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Bing Crosby, 1948

Photo: Province Newspaper. 1948 Bing Crosby On September 22, Bing Crosby brought his hugely popular Philco radio show to Vancouver and recorded a benefit program for the Sunset Memorial Centre on East 51st Avenue. It aired on October 13.

 Photo: Province Newspaper.Photo: Province Newspaper.

1948

Bing Crosby

On September 22, Bing Crosby brought his hugely popular Philco radio show to Vancouver and recorded a benefit program for the Sunset Memorial Centre on East 51st Avenue. It aired on October 13. Appearing with Bing on the show were jazz violinist Joe Venuti and actors Marilyn Maxwell, William Gargan and Ray Milland. His performance was unique in being the only program in the Philco series transcribed outside the United States. A hit song of the time was “Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue.” It began with the words “I came down from Butte, Montana,” but Bing changed the lyrics to “I came down from West Vancouver.” Before the show, the Squamish tribe made him an honorary member with the title “Chief under Voice.”

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