshmVvJkHG_BAQwW2VlORtVIDMcyLQYdsdMPECqmhlFniuR5cSOujL4NshT9A/s320/R-12520996-1586205499-6224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in;"><b>YOU'RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS </b></p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 35.45pt;">11 May 1949 <i>Rec. </i>L 5009-A</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;">The Ken Lane Singers, Victor Young and his Orchestra</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzqjhGUC6LvOfiYF2c9cEHm1_3nOf4I4lIqUEOu72g-wXC1J8foOB8m_h0_zeVkBqQJ9cuRX4PYU6TvQkeKzoNITwa3q44rc7ucAgcQHqL6sFg7_9QfSrGnr5teZDGhJqxMsuZSdQOjAtMZAD9O-CCSVnfxvABoQ1-tYgPQK3s6y3NgkfQ2XMmsRMeos/s699/cover-large_file.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzqjhGUC6LvOfiYF2c9cEHm1_3nOf4I4lIqUEOu72g-wXC1J8foOB8m_h0_zeVkBqQJ9cuRX4PYU6TvQkeKzoNITwa3q44rc7ucAgcQHqL6sFg7_9QfSrGnr5teZDGhJqxMsuZSdQOjAtMZAD9O-CCSVnfxvABoQ1-tYgPQK3s6y3NgkfQ2XMmsRMeos/s320/cover-large_file.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-73397917313642252772023-12-04T05:13:00.001-08:002023-12-04T05:13:00.140-08:00BING CROSBY - THE VOICE OF CHRISTMAS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNLv9dngCcDocCsbcb0gLAi6esEbuZL7rHhqVn8hStO9iyRi_zSLPuPNLjtgwuvbd1kzNWJuNq1biU3mT4J68fuTW8EYMrZ1UCkIp0Dug4UhEuilsWy9Cx4FzlGbJjrNIJdbyPqQtd7DB5JPlQwMC_YUYfiaJKexaYy_7C-IJIVPFkyQ6Lthd0cEuxHg/s318/Bing_Crosby;_Voice_of_Christmas_(album_cover).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="318" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNLv9dngCcDocCsbcb0gLAi6esEbuZL7rHhqVn8hStO9iyRi_zSLPuPNLjtgwuvbd1kzNWJuNq1biU3mT4J68fuTW8EYMrZ1UCkIp0Dug4UhEuilsWy9Cx4FzlGbJjrNIJdbyPqQtd7DB5JPlQwMC_YUYfiaJKexaYy_7C-IJIVPFkyQ6Lthd0cEuxHg/s1600/Bing_Crosby;_Voice_of_Christmas_(album_cover).jpg" width="318" /></a></div>The Voice of Christmas: The Complete Decca Christmas Songbook is a two-disc collection of Christmas music recorded by Bing Crosby for the Decca label between 1935 and 1956, released by Universal Music Group on October 6, 1998. Crosby was the first popular singer to record Christmas songs, and his 1942 recording of "White Christmas" for the movie <i>Holiday Inn</i> is the best-selling single of all time. The most prolific period for his Christmas recordings was between 1942 and 1955, including his Christmas songs recorded with The Andrews Sisters. Crosby continued to record Christmas titles for other labels later in his career.<div><br />Most of the tracks included were originally issued on 78 RPM records. This collection contains all of Crosby's Decca label Christmas recordings, including some duplications of titles recorded at different times. The 1947 recording of "White Christmas" is the most played and considered the "standard" version; this re-recording was made due to the acetate of the 1942 version, and its flip side "Silent Night," becoming too degraded in quality to reproduce further copies.<br /><br />Tracks are presented in loose chronological order, with collaborations appearing in chronological order on disc two from tracks nine through twenty. Two tracks are previously unreleased songs: an alternate version of his original May 29, 1942, recording of "White Christmas"; and a February 21, 1935, recording of "Silent Night." The 1935 version of "Silent Night" was not released due to Crosby's feelings that a popular entertainer should not profit on such a religion-based song however, once the proceeds were arranged to be donated to charity, a second recording of the song was released as a single in 1935 and was later packaged as part of a 1940 album...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeXZZ5df2kF0Pg4S9XAUQ4tLLP0GacnWRax8zDwJes3o56x8JJ-vDFgeubxPbhdFFy3aDphiamfuD2O5tNiDwPTrIAlf-aVQ54aIH6S1MoOkKPKJ7AxxGJapLr9H4kKgnTCy8jBUIhyKY4s7165vdoFQGaUBxfqWgB1rmb4QB0_eUT22b4DD_eczRz4o/s1600/crosby_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeXZZ5df2kF0Pg4S9XAUQ4tLLP0GacnWRax8zDwJes3o56x8JJ-vDFgeubxPbhdFFy3aDphiamfuD2O5tNiDwPTrIAlf-aVQ54aIH6S1MoOkKPKJ7AxxGJapLr9H4kKgnTCy8jBUIhyKY4s7165vdoFQGaUBxfqWgB1rmb4QB0_eUT22b4DD_eczRz4o/s320/crosby_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-14104724849600910362023-11-25T08:04:00.002-08:002023-11-25T08:04:00.148-08:00STORIES ABOUT BING: JIMMY CAGNEY<p> Jimmy Cagney and Bing Crosby never got to work together on film, but they knew each other and got to work together briefly during the war selling war bonds. Here is a story Jimmy had about that time...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdMQL_mC-NnmwbprpaerpSIutuPAKQxWjW5V9Vy0SH4lHlP1l-qij5zWjbE0mlLUzJxk8V-p_zy_Xpk4o1lG0mzVdHCoJw_V6vFnaDO9WLatgWZbY55Y5fmq97US8AYJ3Hxp5mVbszvi0upGz7sZ1_ELfLd-QE4znEy4Wxfvcaws_AGg1a44P2413-7U/s270/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="187" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdMQL_mC-NnmwbprpaerpSIutuPAKQxWjW5V9Vy0SH4lHlP1l-qij5zWjbE0mlLUzJxk8V-p_zy_Xpk4o1lG0mzVdHCoJw_V6vFnaDO9WLatgWZbY55Y5fmq97US8AYJ3Hxp5mVbszvi0upGz7sZ1_ELfLd-QE4znEy4Wxfvcaws_AGg1a44P2413-7U/s1600/download.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><p><b>"At our opening show in Soldier Field, Chicago, there was a crowd of 130,000 .... Bing walked out to a reception for which the adjective "triumphant" is inadequate. He stood there in that very humble, charming way of his .... After the audience explosion died down, Bing said, "Whadda yez wanna hear?" and they exploded again until the stadium walls nearly buckled. After they subsided, he said, "Ya wanna leave it to me?" and they blew up again. Finally, he said, "Hit me, Al," and our orchestra conductor, Al Newman, started his boys off on "Blues in the Night." They had played only the first two bars when the audience went into rapturous applause once more. Bing finished the song, and never in my life have I heard anything like it. I got the traditional goose pimples just standing there, listening. He did another, same thing .... When Bing came offstage, the perspiration on him was an absolute revelation to me. Here he had been to all appearances perfectly loose and relaxed, but not at all. He was giving everything he had in every note he sang, and the apparent effortlessness was a part of his very hard work."