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Bing and the Blues
I was just taking a trip through St. Louis, and I got the delightful chance to listen to Bing making his wonderful recordings with Duke Ellington—I must say that Bing does a wonderful job delivering a blues song in his 1932 vocal state, all of the roughness he could have at times was brought forward. As of late, I’ve found myself considering those two takes to be essential recordings of Bing. If the recording was done on tape, outside of that the same exact performance being featured, I wholly believe that it would rank among the most popular Crosby tracks.
What would be your favorite performance by Bing on blues tracks, like Basin Street Blues, or Memphis Blues?
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Re: Bing and the Blues
Great topic!
One of my favorite "Blue" recordings is Blue & Broken Hearted that Bing recorded with Eddie Condon & His Orchestra. I think it's often overlooked too.