I'm with brother Cantwell on this, have been ever since Merle Haggard cited
Der Bingle as one of the most influential singers in the history of country
music and one of his favoritest.
Jon Weisberger
I'm really glad you brought this up because just last week I was listening
to Merle's Jimmie
In a message dated 4/20/99 12:21:24 PM Central Daylight Time,
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And didn't Crosby record some tracks with Louis Armstrong in the 20's or
30's?
There was a real nice Crosby compilation out last year which contained a few
tracks with Armstrong. It is a nice package
At 11:47 AM 4/20/99 -0500, Lance asked:
And didn't Crosby record some tracks with Louis Armstrong in the 20's or
30's?
I don't believe so (I say very cautiously). I THINK their first studio
recordings were their April 25, 1951 recordings of "Gone Fishin'" (a live
version of this appears on the
PS: Bing recorded two sides, My Baby Said Yes and something else I forget,
with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five in 1944.
David Cantwell
Yep, and to cycle this thread backwards, Jordan also recorded with Mr.
Armstrong in 1932 on the "Medley of Armstrong Hits." Now, if I find out that
Jordan
I'm really glad you brought this up because just last week I was listening
to Merle's Jimmie Rodgers tribute LP, and it occurred to me that Merle's
phrasing kinda sounded like the Binger. So, I suppose the next question is:
Has Merle ever covered a song associated with Crosby?
Pennies from
According to the Bing Crosby Discography at
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/Biology/lewis/crosby/disco.htm
Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby had a long professional relationship, starting in the
1936 with their recording "Pennies from Heaven" (listed as Frances Langford, Louis
Thanks Brad! I didn't know about the '36 Louis/Bing deal that Lance had
suggested was out there. I wonder if it's not from the film of that same
year (Pennies From Heaven), which starred both Bing and Louis. But then why
would it be listed as Frances Langford..? I dunno... --david cantwell
At 06:08 PM 4/19/99 -0400, you wrote:
why choose Bing over Frank then?? Just wondering how your logic works . .
This is a good question, James--and I also appreciate that you at least
assume I have a logic to work g.
I wouldn't necessarily say that Bing's influence has stretched further into
I'm with brother Cantwell on this, have been ever since Merle Haggard cited
Der Bingle as one of the most influential singers in the history of country
music and one of his favoritest.
Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
