1938 BING CROSBY Alexander's Ragtime Band - Home On The Range - True Confession CONNIE BOSWELL

Описание: Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell accompanied by Victor Young and His Orchestra with introduction by Eddie Cantor.
1. Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell – Alexander's Ragtime Band 0:23
Written by Irving Berlin
2. Bing Crosby – Home On The Range 3:10
Written by Brewster Higley and Daniel E. Kelley
3. Connie Boswell – True Confession 4:33
Written by Sam Coslow and Friedrich Hollaender
78 RPM audio transfer from the Bowness Arts collection of vintage records.

Bing Crosby And Connie Boswell – Alexander's Ragtime Band
Label: Decca – 1887 (Canada)
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Released: 1938
Genre: Traditional Pop
Style: Vocal
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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. was born May 3, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington. He was a prominent American singer and actor who achieved worldwide fame as the first multimedia star. Crosby was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century, and held leadership positions in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. With over 70 feature films to his credit and more than 1,600 songs recorded, Crosby left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry. He died due to a massive heart attack following a game of golf in Alcobendas, Spain, on October 14, 1977, at the age of 74.

Connie Boswell was born December 3, 1907 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, she performed in the 1930s as The Boswell Sisters and became a highly influential singing group during this period via recordings and radio. Connee herself is widely considered one of the greatest jazz female vocalists and was a major influence on Ella Fitzgerald who said, "My mother brought home one of her records, and I fell in love with it....I tried so hard to sound just like her." In 1936, Connee's sisters retired and Connee continued on as a solo artist , having also recorded solos during her years with the group. She Died October 11, 1976 in New York.

Albert Victor Young was an American composer, arranger, conductor, and violinist, working principally in Hollywood motion pictures (August 8, 1899, Chicago, Illinois – November 10, 1956, Palm Springs, California). Victor Young was born into a poor, but musical family. He was educated at the Warsaw Conservatory in Poland. As a teenager, he toured Europe as violinist with the Warsaw Philharmonic, and later gave imperial concerts in Russia. He returned to the United States in 1920, working in Chicago as a violinist, arranger and conductor for radio and theater during the 1920s and 1930s. He arranged many of Bing Crosby's records for Decca, and worked as a songwriter for Broadway musicals and revues. Young joined Paramount studios in 1935 and worked on more than 300 film scores over a period of twenty years. He also wrote many popular songs, such as "Love Letters", "My Foolish Heart", "Stella By Starlight", "Sweet Sue, Just You", "Street of Dreams," and the popular hit "When I Fall In Love," penned with lyricist Edward Heyman.

Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912, the Gramophone Company established 78 rpm as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.