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I recently purchased someone's collection.Just some of their stuff anyway, off of Ebay from California. Around 60 cassettes, 20 albums and 4 sets of 78's. Some of the albums are still sealed. One is Bing with Glen Miller in 1944, many Spokane numbered albums of radio shows issued by Bing fans. I recognise many of the names. Another album is the Edsel Show. Some 78's are Brunwick vol. 1 and 2, red paint got all over my pants from vol. 2. Can anyone shed some light on some of these records? I am now piled up with Bing stuff to listen to as well as other albums, CDs and dvd's . Don't know if I will ever get to everything but at least it will keep me busy. Yes, Jason, Parakeets enjoy it too! Lol!
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Wow, Carmella, what a nice purchase you've made! It seems that the Glenn Miller record must be an interesting piece. You know, Glenn Miller died in December of 1944, so that must be some of his last recordings.
"The Edsel Show" was one of Bing's best TV specials ever. It aired in 1957, and was recorded a few weeks before his marriage to Kathryn. The program includes an amazing lineup of stars—each of them a legend in their own right—such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and Rosemary Clooney. This show was one of the first CBS entertainment programs to be recorded on videotape for rebroadcast, rather than just live television, which was the norm for variety-type programs in the 1950s. The program was co-produced by Bing's alma mater, the Jesuit Gonzaga University, and was nominated for an Emmy and received the Look Magazine Award. One other thing about that era is that the huge stars never collaborated with each other. In the 1950s, the biggest stars were part of the same social club, and the rivalries between them, real or made up, never stopped them from working together to create pure magic.
When you mentioned the Brunswicks, were you referring to the records from 1930-1934 or later issues?
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Thanks Pantelis, your knowledge is always welcome! The Edsel show I have already on DVD and VHS, did not know it was on record till I came across this collection. The Edsel car didn't do as well as the show. Lol! Thanks for telling me more about it. Anyway, the Brunswick records are from the 30's. The Bing with Glen Miller record is the concert they did 1944 overseas during WW2 before Glenn died. Forgive me if I have brain fog, it has been a rough few years for me, but wasn't this concert released a few years back on cd? I think I have it. Maybe someone can shed some light on this. I think I should change my user name to brain fog.
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