Dear all,

I read Marc Myers's blog JazzWax regularly, and this morning I saw that he had published the first part of an interview with vocalist Peggy King, famous for her work on television in the 1950s, among other things. The interview is very interesting, and you can access it here:

http://www.jazzwax.com/2015/01/interview-peggy-king-part-one.html

At some point during the interview, Ms. King talks about encountering Bing Crosby for the very first time and not recognizing him at first! Here's the excerpt:

JW: What was your big break?
PK: One day I got a call from someone I knew who was rehearsing The Bing Crosby Show. The girl singer had become ill, so I ran over to fill in. When I rushed into the lobby, I asked the first person I saw where the show was. I said, “I’m looking for Mr. Crosby.” The guy said, “Well, you’ve found him.” He didn’t have his hairpiece on and I thought he was the janitor. On the set, John Scott Trotter was the orchestra leader. He said, “What do you want to sing?” I said let’s do two Rodgers and Hart songs. When I was finished, Bing said, “Wow, you’re as good as Uncle John said you were.” I felt so good about that. 

I thought I'd share it because I thought it was a rather funny story...