Search - Bing Crosby :: Good & Rare

A Lovely Presentation

Melvin R. Katskee | Omaha, NE USA | 06/05/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A lovingly produced presentation of Crosby rarities from the 1950's in wonderful sound."

Not the best of bing !

T. Williams | Atlanta, GA United States | 12/01/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I was somewhat disappointed at this bing offering because I felt they left out a ton of rare bing material !

These were some just ho-hum performances. The bing rare 2 cd offering is a definite no buy folks

I doubt I'll ever listen to that cd ever again"

Carefully collected songs that are good & rare

Music Lover | USA | 09/30/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As the title suggests this is not your average compilation where they yet again take many of Bing's hits and put them together. This compilation came about from looking over some of Bing's lesser known songs that are very good but don't get the attention that some of his biggest hits get. This is a nice collection that combines not only songs in english but also songs in French and German. Some of these songs were no doubt sung on his radio programs. Speaking of his radio programs, here's a little history to show the huge impact Bing has had on the way things are done. When Bing started doing his radio program on CBS all radio programs were done live. As his popularity soared and he got busier with movies etc...he pushed for CBS to let him record his radio program and then play it back. CBS said absolutely not since they weren't sure how the public would react to the new technology (vinyl record player and taped laughs). Bing decided to look elsewhere and signed with NBC who was almost bankrupt at the time. He single handedly saved NBC as the popularity of his show didn't take a hit and other stars of the day approached NBC for contracts that would allow them to tape as well. Anyway, back to this cd. This is a great collection that deserves to be bought and enjoyed if for no other reason than to allow these songs to live on."