</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbb7v9lknC4hDTBmRA45LjeZIBCYcVJIJys3rbQpgYnK4xBX0ahlStfK-ZvGZrYn0HBbw7hHk0cbdHb1FfDhXqwpAMADHBN_gvM-4p-0Tf5qnfNyzoe-nEbTstNKcMMueaeH5fCoW15CvjaomCoJJNuBG5ZJGqwawY5z08FbmuuvT6I3bXKme94xk9D9o/s515/1561032_640.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="403" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbb7v9lknC4hDTBmRA45LjeZIBCYcVJIJys3rbQpgYnK4xBX0ahlStfK-ZvGZrYn0HBbw7hHk0cbdHb1FfDhXqwpAMADHBN_gvM-4p-0Tf5qnfNyzoe-nEbTstNKcMMueaeH5fCoW15CvjaomCoJJNuBG5ZJGqwawY5z08FbmuuvT6I3bXKme94xk9D9o/s320/1561032_640.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with Carole Lombard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-89937266990128452982023-11-22T04:16:00.000-08:002023-11-22T04:17:04.592-08:00REMEMBERING NICK NARDELLA (1943-2023)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtt0Box0b82nX9-W41njcLqJqXPPSxcuejwf5fdlfRgTJehDZh7R9K5Fvnhm1XTgt3BTpRpmGTjJ15Bonojc_w0hZz7VX0oaq1sge-OsNNxGBIgEvnaPKlirBGsdb2QgkQoZNjbNmdW4AMAjnel2ajuLhm8uZ4Htw3Q8UcxuCuGHFKBH0HjpqZ6Y5p7U/s200/8759193_fbs.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtt0Box0b82nX9-W41njcLqJqXPPSxcuejwf5fdlfRgTJehDZh7R9K5Fvnhm1XTgt3BTpRpmGTjJ15Bonojc_w0hZz7VX0oaq1sge-OsNNxGBIgEvnaPKlirBGsdb2QgkQoZNjbNmdW4AMAjnel2ajuLhm8uZ4Htw3Q8UcxuCuGHFKBH0HjpqZ6Y5p7U/s1600/8759193_fbs.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div> I lost a dear friend this week with the passing of Nick Nardella of Chicago. He was a lifelong member of The International Club Crosby, and Bing Crosby was one of his favorite singers. I personally met him in 1999, and we started a taping correspondence. He was there in my life for all of the important points of my life like my marriage and birth of my children. I have known Nick longer than I have known my wife. He always had encouraging words for me, and he was a geniune and good person. His music collection was as big as his heart.<p></p><p>Nick passed away peacefully on November 19, 2023. Nick is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Laverne M. Nardella nee Peterson; caring brother of John Nardella and Geraldine Kruger; cherished brother-in-law to the late Jim (Kathy) Peterson, Marilyn (James Sr.) Nemecek, the late Eileen Tomazin; fond uncle to Michael and Richard (Kim) Kruger, James Jr. (Michelle) Nemecek, Tracy (Joseph) Buchholz, Eric Peterson, Julie (David) Westerman, TJ Tomazin; caring great-uncle to Brooke (Cody) Mudd, Seth and Emily Kruger, Justin, Jacob, Jared, and Makayla Buchholz, Charlie and Danny Westerman; devoted great-great-uncle to Amberleigh Mudd. He is preceded in death by his parents Henry and Antoinette Nardella.<br /><br />Nick proudly served in the Army as an Administrator, stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War era. Upon returning from his time in the service he fondly worked at World Book, and several years later went on to meet the love of his life, Laverne. Music and sports were Nick’s second love, being a devout fan of artists from the 1940’s and all sports teams from Chicago. He also was a member of "The Browsers", a Chicago based record collector group that shared their knowledge on local radio. </p><p>I am a better person because I had the honor of knowing Nick Nardella....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtNzoaptN5pZF5k2c3gMQOLJ83_BdWtRxLPcpmIPjI92EKVl7Rt47Mt4sRS3EC4uJsYjl-IAbZVrIB49qSOycTAsB8sOZCU9FhAEKxoKbktpevi0a4muRCK8W5j_s5blmNw3NyofIL_Ly0QKTQLPOHWvB4eh48TIWEqJXg-CteS_ku_S3pmt5PGx73cU/s1663/Bing_Crosby_final_bow_Allan_Warren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtNzoaptN5pZF5k2c3gMQOLJ83_BdWtRxLPcpmIPjI92EKVl7Rt47Mt4sRS3EC4uJsYjl-IAbZVrIB49qSOycTAsB8sOZCU9FhAEKxoKbktpevi0a4muRCK8W5j_s5blmNw3NyofIL_Ly0QKTQLPOHWvB4eh48TIWEqJXg-CteS_ku_S3pmt5PGx73cU/s320/Bing_Crosby_final_bow_Allan_Warren.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-17727440269175198142023-11-12T07:47:00.002-08:002023-11-12T07:47:00.142-08:00BING'S DISCOGRAPHY: NOVEMBER 12, 1935<p><i><b>Bing recorded some great standards during this early days at Decca. He recorded these songs on November 12, 1935 in Hollywood. Hard to believe these recordings are 88 years old...</b></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVetFwA9epSlyBS5OvGBgTnBqM4o2TzQDlAt6rKxNEbKPv6Xi6T9XMi4y7qsI466zPDguIstKjVrEdi-IyD_z-iOpdvW_OZrGLxOTYnUa7FVgbZpC5z6A9Pb9ZHHsfxS38aPlbOcuxHiRF7qi0zqqPD0WHiV8y2NLsxjGg17GrS1ucOSnqIlNYHOejYY/s480/hqdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVetFwA9epSlyBS5OvGBgTnBqM4o2TzQDlAt6rKxNEbKPv6Xi6T9XMi4y7qsI466zPDguIstKjVrEdi-IyD_z-iOpdvW_OZrGLxOTYnUa7FVgbZpC5z6A9Pb9ZHHsfxS38aPlbOcuxHiRF7qi0zqqPD0WHiV8y2NLsxjGg17GrS1ucOSnqIlNYHOejYY/s320/hqdefault.