10/11/2014 6:11 pm  #1


Bing still makes the lists

"Desert Island Discs", a very long running radio programme in the UK started on January 27th 1942. It features a well known personality interviewd by the presenter, talking about their lives. Among other things they get to choose eight discs (and select their favourite).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/11218144/Desert-Island-Discs-racks-up-a-milestone-of-delights.html

It has just achieved a milestone - 3,000 episodes. The most frequently requested popular artists are The Beatles -262 times, Frank Sinatra - 249, and Bing - 166, though they compete with classical music which is asked for more often. The most commonly requested single item being Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, from his Symphony No 9."The Choral".

So Bing is still in there 37 years after his death. 


 

 

16/11/2014 6:53 pm  #2


Re: Bing still makes the lists

The BBC have a number of pages on their website devoted to "Desert Island Discs".

The page covering Bing's own appearance on Dec 27 1975 is here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/867bf134#p009n63w

Also of interest is the result of a search showing all those who have selected one (or in some cases more) of his recordings http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/find-a-castaway/music-artist/2437980f-513a-44fc-80f1-b90d9d7fcf8f/artist-name/bing+crosby

Quite a few of the personalities are names that have faded with time to me at least.

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19/12/2014 1:11 am  #3


Re: Bing still makes the lists

In the Daily Telegraph (UK) for Thursday 18th. December, they have a list of 100 Christmas songs by a variety of artists. Bing is mentioned twice for 'Rudolph' and 'White Christmas'. The only artist listed twice.

 

19/12/2014 9:26 pm  #4


Re: Bing still makes the lists

Ron Field wrote:

In the Daily Telegraph (UK) for Thursday 18th. December, they have a list of 100 Christmas songs by a variety of artists. Bing is mentioned twice for 'Rudolph' and 'White Christmas'. The only artist listed twice.

Thanks Ron. 

The site is here but it is a very frustrating one - a page per song and you have to click on each to reveal what they are. You had to have some patience, Ron!

Bing is disappointingly low in their rankings, with White Christmas considerably further back than Rudolph.

I think popular music has left me behind! I've never even heard of many of the artists represented.





 

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20/12/2014 2:53 am  #5


Re: Bing still makes the lists

Like you Richard I hadn't heard of most of those listed.
Don't know how they worked the listing out as I think Bing had bigger Christmas songs than 'Rudolph' and of course 'White Christmas' is the biggest ever hit and they have it at the end.
Strange indeed!

 

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