25/1/2013 4:42 pm  #1


Bing on Radio

Does anyone know how many times Bing appeared on radio?


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25/1/2013 6:11 pm  #2


Re: Bing on Radio

How deep is the ocean?  How high is the sky?

If anyone can accurately answer that question they deserve a medal!!!!!


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Paul M. Mock
 

25/1/2013 7:33 pm  #3


Re: Bing on Radio

Simple count of the major known series -

Old Gold 1928-30                                              - 66 known programmes
Cocoanut Grove shows with Gus Arnheim 1930    -23
Presenting Bing Crosby 1931                             - 52
The Cremo Singer 1931 - 1932                           - 102
Music That Satisfies (Chesterfield) 1932 - 1933    - 94
Woodbury Soap 1933- 35                                   - 72  

Little from the above have survived

Kraft Music Hall 1935- 46                                   - 402
Survival for the early years is very patchy 


Philco Radio Time 1946-49                                 - 108
Chesterfield Presents
               The Bing Crosby Show 1949-52           -113
General Electric 1952 -54                                     -75
All the above three have survived in their entirety 

Keeping count??

The Bing Crosby Show 1955 -56                      - 394
The Ford Road Show 1957-58                           - 286
The Crosby - Clooney Show 1960-52  
                                     (Wait For it!!! )           - 670

The last three were not quite what they might seem as the Ford show consisted of a single song and all three drew from a library of purpose recorded songs that were used on many occasions, but with surrounding commentary by Bing and Rosie.

Then there were the service shows for AFRS - "Mail Call", "Command Performance" and "Music Hall" (the latter drawn from KMH).
Then there is Minute Maid, the radio dramatisations for LUX and Screen Guild, goodness knows how many guest appearances, several other "One off" shows.

Name a number, double it, add a random number, and multiply by infinity and you'll be somewhere close!
 







 

 

25/1/2013 8:02 pm  #4


Re: Bing on Radio

I never realized Bing did so many Cremo shows. It's a pity more of them did not survive to hear.

 

25/1/2013 8:30 pm  #5


Re: Bing on Radio

Wow! Bing must hold the record!! Thanks Gentlemen! You're not only knowledgeable but very funny!!!


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