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>Bing Crosby (voc), Victor Young and his Orchestra (orc)</b></p><b>a. DLA253-A Red Sails In The Sunset(Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams) - 3:10<br />b. DLA253-B Red Sails In The Sunset(Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams) - 3:10</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHbBP_lNpRuxLcy5mjRTxJNPycrRwAkk3EdI6-PchyXvtsRHhP3jyoKIxAw7FhJQsjd4ns01UzEG5QaduDwIwvFAKIYCoXYq3ekYgAuMRzF0fiesZ4R8cSMYoVOvbUY7h0LedjoD3VvGdyiHtjjbWObz6FrfZXbi7P9KYX4BxMRgxSttl8PTpOPPjz1Q/s1000/51LNI49aENL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHbBP_lNpRuxLcy5mjRTxJNPycrRwAkk3EdI6-PchyXvtsRHhP3jyoKIxAw7FhJQsjd4ns01UzEG5QaduDwIwvFAKIYCoXYq3ekYgAuMRzF0fiesZ4R8cSMYoVOvbUY7h0LedjoD3VvGdyiHtjjbWObz6FrfZXbi7P9KYX4BxMRgxSttl8PTpOPPjz1Q/s320/51LNI49aENL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>c. DLA254-A Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle(Walter G Samuels, Teddy Powell, Leonard <br />d. DLA254-B Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle(Walter G Samuels, Teddy Powell, Leonard Whitcup) - 2:41<br />e. DLA255-A On Treasure Island(Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke) - 2:59<br />f. DLA255-B On Treasure Island(Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke) - 2:57<br />g. DLA255-C On Treasure Island(Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke) - 2:58<br />h. DLA256-A Adeste Fideles(Canon Frederick Oakley, John Francis Wade) - 3:18<br />i. DLA256-B Adeste Fideles(Canon Frederick Oakley, John Francis Wade) - 3:16</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FbvW_fGJI22HTui0c_dpVMnYRdZLE_9ElmoNReWhPn71Fum0Gaw87wHcn7EA3W7uCz0lss9px6192QHNj0Om3FVZm9z8JI_f_tgyq2PIiSSKwr2DWSc42bII7X93Nj9Iw-fKkKBEoiQz4dqYHePtLobCFGDkhcgqquTspkA2UnrWsW0gPqTyqpgdMJ0/s1680/78_adeste-fideles---o-come-all-ye-faithful_bing-crosby-victor-young-and-his-orchestra_gbia0006845b_itemimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FbvW_fGJI22HTui0c_dpVMnYRdZLE_9ElmoNReWhPn71Fum0Gaw87wHcn7EA3W7uCz0lss9px6192QHNj0Om3FVZm9z8JI_f_tgyq2PIiSSKwr2DWSc42bII7X93Nj9Iw-fKkKBEoiQz4dqYHePtLobCFGDkhcgqquTspkA2UnrWsW0gPqTyqpgdMJ0/s320/78_adeste-fideles---o-come-all-ye-faithful_bing-crosby-victor-young-and-his-orchestra_gbia0006845b_itemimage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-57155012647177857982023-10-30T06:55:00.001-07:002023-10-30T06:55:13.818-07:00NEW CD: BING CROSBY'S CHRISTMAS GEMS<p>Coming soon on CD and LP!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFWD3VXjt4Di12GGSQ2-UkeMExM1OB1kKacZwVdAK3_AkdBvluI4iv2S2xSMsr_tJ1R7cTDJ1Th8E1LXjWwRxXqvQFW7ax4o0QgwIkXrY4CIZ-k_fUa_BeWSWMOMFNNVBW2mWgDeRHHKWbF6pHQgfnpBJwJJGb4I6PsBygV_RwEEA16DhNBEld04EluI/s500/51Mc-++oK3L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFWD3VXjt4Di12GGSQ2-UkeMExM1OB1kKacZwVdAK3_AkdBvluI4iv2S2xSMsr_tJ1R7cTDJ1Th8E1LXjWwRxXqvQFW7ax4o0QgwIkXrY4CIZ-k_fUa_BeWSWMOMFNNVBW2mWgDeRHHKWbF6pHQgfnpBJwJJGb4I6PsBygV_RwEEA16DhNBEld04EluI/s320/51Mc-++oK3L.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Introducing "Bing Crosby's Christmas Gems," a remarkable album release curated by the estate, bringing together rare and never-before-released Christmas masters from The Bing Crosby archives. This limited edition release presents 14 holiday classics, including 12 previously unreleased recordings. With it's diverse repertoire, rare tracks, and iconic collaborations, this album serves as the perfect seasonal gift for music enthusiasts, spreading joy and celebrating the spirit of Christmas...</p><br />1. Let It Snow!<br />2. Just What I Wanted For Christmas<br />3. O LIttle Town Of Bethlehem<br />4. How Lovely Is Christmas<br />5. Away In A Manger<br />6. Good King Wenceslas<br />7. The Night Before Christmas<br />8. Christmas Island (w. Kathryn Crosby)<br />9. Joy To The World<br />10. The Secret Of Christmas<br />11. White World Of Winter<br />12. A Marshmellow World (w. Ella Fitzgerald)<br />13. Christmas Star<br />14. Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy (w. David Bowie)<div><br /></div><div>More info here...</div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bing-Crosbys-Christmas-Gems-Crosby/dp/B0CJCNH7B3/ref=sr_1_2?crid=S3AJI5YH2E4D&keywords=Bing+Crosby+Christmas+Gems&qid=1698673843&sprefix=bing+crosby+christmas+gems%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-2">AMAZON</a><br /><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-8878189078918193462023-10-20T08:59:00.000-07:002023-10-20T08:59:00.153-07:00BING CROSBY VS FRANK SINATRA<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZFfZz6ivjlowIktilL4VsZg6oEaNKUshHeYMmBF6GjSoflhvgjnvDz4tacgWaA1_YYViJM5uM13sx_XzATQvXaiKaEJZaeFu95OfWvDImsScUSg9d0A55Ct4XU02JgKMYmpC7oWAv7FmASe6rjhiplaYj3jbOzuW70spWPARfleBDdpCKi1xQp8n/s520/SinatraCrosby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="520" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZFfZz6ivjlowIktilL4VsZg6oEaNKUshHeYMmBF6GjSoflhvgjnvDz4tacgWaA1_YYViJM5uM13sx_XzATQvXaiKaEJZaeFu95OfWvDImsScUSg9d0A55Ct4XU02JgKMYmpC7oWAv7FmASe6rjhiplaYj3jbOzuW70spWPARfleBDdpCKi1xQp8n/s320/SinatraCrosby.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bing Crosby was, along with Louis Armstrong, one of the fathers of jazz-influenced singing. He was a crooner like Rudy Vallee and Russ Columbo but with the rhythmic panache of a jazzman. In the 1930s, "The Old Groaner," as Bing was affectionately known, was the biggest singing star in America. Like the rest of the country, a young Frank Sinatra was charmed by Crosby's many radio appearances and his ultra-relaxed way with a song. When he was nineteen, he finally saw Bing in person—and the brouhaha that accompanied being a pop music star—and Sinatra knew he was going to be a singer.<p></p>In his early years, he made particular efforts not to sound like Bing. "Every kid on the block was boo-boo-booing like Crosby," he said, with the result being that there were as many differences between the two singers as there were similarities. Although Sinatra soon achieved Crosby's warmth of tone—especially on his Columbia recordings of the 1940s -- he rarely matched Bing's relaxed style.