Oscar-winning ballad from the Bing film “Waikiki Wedding” was one of the year's top-selling 78 discs (helped along by the also-posted flipside “Blue Hawaii”).
First recorded in 1925, this is Bing Crosby's 1932 recording with Isham Jones & Orch featuring Woody Herman and Eddie Lang. Second is Jerry Lee Lewis' ...
Familiar to later generations as the title song from one of Elvis' most popular films, this and the Oscar-winning ballad “Sweet Leilani” were two sides of a ...
For those who know Bing only from his 1940s and '50s recordings, this early swinger of his might be a surprise. CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Brunswick ...
Isham Jones (Jan.31,1894 - Oct.19,1956) was a United States bandleader, violinist, bassist and songwriter. Jones was born in Coalton, Ohio, and grew up in ...