In the early 1930s, during the very depths of the Great Depression, after Bing hit the bigtime, several budget record labels were trying to promote singers who sounded similar to Bing and selling their versions of Bing's hits at a much cheaper price than the original Crosby releases. One of them was Charlie Palloy, a very obscure singer of whom no pictures have survived and about whom reliable information is virtually non-existent.

In a new article that I just published on my blog, The Vintage Bandstand, I spotlight Palloy through the only evidence we have of his existence—his records, which have been issued on CD by The Old Masters on an album called Vocals & Guitar. The interesting thing about Palloy is that, while attempting to sound like Crosby, he didn't really try to be a carbon copy, and he was an excellent guitarist heavily influenced by Eddie Lang and Nick Lucas.

If you are interested in reading it, here's the link to the article:

http://vintagebandstand.blogspot.com/2013/11/unsung-vocalists-of-past-2-charlie.html