<br /><br />This is clear when you compare his 1941 recording of "You Lucky People, You" to Crosby's performance of the song from the soundtrack to the film Road To Zanzibar. Where Sinatra makes relatively heavy weather of Jimmy Van Heusen's elaborate little melody—pulling away from the beat to make sense of the phrasing—Crosby breezes through the line with insouciant swing, and it makes perfect sense.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrYzH3pfhmTziEsrwqFVJPtlt9bRbNOFNHQ7iSQPobM3K5-z5wnFotE8kkMhIkcwgiHZEtd6xYDQbSXeHat-X6lmqwzfisSbmS0nkdAjo9GUdzcSImqiQswb0nvUfOwjimN4tnLPZRgnyt1U1iBCSBCduWeSbYIOv3BUE5BDaBbRA8Bn2HCgjuKdj/s286/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="286" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrYzH3pfhmTziEsrwqFVJPtlt9bRbNOFNHQ7iSQPobM3K5-z5wnFotE8kkMhIkcwgiHZEtd6xYDQbSXeHat-X6lmqwzfisSbmS0nkdAjo9GUdzcSImqiQswb0nvUfOwjimN4tnLPZRgnyt1U1iBCSBCduWeSbYIOv3BUE5BDaBbRA8Bn2HCgjuKdj/w359-h221/images.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><div>Sinatra would learn later to relax on rhythmic lines, but even then his swing remained edgier than Crosby's. "I believed, because of his leisurely manner of working, that if he could do it, I could do it," Sinatra said in the mid-1950s. "The funny thing is that I've never been able to do it. It's just a trick he has, a wonderful relaxed feeling about performing."</div><div><br />Nelson Riddle had a slightly different take on the differences between the rhythms of the two men, "Sinatra digs into a song and tries to get into it," he noted. "Crosby has a calculated nonchalance. He tosses off a tune". This made for terrific rhythmic bounce and cheerful irony, but when contrasted with the vulnerability and poignancy that the volatile Sinatra could achieve with a song, there could be a certain emotional distance in Crosby's work, as there apparently was in his life. Crosby was the original cool singer; Sinatra was the opposite of cool, as a man and as an artist. And Crosby recognized the difference himself: "He creates a mood, which very few people are able to do," Bing once said of Frank. "I don't think I create a mood when I sing."<br /><br />The two men had different voices, too, and different approaches to them. Crosby rarely ventured from his smooth baritone range to indulge in bravura finishes or extremity of tone. Sinatra not only learnt to make more than Crosby of the expressive "grain" in his voice but would also, at various times in his career, venture to extremes, bringing startling drama to the music, as he did with the high F of "All Or Nothing At All" in 1939 and the low E of "Ol' Man River" in 1963. "Sinatra's voice is more 'live' and vibrant and fraught with shadows and coloring than Crosby's voice," Riddle observed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3Vy1cPlBpIK4uRQ4ndO-0ExmZ5yzQWTcjeDHAr1JxdfJV7aHHkKv9BUXEqwHDlyw1JbVRP9iQCnSolP9SUOHpIphaTv3l9ZxbkCgkKIAez-DUxkar-NAo4jDeswgufebTYHWlgL3_WIFVY-Hh3ni-ixpFEhAecJ4Vp0yynuncGTZSLIlX-IqcK7m/s590/Talking-Pictures-Bing-talked-about-the-rumoured-feud-with-Sinatra-4118686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="590" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3Vy1cPlBpIK4uRQ4ndO-0ExmZ5yzQWTcjeDHAr1JxdfJV7aHHkKv9BUXEqwHDlyw1JbVRP9iQCnSolP9SUOHpIphaTv3l9ZxbkCgkKIAez-DUxkar-NAo4jDeswgufebTYHWlgL3_WIFVY-Hh3ni-ixpFEhAecJ4Vp0yynuncGTZSLIlX-IqcK7m/s320/Talking-Pictures-Bing-talked-about-the-rumoured-feud-with-Sinatra-4118686.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />Sinatra was always quick to pay tribute to Crosby, saying in the 1940s, "Bing was my first singing idol, and still is." The Old Groaner, meanwhile, acknowledged the rise of the Voice with the oft-quoted quip, "Frank Sinatra is the kind of singer who comes along once in a lifetime. But why did it have to be my lifetime???" He even sent an open letter of advice to the young crooner that was published in Motion Picture: Hollywood Magazine in December 1943. "Keep riding that skyrocket you're on, Frankie! I'm all for you," it said. "Yes, when I heard the whispers about you and me being bitter rivals, I just smiled."<br /><br />Though entirely different temperamentally and for much of their careers politically, the two singers remained friendly throughout their lives, with Sinatra even singing the old man to his Reprise label in 1962, casting him in the Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre projects and the movie Robin And The 7 Hoods. Their professional encounters, mostly on radio and then TV, were never less than amiable, and their "Well, Did You Evah" duet in the movie High Society was a magical glimpse of the singers' respective performance styles!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-2q-ivnwgKlZNcwRSlhPXufGyLid74ITPicNOT7WDB77e-U15YWIUb_2e1hDTRx2kVAZjb_OlQeiP2-JfvQyrYXwHB9-oCn7dzd63vyLyxQWH6_m2m1GpRSSvJvzPM4LSYta2sYizZP7Z-ZwnYLMCxei0558QtNmkjZfA6K5zqeW-ZmMb1-4G4AJ/s800/Frank-Sinatra-and-Bing-Crosby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="800" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-2q-ivnwgKlZNcwRSlhPXufGyLid74ITPicNOT7WDB77e-U15YWIUb_2e1hDTRx2kVAZjb_OlQeiP2-JfvQyrYXwHB9-oCn7dzd63vyLyxQWH6_m2m1GpRSSvJvzPM4LSYta2sYizZP7Z-ZwnYLMCxei0558QtNmkjZfA6K5zqeW-ZmMb1-4G4AJ/s320/Frank-Sinatra-and-Bing-Crosby.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://spinditty.com/artists-bands/Frank-Sinatra-vs-Bing-Crosby">SOURCE</a><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-34588398823156559912023-10-08T09:19:00.001-07:002023-10-08T09:19:00.141-07:00AUDIO ASPIRIN - HOLIDAY IN EUROPE (REHEARSAL TAKES)<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MVRXPNuaEsU/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/MVRXPNuaEsU" frameborder="0"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-77664458395754625812023-10-06T09:11:00.000-07:002023-10-06T09:11:00.141-07:00HOLIDAY IN EUROPEHoliday in Europe was a long-playing vinyl album recorded for Bing Crosby's own company, Project Records at Radio Recorders in Hollywood and issued by Decca Records (DL-4281) in 1962. The album consists of twelve European songs. The orchestral arrangements were by Bob Thompson and the orchestra was conducted by Malcolm Lockyer at Decca's West Hampstead, London studios in October 1960. Crosby had recorded four of the songs with Lockyer on October 15, 1960, in London but a decision was taken not to use these vocal tracks. Crosby subsequently over-dubbed his vocals on all of the orchestral tracks in May 1961. Malcolm Lockyer does not receive a credit on the album cover.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUaqTho3L0mEnAg0e0AcEIgUC8OuxZoGJXLUACa1SnfZ0ZeK-gs-sRo3RGzHTR_kyjESzYXg6GZVx6TS4slI_1LxGU5ylZGPwRJToZsDczl7TWPxbGnw8I_UfUV_dFVeiFQta71zMOa3kTM7ncjzOayi_wksrAnOTwj7mNLbV_3v--3BkTOmAbFAA/s319/Holiday_in_Europe_(album_cover).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="319" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUaqTho3L0mEnAg0e0AcEIgUC8OuxZoGJXLUACa1SnfZ0ZeK-gs-sRo3RGzHTR_kyjESzYXg6GZVx6TS4slI_1LxGU5ylZGPwRJToZsDczl7TWPxbGnw8I_UfUV_dFVeiFQta71zMOa3kTM7ncjzOayi_wksrAnOTwj7mNLbV_3v--3BkTOmAbFAA/s1600/Holiday_in_Europe_(album_cover).jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div><br /><br />The album was issued on CD by MCA Victor, Inc., Japan (MVCM-294) in 1993. The album was also reissued as "Holiday In Europe (And Beyond!)" released in February 2019 by Sepia Records. The album included the original songs and along with other 14 songs.<br /><br />Variety magazine reviewed the album saying “In an indie master deal with Project Records, Bing Crosby comes under the Decca banner once again. The package peg is a global song roundup which has Crosby working his way through such entries as “Under Paris Skies,” “Morgen,” “Never on Sunday” and “Domenica”. It's flavorsome and pleasing.”<br /><br />TRACKS:<br />Side one<br />1. "April in Portugal" <br />2. "C'est si bon" <br />3. "Never on Sunday" <br />4. "More and More Amor" <br />5. "Moment in Madrid" <br />6. "Morgen" <br /><br />Side two<br />1. "Two Shadows on the Sand"<br />2. "Under Paris Skies" <br />3. "Domenica" <br />4. "Pigalle" <br />5. "My Heart Still Hears the Music <br />6. "Melancolie"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_XE_g2vQ19BMgjEIvZ-4tmkInU4GEzesVE6rnqvtQKIlTgvdJ8KTDFrGf_lE0cmPxoMEJlMtGYCc0LNUQzcrVB8Tj_CDbarfm2NL_PZkNrW71JXDNgJwCnOvaz8d5sYd_nnUILMD6thHUWLH0sEKGARNyyN0TEsOwx-mY9paDjB1ZIPSg-CQxKbR/s720/106861155-1617056109068BING-1-SMCHA-2015-001-07299-1-CrosbyHillsdale-jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="720" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_XE_g2vQ19BMgjEIvZ-4tmkInU4GEzesVE6rnqvtQKIlTgvdJ8KTDFrGf_lE0cmPxoMEJlMtGYCc0LNUQzcrVB8Tj_CDbarfm2NL_PZkNrW71JXDNgJwCnOvaz8d5sYd_nnUILMD6thHUWLH0sEKGARNyyN0TEsOwx-mY9paDjB1ZIPSg-CQxKbR/s320/106861155-1617056109068BING-1-SMCHA-2015-001-07299-1-CrosbyHillsdale-jpg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-72072051025515073302023-09-25T08:45:00.000-07:002023-09-25T08:45:00.146-07:00BING ON FILM: HERE IS MY HEART<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcCXjdY4hIAWQDxnW_FzIBkUG-Iuh-meZov_H3XiFMb1j9hBgxYLygsm6leyLvTME4Cc0BlzXbDpV60acFNO-UlXLCcAyhYgUIxofPU42jIt1VDZmsa5utuktS9z-iq0eN8aUsyt8XRBYU30-5BPs6jg9TQ9HIC5rGs5LXp2CDqdUj0yezbF2osGC/s1548/MV5BZTM3MDA4MWEtZGQ5NC00OTQxLWJlZGItMjg2ZDc5NGY2YTZhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDI2NDg0NQ@@._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1548" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcCXjdY4hIAWQDxnW_FzIBkUG-Iuh-meZov_H3XiFMb1j9hBgxYLygsm6leyLvTME4Cc0BlzXbDpV60acFNO-UlXLCcAyhYgUIxofPU42jIt1VDZmsa5utuktS9z-iq0eN8aUsyt8XRBYU30-5BPs6jg9TQ9HIC5rGs5LXp2CDqdUj0yezbF2osGC/s320/MV5BZTM3MDA4MWEtZGQ5NC00OTQxLWJlZGItMjg2ZDc5NGY2YTZhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDI2NDg0NQ@@._V1_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This time around I wanted to take a look now at a more obscure film. I think 1934’s Here Is My Heart fits the bill. I have a confession to make though. I have never watched the 1934 film. This makes for an exciting viewing experience seeing a “new” Bing film after all these years, but then again to do this article I needed to take very copious notes. Here is My Heart is based on the play La Grande-duchesse et le garcon d’etage by Alfred Savior. Translated the title is The Grand Duchess and The Steward. This 1934 Paramount film starred Bing, Kitty Carlisle, and Roland Young. Filmed in Hollywood at the end of August, it was completed in early November. The New York premiere was on December 21, 1934 and afterwards, Bing entertained at a Christmas basket party hosted by Joe E. Brown at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel. Dick Powell and Al Jolson also perform before the audience of 800. The event was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills and was designed to provide Yule cheer for the needy of Beverly Hills.<br /><br />The slight plot is about a happy go lucky millionaire (played by Bing), who has planned a sort of a bucket list once he made a million dollars. A million dollars in 1934 was a like a billion today. One of his silly things he wanted to accomplish was to catch a fish in the middle of the ocean. Other bucket list items included saving a damsel in distress, and also finding a second rare dueling pistol so he could donate them both to a naval academy. (Bing had already obtained one of the dueling pistols). The other pistol was in Monte Carlo, and owned by a Princess Alexandra (played by Kitty Carlisle). The Princess though had lost all her money, but Bing did not know that. To get closer to her, he pretended to be waiter. Bing was instantly attracted to the Princess. Bing also befriended a prince in Princess Alexandra’s entourage by the name of Prince Nicholas (played by Roland Young). Prince Nicholas told Bing that the Princess will only sell the gun to royalty. In order to keep up his charade and find out more info on the Princess, Bing bought the hotel. He saw all of the bills owed to the hotel and realized that the Princess and her entourage are completely broke. Bing had fallen in love with the Princess, and he snuck money into Prince Nicholas’s pocket to help them out. Nicholas, found the money, and he realized Bing is rich. The Prince offers to help Bing win over the Princess. Meanwhile, Prince Nicholas was arrested by the police for illegally selling cars. To obtain his release, the Princess agreed to sell the pistol, but it was discovered that her pistol was a fake and only worth a few hundred dollars. In the end Bing sells his pistol to obtain Prince Nicholas’ release. Princess Alexandra was initially upset at all the lies Bing had fabricated, but Bing convinced her they he is sincere and loves her. They kiss as they declare their love for each other. Bing’s bucket list was no complete!<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AgZ_l5d52L-FF7plHb5LVoaykydBjaPKAJF8zGrUn_REoC2Ly0lfi3KhVBg-Bib1wLky8ohOYJE8719xIrYwy59bj88WWW5VtACB2nwUSaRDxHXy28tEHgHpMBMbH7cEoeF-M1erfbwz4eKrcfVV8VzQyNvDwMXIyunKbu-WI0qIDLxI-i2Q0SY6/s400/Eg-nxGXXkAApOpn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AgZ_l5d52L-FF7plHb5LVoaykydBjaPKAJF8zGrUn_REoC2Ly0lfi3KhVBg-Bib1wLky8ohOYJE8719xIrYwy59bj88WWW5VtACB2nwUSaRDxHXy28tEHgHpMBMbH7cEoeF-M1erfbwz4eKrcfVV8VzQyNvDwMXIyunKbu-WI0qIDLxI-i2Q0SY6/s320/Eg-nxGXXkAApOpn.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br />Here Is My Heart was originally developed as a vehicle for Gary Cooper and Elissa Landi, but Cooper changed his mind after deciding that a love story about a duchess and a waiter wasn't for him and turned down the role. Bing worked well in the film even with the flimsy plot. This was his second movie with Kitty Carlisle. He starred with her earlier in the year in She Loves Me Lot. Bing and Kitty worked well together, and in later years Kitty also talked fondly about her times working with Bing. Roland Young stole the movie away in my opinion as a kind of a comic foil for Bing. This was the only movie that Roland made with Bing, and Young would have greater fame playing Cosmo Topper in 1937’s comedy Topper. William Frawley also appeared in the movie in a smaller role as Bing’s agent. William Frawley would go on to appear with Bing in numerous additional films like: <i>Double Or Nothing </i>(1937) and <i>Going My Way</i> (1944). Frawley and Crosby got along well because they shared a love of horse racing. <br /><br />The critics liked the film, with The New York Times saying, "...the new Bing Crosby film at the Paramount is a witty, lyrical and debonair farce, and a first-rate addition to the holiday bounties... Mr. Crosby, who has already shown that his talents include a gift for light comedy, emerges this time as a celebrated songbird who, having made his way in the world, decides to take his million dollars and satisfy all the frustrated ambitions which he had brooded over as a boy. “Here Is My Heart” is a bright and funny entertainment, deftly produced and happily performed." <br /><br />Variety praised it as well: "A setup for the Crosby fans and an excellent example of musical comedy picture making.”Here Is My Heart" should have an easy time of it most anywhere. Crosby is in fine voice, the songs he was handed are honies, and the story serves nicely as something to hang the singing and the songs on... To change the pace the director has him singing while doing anything but hanging from a chandelier. One well planned departure has Crosby in a duet with his own voice playing on a phonograph." <br /><br />Only three songs were featured in the film, which is a shame. Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin wrote “June In January” and “With Every Breath I Take” for the film. However for the third song, “Love Is Just Around The Corner” Leo Robin wrote the song with Lewis Gensler. I am not sure why Lewis Gensler was used for one song and not Ralph Rainger. Bing recorded all three songs for Decca, and all three were hits for him especially “June In January”.