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Article: SHOWBIZ SAM; THE MAN IN THE KNOW.(Features)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- March 24, 2001
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: SHOWBIZ SAM
I SAY Bing Crosby must have had at least 10 No.1 hits in the UK, but friends disagree and insist the number was much lower. Help, there's a pizza on this. - George Ferguson, Ayr.
ff Unbelievably, he didn't even have one. He released more than 2500 tracks in his time, with 299 of them in the US Top 20 and 14 over here. He twice got to No.3, with Isle Of Innisfree (Nov 1952, Brunswick 04900) and Peace On Earth/ Little Drummer Boy (Nov 1982, RCA BOW 12), a posthumous release with David Bowie five years after his death.
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... ... sung by Fred Astaire (Brunswick 03429). You could also try Bing Crosby on Brunswick LA 8505. #Thanks to readers who wrote in to ... You have to be able to prove it, though. Write to me at Showbiz Sam, Daily Record, 1 Central Quay,Glasgow,G3 8DA. Only ...
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