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BING CROSBY / AL JOLSON

THE COMPLETE RADIO DUETS
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2 CD set. December 23, 1946 saw the historic first teaming in Hollywood of two founding fathers of 20th century popular music. Bing Crosby was recording his enormously successful radio show for new sponsor, Philco Radio, when out walked Al Jolson joining him in a rendition of "April Showers". The invited audience went wild. The show was broadcast 3 weeks later on January 15, 1947 to an incredible reception and attracted millions of listeners across the United States. Jolson’s career had fizzled by the end of the 1930s but the 1946 hit film "The Jolson Story" had revived his fortunes and brought him back to public consciousness. Crosby was at his peak, having just won a Best Actor Oscar in "Going My Way" and as a recording artist he achieved 12 chart toppers in America throughout the 1940s. Between December 1946 and April 1950 the two icons teamed up and performed on a further eleven shows Jolson guested on ten Crosby shows and Crosby returned the favour twice. Collectively these twelve shows yielded over 40 duets certain songs were repeated on more than one occasion plus numerous solo performances from the two singers, many from the Great American Songbook. The final show was recorded 6 months before Jolson died. Thankfully these shows were recorded on tape. On this 2 CD set we have re mastered and edited the sessions to leave you the complete duets together on CD for the first time, some fine solo performances and a little cheerful banter.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 April Showers
 When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along
 Back In Your Own Backyard
 You Made Me Love You
 Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee
 I've Got The Sun In The Morning (a)
 Early Days - featuring "Always"
 Ma Blushin' Rosie
 Chat
 Swanee (b)
 Chat
 Philco Commercial - "Goof"
 A Rainy Night In Rio (a)
 Chat
 The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
 What Am I Gonna Do About You? (a)
 Chat
 Let Me Sing And I'm Happy (b)
 Chat
 Rockabye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody (b)
 Chat
 Who Paid The Rent For Mrs. Rip Van Winkle?
 2nd Philco Commercial
 The Anniversary Song
 Announcement
 A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight - with John Charles Thomas
 Oh, Susanna - with John Charles Thomas
 In The Evening By The Moonlight
 Hear Dem Bells
 Beautiful Dreamer (a)
 The Banks Of The Wabash (b)
 Chat
 Alabamy Bound - with John Charles Thomas
 I Can Dream, Can't I? (a)
 Toot, Toot, Tootsie (b)
 Chat
 I Only Have Eyes For You
 Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee
 Bing introduces Irving Berlin
 Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning - Irving Berlin
 Chat
 Lazy (b)
 Chat
 Getting Nowhere (a)
 All By Myself
 Alexander's Ragtime Band
 Easter Parade
 Goodnight Chat
 Bye Bye Baby (a)
 Bing introduces Jolson
 Is It True What They Say About Dixie (b)
 Chat
 Carolina In The Morning
 My Blue Heaven
 Alabamy Bound
 Kate (a)
 Ma Blushin' Rosie
 Chat
 Sunbonnet Sue
 Chat
 A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
 The Best Things In Life Are Free
 Back In Your Own Backyard
 Baby Face
 The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
 All By Myself
 Chat
 Intro - April Showers
 For Me And My Gal (b)
 Chat with Oscar Levant
 Peg O' My Heart (b)
 Chat with Bing
 The Whiffenpoof Song (a)
 Chat
 Carolina In The Morning
 Chat
 Beautiful Dreamer
 Chat
 Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody In Blue - Oscar Levant (piano) - Swanee (a) - The Man I Love (b) - Lady Be Good (a) - Somebody Loves Me (b) - Embraceable You (a) - I Got Rhythm (b) - It Ain't Necessarily So (a) - Concerto In F - Oscar Levant (piano) - Summertime (b) - Strike Up The Band
 Happy Times (a)
 Chat
 California, Here I Come (b)
 Chat
 Yacka Hula Hickey Dula
 Chat
 Whispering
 Chat
 Bye Bye Baby
 Chat
 Waitin' For The Robert E. Lee
 Bing introduces Jolson
 Give My Regards To Broadway (b)
 Chat
 Ma Blushin' Rosie
 Chat
 Avalon
 Chat
 Lullaby Of Broadway
 Chat
 My Old Kentucky Home 		a- Bing solo; b- Jolson solo
Label: SEPIA
Number: 1053
Item Code: 57735
Format: CD
Genre: Vocals Jazz Pop
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Price: $20.00  
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