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBC_M22QCa3oXrEcDCR5qegYQhql42Z2yhx3bAFwehWxnKq65CTHTbIMs3jJJj-AcoUzZx4me7qGnpozqKX0G7dgW2QFoKknSQNLEgDySPYRvyqDvNqtqJhwhjDlhZJOBcUCPthoHMJkdplLYFi6Bw5gBTFGOQARUE_q5YDbrG88dQuQGluV3DSkf2/s1520/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1210" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBC_M22QCa3oXrEcDCR5qegYQhql42Z2yhx3bAFwehWxnKq65CTHTbIMs3jJJj-AcoUzZx4me7qGnpozqKX0G7dgW2QFoKknSQNLEgDySPYRvyqDvNqtqJhwhjDlhZJOBcUCPthoHMJkdplLYFi6Bw5gBTFGOQARUE_q5YDbrG88dQuQGluV3DSkf2/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><br /> An interesting side note to the score of the movie, is I recently discovered a record of a song called “Here Is My Heart” on the Brunswick label featuring the Dorsey Brothers with Bob Crosby on vocal, recorded on November 17, 1934. The song was written by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin, and the record states “dedicated to the film Here Is My Heart”. It is a cute song, and it would have been nice to have more than three songs in the film. It looks like Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra also recorded it on the Victor label on November 2, 1934. I much prefer the Dorsey Brothers version of this forgotten song. (By the way, Bing made a record of another song called “Here Is My Heart” for Brunswick in 1933 with the Dorsey Brothers, but it was a different song completely). <br /><br />The cast worked well in the film, and the music was top notch. The plot is probably the weakest part of this movie, but in 1934 movie audiences were not going to the movies to see Bing Crosby in a production of “War & Peace”. People wanted to escape from the stress of the Great Depression, and that is what Bing’s early Paramount movies provided. Here Is My Heart was practically a “lost” Bing film until it was finally issued on DVD as part of Universal Home Videos Silver Screen Collection in 2014. The movie is also available on Blu Ray now. Even though I think Here Is My Heart is not one of Bing’s better movies of the 1930s, I am glad I finally sat down and watched the film from beginning to end. Bing is charming in the film, and the music is amazing!<div><br /></div><div><b>MY RATING: 7 OUT OF 10</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsD73aw8l8TgcHrG4nNrfLLUFpNHL9lIh_tYs0hy0V5EZa1r2BbiaE5VAAU_Dw2xnPZP-DDnCwp8mTRRvtUVY85dYwokn4XnipEYXAOqqyCpqkshEgivgJGeIkcngmh4APKeeKNGMTvLEjur-rytOZRla4iMPt_Pk5nKO7n4lN2Rv_pqlbyjkQLkg/s1100/MV5BMTgxN2MzNTktYTMyMC00YTAxLTk5Y2UtNWNjYTE0ZjY4Yjk0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjU5OTg5NDc@._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1100" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYsD73aw8l8TgcHrG4nNrfLLUFpNHL9lIh_tYs0hy0V5EZa1r2BbiaE5VAAU_Dw2xnPZP-DDnCwp8mTRRvtUVY85dYwokn4XnipEYXAOqqyCpqkshEgivgJGeIkcngmh4APKeeKNGMTvLEjur-rytOZRla4iMPt_Pk5nKO7n4lN2Rv_pqlbyjkQLkg/s320/MV5BMTgxN2MzNTktYTMyMC00YTAxLTk5Y2UtNWNjYTE0ZjY4Yjk0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjU5OTg5NDc@._V1_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-16867991960025936512023-09-08T05:52:00.001-07:002023-09-08T05:52:00.139-07:00COMING SOON: CROSBY BY CROSBY<p><b> Coming soon by Phil Crosby Jr (grandson of Bing)...</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZxqua3fxhMN0SK-hZIOmJQwMaCqmjRtKy7M4ELqY5cJQ0ase_FE9teMnhCDERqvAoTpMnRCqbe2AwGeOF2va96tdoIf9c9SizvjO-M7MYFkosqp0LXZxbqmtcfD3_NXgp3rU13OlV-Yu4m7zaCI3K94C0i1ZIX5OQMQpeWF6ii3itCKcK1UfhZVTNJw/s526/370366607_6382217485930_404260020505561619_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZxqua3fxhMN0SK-hZIOmJQwMaCqmjRtKy7M4ELqY5cJQ0ase_FE9teMnhCDERqvAoTpMnRCqbe2AwGeOF2va96tdoIf9c9SizvjO-M7MYFkosqp0LXZxbqmtcfD3_NXgp3rU13OlV-Yu4m7zaCI3K94C0i1ZIX5OQMQpeWF6ii3itCKcK1UfhZVTNJw/w484-h484/370366607_6382217485930_404260020505561619_n.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-87644793848805493822023-08-30T04:52:00.003-07:002023-08-30T04:52:46.585-07:00A SPECIAL REQUEST<p> This blog has been in existance since 2010. Since that time, I have loved to share my love of Bing Crosby. I often say I was born too late, but I love remembering the past era. To produce this blog takes a lot of time and money to do research, etc. At this point 13 years later, to help defray the cost of creating a continuing blog like this, I have to ask for some help.</p><p>Any donations will be glady accepted. You can venmo the funds to me. My venmo name is @David-Lobosco-2. To send the donation the classic Hollywood way, please send it to David Lobosco, 107 Wetzel Road, Glenshaw, PA 15116.</p><p>I appreciate your continued support through the years. Keep the comments and suggestions coming as we continue to remember the life and talent of Der Bingle...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXl1FcmNwVlxJ-dMwtiLeq8kwRo4H-WC15nPpiFcyzVKLAGaaJunCLS4ipcm76V7DseyeLBnHJmEewhvMspcQWniDpoamiNRqwR52DMZ3zr72xrrRXYpfUVH6dMt9dAxHeMr1NT1ogIOf6xQUuDauy9sMB8bk_dHEdbzT_5YjYL4BY5MjvCejPh8jI9z8/s639/Bing_Crosby_Paramount_Pictures-e1680531397849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="639" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXl1FcmNwVlxJ-dMwtiLeq8kwRo4H-WC15nPpiFcyzVKLAGaaJunCLS4ipcm76V7DseyeLBnHJmEewhvMspcQWniDpoamiNRqwR52DMZ3zr72xrrRXYpfUVH6dMt9dAxHeMr1NT1ogIOf6xQUuDauy9sMB8bk_dHEdbzT_5YjYL4BY5MjvCejPh8jI9z8/w395-h300/Bing_Crosby_Paramount_Pictures-e1680531397849.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-22085842482202090792023-08-25T05:41:00.001-07:002023-08-25T05:41:00.167-07:00BING'S SONGOGRAPHY: ABRAHAM<p><i><b> In this new feature, we will take a look at a particular song that Bing Crosby recorded and get a list of all the times he performed it. It will be interesting looking at the vast amount of recording Bing did throughout his career...