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Bing Crosby's Record Labels After 1955
After Bing Crosby's long-term Decca Records contract was up, he signed many short-term contracts with a wide variety of labels. These included many popular labels such as Reprise, RCA, Verve, Decca (again), United Artists, Capitol and more. 1950s 1956 Capitol *Bing recorded the MGM motion picture High Society soundtrack, along with Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Celeste Holm and Louis Armstrong from early to late February. Decca Bing recorded the film scores for Anything Goes in late February. Bing then recorded Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around for Decca in mid to late April. Verve * Crosby recorded Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings on Verve in early June. This was a turning point in his career, because he was trying out an innovated version of his own style, with a swinging orchestra, much to the style of his famous musical successors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and many more. 1957 RCA Victor Bing recorded the Bing with a Beat LP in late February along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bing Crosby 1951
Bing most often refers to: * Bing Crosby (1903–1977), American singer * Microsoft Bing, a web search engine Bing may also refer to: Food and drink * Bing (bread), a Chinese flatbread * Bing (soft drink), a UK brand * Bing cherry, a variety of cherry * Twin Bing or Bing, a candy made by Palmer Candy Company Names * Bing (German surname), a German-language surname * Bing (Chinese surname) (邴), a Chinese surname Places * Bing Prefecture, an ancient Chinese province * Bing, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Binag, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran * Manor of Byng, Suffolk, England Television * ''Bing'' (TV series), a British children's television series * Bada Bing or the Bing, a fictional strip club in ''The Sopranos'' * Bing or Evan Chambers, a character in ''Greek'' Other uses * Bing (company), a German company that manufactured toys and kitchen utensils * Bing (dog), a British dog who served in World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bing With A Beat
''Bing with a Beat'' was Bing Crosby's seventh long play album but his first with RCA Victor. It was recorded at the Radio Recorders "Annex" Studio in Los Angeles and released on vinyl in September 1957. ''Bing with a Beat'' is a 1957 concept album where the songs feature "hot" jazz and dixieland arrangements by Matty Matlock, played by Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band. The album was issued on CD by BMG Music and Bluebird Records in 2004. Reception ''Variety'' liked the album, saying, "Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band has put Bing Crosby in one of his happiest and swingiest vocal frames. The evergreens are ever-bright when Crosby and Scobey match wits." Record producer, Ken Barnes, wrote, "After his high-powered outing with Buddy Bregman, Bing probably felt a desire to get back to the roots of his singing style and this pleasantly swinging album with Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band was probably the best artistic therapy for him at this point in his career. Bing always responded en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say One For Me (album)
''Say One for Me'' is a soundtrack album issued by Columbia Records (CL 1337) from the film of the same name. See '' Say One for Me'' for the film. The film starred Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner and Ray Walston. Lionel Newman conducted the musical backing for the film and he was nominated for an Oscar for "Best Scoring of a Musical Picture" but was unsuccessful. All the songs were written by Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Sammy Cahn (lyrics). The version of " The Secret of Christmas" included on the album was not the one from the actual film. The soundtrack version had Robert Wagner and Debbie Reynolds joining Bing for a few lines. Instead, Bing recorded the song again on March 25, 1959 with Frank De Vol and his Orchestra. The entire album was included in the Sepia Records CD "The Road to Hong Kong / Say One for Me" (Sepia 1216) issued in 2013. Reception The film itself was not very well received and neither was the album. The British publication The Gramophone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Music Group, an American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. Founded in 1889, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business, and the second major company to produce records. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship record labels, along with Epic Records, RCA Records and Arista Records. History Beginnings (1888–1929) The Columbia Phonograph Company was founded on January 15, 1889, by stenographer, lawyer, and New Jersey native Edward D. Easton (1856–1915) and a group of investors. It derived its name from the District of Columbia, where it was headquartered. At first it had a local monopoly on sales and service of Edison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How The West Was Won (Bing Crosby Album)
''How the West Was Won'' was a 2-LP album recorded in July 1959 at United Recorders, Hollywood, for Bing Crosby's own company, Project Records. It was released by RCA Victor in 1960 and featured Crosby, Rosemary Clooney as well as other singers. The backing orchestra was conducted by Bob Thompson. The records were issued with automatic couplings, i.e. LOP 6070-1 - sides 1 and 3, LOP 6070-2 - sides 2 and 4. Reception Billboard liked the album, saying "This handsome set is sure to attract. The striking cover and informative booklet are perfect complements to the fine album contents which are interpreted by a stellar line-up of artists. The two-disk set offers a heap of Americana in narrated form. Strongest potential." Track listing CD Bing's songs from the album were released on CD as ''Lillis, Love and a Little Covered Wagon'' (catalog number HLVCD-004). In 2007 the complete album was re-released on CD by Bear Family Records Bear Family Records is a Germany-based indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fancy Meeting You Here
