|His Works|Radio|07 May 47 Crosby Program
in Atlantic City, New Jersey, here are Irving Berlin and Al Jolson |
After the song, Ken Carpenter eased Bing right into a Philco commercial, extolling the latest in modern technology.
It was his show, so Bing took the opportunity to croon another song, choosing the then hit tune, "Linda."
Introduced with every accolade, Irving Berlin then joined the show, commenting on the show and the star. In a tip of the cap to the contests so popular on the radio in the late 1940s, a "Mr. Mystery" contest is announced, with a long list of prizes and an obscure fellow whose identity is to be guessed. Don't worry, I won't give the secret away here.
Comparing song writing talents with Berlin, Berlin got a cut in about the "Anniversary Song," and Berlin countered with a comment about Jolson's age. Finally getting to a song, Irving Berlin sang his classic "Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning" as only he could. The comments after the song remain worth the price of admission.
Try to hold Jolson down from singing a Berlin tune, he offered an oldie that only he could do justice to, "Lazy."
A few comments about film biographies followed, including Jolson's, of course, and Ken Carpenter got a few words in about Philco.
It was duet time, so Bing and Al joined voices in another great Berlin number, "All By Myself." They segued that right into a radio version of a tune they had just recorded for Decca. Yes, this is, by dates, after the studio version of "Alexander's Ragtime Band." The dialog is similar to, though not exactly the same, as the studio version.
The last song of the program is "Easter Parade" sung by the boys. Irving Berlin gets his words and complements in to both Jolson and Crosby at the end of the show. Don't miss the bit about "White Christmas" at the end, though, with Jolson's comment to Irving Berlin. Click on the link below, and sit back to hear 30 minutes of three giants of the entertainment industry!
