Hullo Ron and a belated 'Happy Birthday' from Bathurst. Did you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake? I hope you've recovered from your time in hospital.

Hullo Jeannette from Graham in Bathurst, Australia.

Hullo yar68 from Bathurst in Australia (130 miles west of Sydney). I'll bet that singing and dancing gave you a good appetite for your Nan's Sunday roast. It's never too late to enjoy something new, is it. When I was a young lad in the 1940s I couldn't avoid hearing Crosby records on our wireless but took little notice of them. In my late teams i was introduced to Bing's early thirties records and I was hooked.

I enjoyed those recordings. I wonder what other labels Brunswick USA produced. Brunswick (Australia) pressed Crosby records on several labels (Brunswick, Panachord and Embassy) Bing before it went out of business in 1931. The Panachords included two discs attributed to Owen Cornell and an Embassy record by Arthur Beaumont but the vocalist was Bing.

Thank you. I presume this Preston is a suburb of London, not the Preston in Melbourne, Victoria . As we know, Bing's plan to visit Australia in 1977 did not eventuate.

Cheers from Graham

Thank you. The only one I had seen before is 'Ol  Man River' On YouTube. The show in which Bing sang the song was not telecast in Australia but the other show, filmed in 1956, was telecast here in 1961. TV transmissions commenced here in 1956, just before the Melbourne Olympic Games.

They were fascinating excerpts of the early films. Great to see and hear Bing and wonder how Sennett shot some of those ourtdoor car scenes. I enjoyed also seeing the old cars and motor cycles and the microphones. Thanks David!

Thanks David. It is an interesting interview. Phil's interviewer said 'Mostly everybody know the name Bing Crosby'. A couple of decades ago when I was researching for my book on Bing I asked a young friend if he knew of Bing Crosby and his response was 'Yes, Bill Cosby'. (That's when we Aussies were watching Cosby on TV.)  Nowadays, when the occasion arises I ask a young adult if they've heard of Bing Crosby and their answer is positive  but they can't say why.

I like to hear other versions of songs associated with Bing and i enjoyed that recording by Lena Horne. She put a lot of feeling into it, didn't she.

Restricting my list to studio recordings, I'll nominate some form the 1950s: More  I Cannot Wish You, Maria Bonita, A Weaver of Dreams, A Quiet Girl and Nothing in Common. As a matter of interest, none were released a singles in Australia.

It's a pleasant but undistinguished song isn't it. I liked Nat 'King' Cole's version, which was new to me and couldn't help but notice one of the photos of him smoking as he played what I assume was an organ.

Hullo (belatedly) BAS! I'm one of Bing's Aussie fans and if you're not a member of The International Club Crosby I recommend a look at its website www.club-crosby.org.