''Fancy Meeting You Here'' is a 1958 RCA Victor studio album of duets by the American singers Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney, arranged by Billy May, who also conducted the orchestra. The album was originally issued in both mono and stereo, catalog numbers LPM/LSP 1854. ''Fancy Meeting You Here'' is an early example of a concept album, the 13 songs combining romance and travel with songwriters Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen contributing introductory and concluding versions of "Love Won't Let You Get Away" as well as a new song, "Fancy Meeting You Here". Cahn wrote special lyrics to standards like "How About You?" and "I Can't Get Started" that reflected the late 1950s and the personalities of the two singers. In 1969, the album was reissued on the budget RCA Camden label under the title ''Rendezvous'' with a truncated and re-sequenced track listing and different cover artwork. This reissue eliminated the concept of the original album, and the abridgment, which omitted th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina), Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano (song), Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "¿Quién será?, Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly because of problems related to bipolar disorder and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her ''White Christmas (film), White Christmas'' co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002. Early life Rosemary Clooney was born in Maysville, Kentucky, the daughter of Marie Frances (née Guilfoyle) and Andrew Joseph Clooney. She was one of five children. Her father was of Irish and German descent, and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Tricks (album)
''New Tricks'' was Bing Crosby's eighth long-playing album and sixth vinyl LP for Decca Records, originally released in 1957 as number DL-8575. ''New Tricks'' featured twelve standards recorded between August 1955 and August 1956 for Crosby's daily CBS radio show with a trio led by Crosby's regular pianist Buddy Cole. They were mastered for LP release in March 1957. Crosby's earlier Decca LP ''Some Fine Old Chestnuts'' (1954) similarly features songs recorded for radio accompanied by Cole. The album was first issued on CD in 1990 by Decca in Japan No. 25P2 2833. In 1998 it was included in a twofer CD called "Some Fine Old Chestnuts & New Tricks" issued by MCA Records No. MCLD19377. Another CD issue took place in 2017 with the Universal Music release of ''New Tricks - 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition'' catalog No. B0027587-02. This contained 12 bonus tracks, all of which were culled from Crosby's radio shows. Reception Record producer, Ken Barnes, wrote: "While Bing broke no n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emperor's New Clothes
"The Emperor's New Clothes" ( ) is a literary folktale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages.Andersen 2005a 4 "The Emperor's New Clothes" was first published with "The Little Mermaid" in Copenhagen, Denmark, by C. A. Reitzel, on 7 April 1837, as the third and final installment of Andersen's '' Fairy Tales Told for Children''. The tale has been adapted to various media, and the story's title, the phrase "the Emperor has no clothes", and variations thereof have been adopted for use in numerous other works and as idioms. Plot The tale concerns an emperor who has an obsession with fancy new clothes, and spends lavishly on them, at the expense of state matters. One day, two con-men visit the emperor's capital. Posing as weavers, they offer to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are either incompetent or stupid. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Be Afraid
''Never Be Afraid'' is an LP album by Bing Crosby made for children by Golden Records in 1957. It is a musical adaptation of '' The Emperor's New Clothes'', the fairy story with a moral by Hans Christian Andersen. The music was by Lew Spence and the lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Keith. The album has never been issued on commercial CD. The song "Never Be Afraid" was issued as a single by Kapp Records (KAPP195) in October 1957. Background In April 1957, Golden Records recorded a number of new children's records. Bing Crosby was enlisted to read and sing four of the stories and in addition to ''Never Be Afraid'' there were '' Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'', '' A Christmas Story - An Axe, An Apple and a Buckskin Jacket'', and '' Jack B. Nimble – A Mother Goose Fantasy''. Reception The album was positively reviewed by ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (Bing Crosby Album)
''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' is an LP album by Bing Crosby made for children by Golden Records in 1957. The Arthur Norman Choir and Orchestra provide support. The music was by Mary Rodgers and the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The album has been reissued by various record companies sometimes in a different edited form. The song "I Love You Whoever You Are" was issued as a single by Kapp Records (KAPP195) in October 1957. The album was included on a CD titled “Once upon a Mattress” issued by Sepia Records in 2010. Background In the fall and winter of 1957, Golden Records issued a number of new children’s records. Bing Crosby was enlisted to read and sing four of the stories and in addition to ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' there were A Christmas Story - An Axe, An Apple and a Buckskin Jacket, Never Be Afraid and Jack B. Nimble – A Mother Goose Fantasy. Reception Billboard was positive. "At $2.98, with Bing and considerable ballyhoo, this can’t miss, especially on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Christmas Story - An Axe, An Apple And A Buckskin Jacket
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
