Bob Crosby

George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younger brother of famed singer and actor Bing Crosby. On TV, Bob Crosby guest-starred in The Gisele MacKenzie Show. He was also a regular cast member of The Jack Benny Program, on both radio and television, taking over the role of bandleader after Phil Harris' departure. Crosby hosted his own afternoon TV variety show on CBS, The Bob Crosby Show (1953–1957). Crosby received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for television and radio.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 23, 1913 (Washington), Died March 9, 1993 (La Jolla)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, vocalist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 388 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	67264	10-in.	3/4/1940	Moments in the moonlight	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67265	10-in.	3/4/1940	Say it	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader, vocalist
Decca	67266	10-in.	3/4/1940	An angel in disguise	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67335	10-in.	3/18/1940	Fools rush in	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67336	10-in.	3/18/1940	From another world	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67337	10-in.	3/18/1940	Over the waves	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67338	10-in.	3/18/1940	Cecilia	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader, vocalist
Decca	67399	10-in.	3/26/1940	Believing	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67400	10-in.	3/26/1940	This is the beginning of the end	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader, vocalist
Decca	67401	10-in.	3/26/1940	Ja-da	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67402	10-in.	3/26/1940	Sweet Genevieve	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader, vocalist
Decca	67403	10-in.	3/26/1940	Shortnin' bread	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67473	10-in.	4/3/1940	Embraceable you	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader, vocalist
Decca	67474	10-in.	4/3/1940	I'm nobody's baby	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	67475	10-in.	4/3/1940	Sympathy	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader, vocalist
Decca	67476	10-in.	4/3/1940	Speak easy	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader, vocalist
Decca	69270	10-in.	5/29/1941	Do you care?	Bob Crosby Orchestra	vocalist
Decca	69449	10-in.	6/30/1941	It was only a dream	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	69450	10-in.	6/30/1941	Elmer's tune	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	69451	10-in.	6/30/1941	The angels came thru	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader, vocalist
Decca	69452		6/30/1941	La plus que lente	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	75868		2/17/1950	That's a plenty	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	75869		2/17/1950	If you can't get a drum with a boom-1	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	75870		2/17/1950	Rose room	Bob Crosby Orchestra	leader
Decca	75871		2/17/1950	When my sugar walks down the street-2	Bob Crosby's Bob Cats	leader

(Results 176-200 of 388 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crosby, Bob," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104408.

Crosby, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104408.

"Crosby, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.