70th ANNIVERSARY OF BOB CROSBY’S BIG BAND

Originally broadcast WDCB
Saturday, May 28th, 2005 

BOB CROSBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA (12-27-­35) Broadcasting from Cincinnati, Bob and his band play “Roll Along, Prairie Moon,” “I’m Shooting High,” and “Dinner for One, Please, James.” “Daydreams of Stars” sketch fea­tures Alice Frost and Paul Stewart. An­nouncer is Alan Kent. Roger and Gallett Soaps, NBC BLUE. (14 min)

FORD V-8 REVUE (1936) Featuring Bob Crosby and his “famous swing band with the Freshmen Trio.” Bob sings “There’ll Be Some Changes Made,” the Trio sings “I’ll Never Say ‘Never Again’ Again.” The band plays “Tin Roof Blues.” Ford Motor Co., SYNDICATED. (15 min)

BOB CROSBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA (3-2-­37) Remote broadcast from the Congress Ca­sino of the Congress Hotel in downtown Chi­cago on Michigan Boulevard. Pierre Andre an­nounces. Tunes include “Sugar Foot Strut,” “One, Two, Button Your Shoe,” “She’s Funny That Way,” “It’s De-lovely” and “Basin Street Blues.” Vocals by Bob Crosby and Kay We­ber. Sustaining, NBC. (30 min)

DIXIELAND MUSIC SHOP (9-26-39) Bob Crosby and his orchestra, “the best Dixieland band in the land,” featuring the Bobcats, Johnny Mercer and Helen Ward. Announcer is George Bryan. Selections include “Heat Wave,” “El Rancho Grande,” “Washington and Lee Swing,” and “Panama.” A Mercer-written song, “Newsy Bluesy,” contains lyrics about current topics in the news. Camel Cigarettes, CBS. (127 min)

BOB CROSBY AND HIS ORCHESTRA (4-29­40) Excerpt. Remote broadcast from the Blackhawk Restaurant, located at Wabash and Randolph in Chicago. Music includes “Fools Rush In,” “Cecilia,” “Jazz Me Blues.” Vocals by Bob and Marion Mann. Sustaining, MBS.(15 min)

CAMEL CARAVAN (11-28-40) Bob Crosby and his orchestra, with Bonnie King and the Bob-O-Links. Tunes include “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square,” “Exactly Like You,” and “Royal Gar­den Blues.” Broadcast from San Francisco. Announcer is Bill Goodwin. Camel Cigarettes, NBC. (27 min)

FITCH BANDWAGON (5-24-42) Excerpt. Bob Crosby and his orchestra with host Tobe Reed and announcer Dresser Dahlstead. Selections include “Jersey Bounce,” “Brass Boogie” and “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree.” Fitch Sham­poo, NBC. (20 min)

OUR SPECIAL GUEST is big band historian KARL PEARSON, who will talk about the mu­sic career of Bob Crosby.