Out on the West Coast of America, in Spokane, Washington, in 1925, two young men decided to 'up roots' and leave their home town. Of little significance except to the people involved, you might say there was nothing unusual about such an event. History was to prove otherwise. Outside of studying law and working afternoons in an attorney's office, Bing Crosby spent most of his time singing and playing drums in a local band called The Musicaladers. Soon realising he could make more money as a singer than by pursuing a career in the legal profession, he dropped out of Gonzaga University and with Musicalader pianist Al Rinker set off for California to find fame and fortune. The date October 15, a date that heralded the launch of a young man destined to become one of the most popular entertainers of all time. Indeed, some would say the most popular. Arriving in Los Angeles the following month, they auditioned and were hired by the Fanchon & Marco Time Agency to appear in a revue entitled "The Syncopation Idea". In April 1926 they joined Will Morrissey's Music Hall Revue, an engagement that lasted into August when, under the auspices of Paramount.

Produced by Geoff Milne

Also available by Bing Crosby JASCD113/4, JASCD121/2, JASCD127/8, JASCD130/1, JASCD318, JASCD336, JASCD392, JASCD651, JASMCD3557, JASMCD3558.

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Disc One
"KING OF JAZZ" (1930)
1. MUSIC HATH CHARMS / MY LORD DELIVERED DANIEL
2. MISSISSIPPI MUD / SO THE BLUEBIRDS AND THE BLACKBIRDS GOT TOGETHER

"REACHING FOR THE MOON" (1931)

3. WHEN THE FOLKS HIGH UP DO THE MEAN LOW DOWN 
4. OUT OF NOWHERE
5. JUST ONE MORE CHANCE

"THE BIG BROADCAST" (1932)
6. DINAH
7. HERE LIES LOVE
8. PLEASE

"COLLEGE HUMOR" (1933)
9. DOWN THE OLD OX ROAD
10. MOONSTRUCK
11. LEARN TO CROON

"TOO MUCH HARMONY" (1933)
12. BOO BOO BOO
13. THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG
14. THANKS
15. BUCKIN' THE WIND / THANKS
16. I GUESS IT HAD TO BE THAT WAY

"GOING HOLLYWOOD" (1933)
17. OUR BIG LOVE SCENE
18. BEAUTIFUL GIRL
19. JUST AN ECHO IN THE VALLEY
20. GOING HOLLYWOOD
21. WE'LL MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES
22. AFTER SUNDOWN
23. TEMPTATION

Disc Two
"WE'RE NOT DRESSING" (1934)
1. IT'S A LIE / A SAILOR CAN'T BE TRUE TO ANY ONE GIRL
2. I POSITIVELY REFUSE TO SING
3. MAY I?
4. SHE REMINDS ME OF YOU
5. GOODNIGHT LOVELY LITTLE LADY
6. LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR
7. ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

"SHE LOVES ME NOT" (1934)
8. STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER
9. LOVE IN BLOOM
10. I'M HUMMIN', I'M WHISTLIN', I'M SINGIN'

"HERE IS MY HEART" (1935)
11. JUNE IN JANUARY
12. WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE
13. LOVE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

"MISSISSIPPI" (1935)
14. SOON
15. DOWN BY THE RIVER
16. SWANEE RIVER
17. IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER "TWO FOR TONIGHT" (1935)
18. TWO FOR TONIGHT
19. TAKES TWO TO MAKE A BARGAIN
20. FROM THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD
21. WITHOUT A WORD OF WARNING
22. I WISH I WERE ALADDIN

"THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1936"
23. I WISHED ON THE MOON