Bing Crosby

Radio

Bing Crosby

NBC / ABC / CBS

NBC / ABC / CBS · 1931–1958

Broadcasts

1069

Cadence

Fortnightly

Rated

Since

1931

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.

1954 · 11952 · 11951 · 11950 · 11949 · 11948 · 21947 · 11945 · 11944 · 11943 · 11931 · 1

Source collection

Internet Archive audio collections

Rights

Public domain — no renewed US copyright

Cataloguing

Air dates and notes from the Archive item record

Every broadcast below carries its own provenance sheet — transfer quality, file source and rights.Archive record: general-electric-show-52-54-1952-12-25-12-guest-gary-crosby

The shape of the run

What survives, year by year

12 dated broadcasts across 28 years on the air, with 17 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.

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Clean transferListenableRough but complete No surviving recording

Episodes

Start here

Listen to the run in order

Restored broadcasts from 1931, in original transmission order.

1. Minutes With Crosby 1931-09-02 (1) First Song - Just One More Chance · 2 Sep 1931
2. Kraft Music Hall (35-46) 1943-03-25 (323) First Song - Great Day, Guest - Bert Lahr · 25 Mar 1943
3. Kraft Music Hall (35-46) 1944-06-01 (379) First Song - San Fernando Valley, Guest - Katina Paxinou · 1 Jun 1944

01
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
02
Kraft Music Hall (35-46) 1943-03-25 (323) First Song - Great Day, Guest - Bert Lahr
25 Mar 1943 · 26 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 25 March 1943. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
03
Kraft Music Hall (35-46) 1944-06-01 (379) First Song - San Fernando Valley, Guest - Katina Paxinou
1 Jun 1944 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 1 June 1944. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
04
Kraft Music Hall (35-46) 1945-05-10 (414) First Song - My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time, Guest - Cass Daley
10 May 1945 · 27 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 10 May 1945. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
05
Philco Radio Time (46-49) 1947-02-12 (18) Guest - Groucho Marx
12 Feb 1947 · 29 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 12 February 1947. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
06
Philco Radio Time (46-49) 1948-01-07 (51) Guests - Lone Ranger and Walter O'Keefe
7 Jan 1948 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 7 January 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
07
This Is Bing Crosby (48-50) 1948-11-29 (6) First Song - Ida
29 Nov 1948 · 15 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 29 November 1948. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection
08
Chesterfield Show (49-52) 1949-10-05 (3) Guest - Judy Garland
5 Oct 1949 · 30 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 5 October 1949. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection