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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: A Bob Hope impersonator? WTF?

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Backstage, Bing Crosby, Golf, Iggy Pop, Rider

It’s time for another look at the greatest contract riders in history.  The rider is the part of the deal

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, December 21, 2022

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Bing Crosby, Fred Perry, James Bond, Martin Duffy, Metaverse, Roxi, Sharon Osbourne, Shirley Watts, Simon Cowell, Taylor Swift, Turntable

First day of winter. Just 91 days to go until the first day of spring. Here’s your solstice music news

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, December 21, 2019

December 21, 2019December 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments adidas, Beyonce, Bing Crosby, Chester Bennington, Cuba, David Bowie, Grammy Awards, Iggy Pop, Lana Del Rey, Linkin Park, Public Enemy, Radiohead, Vladimir Putin, YouTube

There’s no way I’m going anywhere near a mall today. I’ll just end up behind someone who insists on backing

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Recommended Music 

The Flaming Lips have covered that David Bowie/Bing Crosby Christmas classic

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Flaming Lips, Little Drummer Boy

In September 1977, a still reasonably coked-out David Bowie was invited by Bing Crosby to appear on his annual Christmas

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Music History 

The True Story of the David Bowie-Bing Crosby “Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth” Duet

December 25, 2017December 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Little Drummer Boy

Bing Crosby was an old-time radio and recording star whose career began in the 1920s. Before rock’n’roll came along in

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Recommended Music 

Unusual Christmas Song, Take 8: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Doing “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy”

December 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bing Crosby, Cover Version, David Bowie

It’s not David Bowie and Bing Crosby, but it’s close. Sort of. (Via Michael)

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Music History 

The Story of “White Christmas,” the Biggest-Selling Single of All Time

December 23, 2017December 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bing Crosby, White Christmas

As far as anyone can tell, the single biggest-selling record in the history of the galaxy is “White Christmas,” a

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Record Collecting 

Here Are 15 of the Top Selling Albums on Amazon

November 16, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Adele, Amazon, Amy Winehouse, Bing Crosby, Bob Marley, Bon Over, Chris Stapleton, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Miles Davis, Record Collecting, The Lumineers, Twenty One Pilots, Vince Guaraldi Trio

We’re quickly coming to the end of 2016 and vinyl’s relatively recent return to popularity doesn’t seem to be coming

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Music History 

Annoyed How Secular Christmas Has Become? Blame Popular Music

December 23, 2015December 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bing Crosby, Christmas, Secular Christmas

When I made a reluctant trip to the mall yesterday–I had to park two time zones away–I passed several cars

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Lists 

The Weirdest Duets of All Time

November 23, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bing Crosby, David Bowie, Duets, Unlikely, Weird

It’s that time of year again when people talk about the time a coked-out David Bowie somehow ended up singing

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