The run
- Network
- NBC / ABC / CBS
- Years active
- 1931–1958
- Surviving broadcasts
- 1069
- Genre
- crooners
This upload contains 708 episodes of Bing Crosby's radio programs, which spanned over three decades. Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr., better known as Bing Crosby (1903-1977) was one of the early giants of entertainment. Popular in movies and radio, and later television, Bing's "crooner" singing style captivated millions and made him one of the biggest draws of the era. Radio was made for Bing, and vice-versa. Crosby loved the informality of the medium, and he was the driving force in allowing prime time programs to transition from live broadcasts to transcription. Bing was a mainstay of radio for over 30 years, starting with his first solo radio show in September 1931. Crosby would continue on radio until 1962. The collection below is a compilation of all of his different shows during the era: 1. 15 Minutes With Crosby (1931-1933) - 1 Episode 2. Woodbury Soap (1933-1935) - 2 Episodes 3. Digitised by the Old Time Radio Researchers and streamed from the Internet Archive item “general-electric-show-52-54-1952-12-25-12-guest-gary-crosby”; these recordings are in the public domain.
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
6 dated broadcasts across 28 years on the air, with 22 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1931, in original transmission order.
- 1. 15 Minutes With Crosby 1931-09-02 (1) First Song - Just One More Chance · 2 Sep 1931
- 2. Kraft Music Hall (35-46) 1945-04-26 (412) First Song - Candy, Guest - Carmen Cavallaro, Florence Alba · 26 Apr 1945
- 3. Philco Radio Time (46-49) 1948-11-17 (80) Guest - Kay Starr · 17 Nov 1948
15 Minutes With Crosby 1931-09-02 (1) First Song - Just One More Chance
2 Sep 1931 · 7 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 2 September 1931. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Kraft Music Hall (35-46) 1945-04-26 (412) First Song - Candy, Guest - Carmen Cavallaro, Florence Alba
26 Apr 1945 · 27 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 26 April 1945. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Philco Radio Time (46-49) 1948-11-17 (80) Guest - Kay Starr
17 Nov 1948 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 17 November 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Chesterfield Show (49-52) 1951-04-18 (64) Guest - Gary Crosby
18 Apr 1951 · 28 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 18 April 1951. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Bing Crosby Show (54-56) 1955-01-25 (39) First Song - All My Love
25 Jan 1955 · 15 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 25 January 1955. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Ford Road Show (57-58) 1958-03-17 (154) First Song - Keep It Gay
17 Mar 1958 · 5 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 17 March 1958. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
Bing and Rosemary (60-62) 1962-04-24 (561) First Song - It's A Lovely Day
Date unknown · 20 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
BCRC Show 60-03-03 (004) First Song - I May Be Wrong
Date unknown · 18 min
Broadcast on Syndicated. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
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