Jimmy, Bing Crosby and Fran Warren Sing Mississippi Mud

When Jimmy Stewart guested on Bing Crosby’s radio show on March 19, 1952, he, Bing and Fran Warren sang a short rendition of Mississippi Mud (Harry Barris/James Cavanaugh). This was edited from the show and released on several Bing Crosby compilation albums. The entire segment lasts only 51-seconds and begins with Jimmy saying, “Hey Bing…Bing…What……

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Bing Crosby and Friends

HRB Music Co. Inc. 8CP 1001 This 4-record boxed set is of dubious legality. It appears to be a pirate copy of the Murray Hill set, The Murray Hill Radio Theatre Presents Bing Crosby and Friends. The plain white box has the title on the front. The back is blank. There are no liner notes…

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Bing Sings Again

This set was pressed by RCA for The Reader’s Digest Association. It was issued both as a three tape 8-track cassette (RD5-138) set and an eight LP boxed set (RD4-138). The set also includes a 16-page booklet with many photos and stories about each song included. Many duets by Crosby and his radio guests are…

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The Murray Hill Radio Theatre Presents Bing Crosby and Friends

Murray Hill Records 894637 The Murray Hill boxed set has four albums featuring 53 songs, many sung with others, from Bing’s various radio programs. It features the same Jimmy Stewart/Fran Warren/Bing Crosby song, Mississippi Mud (James Cavanaugh/Harry Barris), which can also be found on the Reader’s Digest set, Bing Sings Again and another 4-LP set,…

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