[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Publius]

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

JEROME KERN

SHOW BOAT: “MAKE BELIEVE”

This is very early Bing before he became America’s favorite baritone crooner. It’s from 1928 when he worked for Paul Whiteman, “the man who made a lady out of jazz.” In those days, Bing and Bix Beiderbecke would hold marathon drinking bouts until all hours, and Bing was a real badass, a genuine brawler. He was also a borderline tenor, not having settled on a vocal range.

Note that this is an electric recording, where the string bass can finally be heard, although it is still being backed by a tuba.

Whiteman in his final years in the Sixties would become an ardent fan of rock and roll.

Bing Crosby: “Make Believe”

[PROCON]

Thanks for the great Patriotic tunes Kathy, as we remember and honor America’s fallen Heroes this Memorial Day weekend.