</b></i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBC3UywzYzhz9TjYw9_oC1V4gUzrAnC9L4sndOLO3111WgQ8zeAVIp_j-axhx_SANbiayD0gwCmL4SUyfQeL-l7k84VDE0ctiEQo4q7lU6YdWhGTY0HUxN3-aLGQ44LY0fgtygRR3B4H6zBt7A0w3MyEe8bGKE7w96Dz_m25bQ_YVYWMIL9eXFB2J/s225/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBC3UywzYzhz9TjYw9_oC1V4gUzrAnC9L4sndOLO3111WgQ8zeAVIp_j-axhx_SANbiayD0gwCmL4SUyfQeL-l7k84VDE0ctiEQo4q7lU6YdWhGTY0HUxN3-aLGQ44LY0fgtygRR3B4H6zBt7A0w3MyEe8bGKE7w96Dz_m25bQ_YVYWMIL9eXFB2J/s1600/images.jpg" width="225" /></a></i></div><i><br /><b><br /></b></i><p></p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in;"><strong>ABRAHAM (Irving Berlin)</strong></p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 35.45pt;">Nov. 1941-Feb. 1942 <i>Film </i>"Holiday Inn"</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;">Martha Mears (dubbing for Marjorie Reynolds), Louise Beavers, Joan Arnold, Shelby Bacon, Orchestra directed by Robert Emmett Dolan</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 35.45pt;">29 May 1942 <i>Rec. </i>DLA 3010-A</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;">The Ken Darby Singers, John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">26 Aug. 1942 <i>Rad. </i>Holiday Inn Radio Preview (broadcast date, previously transcribed)<br /></p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><i> </i>Betty Jane Rhodes, Bobby Dolan and his Orchestra</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;">4 Nov. 1942 <i>Rad. </i> “Mail Call” # 11</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 35.45pt;"> Betty Jane Rhodes, AFRS Orchestra</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 35.45pt;">11 Jan<i>. </i>1943 <i>Rad. </i>Screen Guild Players' "Holiday Inn"</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;">Dinah Shore, Chorus, Orchestra</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 35.45pt;">11 Feb<i>. </i>1943 <i>Rad. </i>“Kraft Music Hall”.</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;">The Charioteers, the Music Maids, John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 35.45pt;">13 Feb<i>. </i>1943 <i>Rad. </i>“Command Performance” <i># </i>52</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;">The Music Maids & Phil and the Charioteers, unknown Orchestra</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 35.45pt;">14 Dec<i>. </i>1944 <i>Rad. Med. “</i>Kraft Music Hall”.</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.6pt;">Charles Henderson and the Kraft Choir, John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.9pt;">See also: Medley from "Holiday Inn"</p><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.9pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdi5PuHndKDbIixhzqCoNd1Nqu5JjsXblW4VVGcUh31OF60YopV7sImHR9kG_T8ckPIwENH2NMp-kZUZ1Lr8dnhKcsL5z-jJVWcO169PMa57D-Utjpgjwh__M9S4Okhawr81q0P0Bjzz7se04StUlsi1kGlyKJafq0YQhfoLyCgxHUiNkkbz4k0Unl/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1215" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdi5PuHndKDbIixhzqCoNd1Nqu5JjsXblW4VVGcUh31OF60YopV7sImHR9kG_T8ckPIwENH2NMp-kZUZ1Lr8dnhKcsL5z-jJVWcO169PMa57D-Utjpgjwh__M9S4Okhawr81q0P0Bjzz7se04StUlsi1kGlyKJafq0YQhfoLyCgxHUiNkkbz4k0Unl/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><p class="wordsection1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px; margin: 5.65pt 0in 5.65pt 70.9pt;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-3096184384437890212023-08-11T05:14:00.000-07:002023-08-11T05:14:00.155-07:00STORIES ABOUT BING: PEGGY LEE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PcJkjYHlSqcums9eIk_lO-dth0QL7sXOGaGUzju_3TEvN9LAqITuF8vCtYIi34q7IgKmzIHfR1xcppFkRr1A3d6qDFaKJtqs3RhzjRDWucEawNqbCIuq5p6dUKtp_FvZyOyqBw7FkNoExqzG_EH2xeRaBBplk8bikW5GMr_Q6DCxQQmBnyIQwIyU/s255/imagesCAC43EXD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="255" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PcJkjYHlSqcums9eIk_lO-dth0QL7sXOGaGUzju_3TEvN9LAqITuF8vCtYIi34q7IgKmzIHfR1xcppFkRr1A3d6qDFaKJtqs3RhzjRDWucEawNqbCIuq5p6dUKtp_FvZyOyqBw7FkNoExqzG_EH2xeRaBBplk8bikW5GMr_Q6DCxQQmBnyIQwIyU/w309-h240/imagesCAC43EXD.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br />Bing and Peggy Lee had a great working relationship. She appeared on Bing's show in the late 1940s, and when they were both at Decca in the 1950s they made som great records together. In Peggy's autobiography she remembered some great moments with Bing:<p></p><b>"For dinner he took me to one of San Francisco's great restaurants, during which I told him about my emotional experience with his movies, especially "Mississippi" when he sang "Down By The River". We then cruised all over that wonderful city until we found a pianist who could play the song in Bing's key, and he actually sang it to me at our table. Once again, all those years later, the tears rolled. A whole river of them....<br /><br />Bing was also so protective of me. Once he found me standing rigid outside the studio at NBC and asked what he could do to help me. He was so sensitive to my early days of nerves and self-consciousness. This was just before air time on one of Bing's many Kraft programs. I managed to say something like: "When you introduce me, would you please not leave me out there on the stage alone? Would you stand where I can see your feet?" He agreed and always sort of casually leaned on a speaker or piano to give me the support and time I needed to learn about being at ease onstage.<br /><br />You have to love a man like that. He offered everything-money, cars, his own blood, and even volunteered to personally babysit with our little daughter, Nicki, while David was so sick in the hospital.<br /><br />The last time I saw Bing, we were both doing a benefit performance. It was beautiful, if brief. He called to me, "Hello, baby! So good to see you."</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbig8SgI6YgjmdzEn19166NtG2w9udWQbOxW2vWV3ZBUkCh9EA7NyhUyFL9ysViwmtkeXhusatWL29KExDUg3jeZYzEs3u5BEVSIF-RyW77wdou6p4hUR_rcPUmszwTWENZAY8sifek0_XlmkP6ZeDHXBR2xx3jUH2T6exV5fJYc1K284n97_5A6a/s1295/default.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbig8SgI6YgjmdzEn19166NtG2w9udWQbOxW2vWV3ZBUkCh9EA7NyhUyFL9ysViwmtkeXhusatWL29KExDUg3jeZYzEs3u5BEVSIF-RyW77wdou6p4hUR_rcPUmszwTWENZAY8sifek0_XlmkP6ZeDHXBR2xx3jUH2T6exV5fJYc1K284n97_5A6a/s320/default.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1