The boys sang on their father's radio shows and made a record with Bing on September 5, 1950[1] called "A Crosby Christmas" which charted at number 22 in the Billboard lists in December, 1950.[2] In 1958, the four brothers decided to form a vocal group called The Crosby Brothers.[3] They were featured on the cover of Life on September 15, 1958. An appearance on The Phil Silvers Show on November 14, 1958, followed, and they made their debut as a singing group at Tucson, Arizona, in 1959. Moving on to the Chez Paree, Chicago, in June 1959, they earned a good review from Variety which said "CROSBY BROS. Chez Paree, Chicago. Songs 58 Mins. Bing Crosby’s four sons are launched on the cabaret scene in high style. The frères - Gary, Phillip, Dennis and Lindsay - have a superlative act that is likely to abash those skeptics who surmised the boys would trade merely on the lustrous family name."[4] They continued to perform successfully at locations such as the Sahara in Las Vegas and the El Morocco nightclub in Montreal. However, after one of their performances at El Morocco in December 1959, the boys fought among themselves and Gary Crosby left the group.[5]
Phillip, Dennis, and Lindsay continued without Gary and they were given useful exposure on the Bing Crosby Show seen on ABC-TV on February 29, 1960. Bing took the place of Gary to sing "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" with his sons, who also sang two other songs themselves.[6] They made their first LP for their father's company, Project Records, in April 1960, which was released by MGM Records and was well received. "The Crosby Brothers – Dennis – Philip – Lindsay Crosby (MGM); “Dinah” (Mills*), a hip version of the oldie, makes a promising disk bow for this trio of Bing Crosby offspring. “The Green Grass Grows All Around” (Marfran*) is a bright ensemble of this folk tune.[7] To promote the album, the brothers appeared on the I've Got a Secret show and taught the panel how to lip-sync to "I Can't Give You Anything but Love."[8]
Starting at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas and continuing for the next two years, the three men enjoyed useful success as The Crosby Brothers at venues such as the Chi Chi in Palm Springs, The Venetian room at the Fairmont in San Francisco, and the Latin Quarter in New York.[9] During their stay at the Latin Quarter, they appeared on the What's My Line? TV show on May 14, 1961.[10]
On television, the Crosby Brothers starred on several high-profile shows such as Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (twice), The Ed Sullivan Show (four times) and of course the Bing Crosby Show (twice).[3]
The Crosby Brothers act folded, however, when Lindsay Crosby had a breakdown in July 1962 in Juarez, Mexico.[3] Lindsay had to be hospitalized for some time. Eventually, Phillip decided to embark on a solo career, and he had parts in several films, as well as one of the Ben Casey episodes.[11] He also guest-starred on The Bob Hope Christmas Special on January 17, 1964. Lindsay and Dennis left show business.
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The Crosby Boys was an American harmony singing group who were popular in nightclubs and on television during the 1950s and 1960s The Crosby Boys in 1959 left to right Gary Lindsay Phillip and Dennis They were the four sons of the popular singer Bing Crosby from his first marriage to the singer Dixie Lee Gary Crosby 1933 1995 Dennis Crosby 1934 1991 Phillip Crosby 1934 2004 Lindsay Crosby 1938 1989 Contents 1 Singing career 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 2 2 Albums 3 ReferencesSinging career editThe boys sang on their father s radio shows and made a record with Bing on September 5 1950 1 called A Crosby Christmas which charted at number 22 in the Billboard lists in December 1950 2 In 1958 the four brothers decided to form a vocal group called The Crosby Brothers 3 They were featured on the cover of Life on September 15 1958 An appearance on The Phil Silvers Show on November 14 1958 followed and they made their debut as a singing group at Tucson Arizona in 1959 Moving on to the Chez Paree Chicago in June 1959 they earned a good review from Variety which said CROSBY BROS Chez Paree Chicago Songs 58 Mins Bing Crosby s four sons are launched on the cabaret scene in high style The freres Gary Phillip Dennis and Lindsay have a superlative act that is likely to abash those skeptics who surmised the boys would trade merely on the lustrous family name 4 They continued to perform successfully at locations such as the Sahara in Las Vegas and the El Morocco nightclub in Montreal However after one of their performances at El Morocco in December 1959 the boys fought among themselves and Gary Crosby left the group 5 Phillip Dennis and Lindsay continued without Gary and they were given useful exposure on the Bing Crosby Show seen on ABC TV on February 29 1960 Bing took the place of Gary to sing Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho with his sons who also sang two other songs themselves 6 They made their first LP for their father s company Project Records in April 1960 which was released by MGM Records and was well received The Crosby Brothers Dennis Philip Lindsay Crosby MGM Dinah Mills a hip version of the oldie makes a promising disk bow for this trio of Bing Crosby offspring The Green Grass Grows All Around Marfran is a bright ensemble of this folk tune 7 To promote the album the brothers appeared on the I ve Got a Secret show and taught the panel how to lip sync to I Can t Give You Anything but Love 8 Starting at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas and continuing for the next two years the three men enjoyed useful success as The Crosby Brothers at venues such as the Chi Chi in Palm Springs The Venetian room at the Fairmont in San Francisco and the Latin Quarter in New York 9 During their stay at the Latin Quarter they appeared on the What s My Line TV show on May 14 1961 10 On television the Crosby Brothers starred on several high profile shows such as Perry Como s Kraft Music Hall twice The Ed Sullivan Show four times and of course the Bing Crosby Show twice 3 The Crosby Brothers act folded however when Lindsay Crosby had a breakdown in July 1962 in Juarez Mexico 3 Lindsay had to be hospitalized for some time Eventually Phillip decided to embark on a solo career and he had parts in several films as well as one of the Ben Casey episodes 11 He also guest starred on The Bob Hope Christmas Special on January 17 1964 Lindsay and Dennis left show business Discography editSingles edit Dinah 1961 The Green Grass Grows All Around 1961 Tennessee Twist 1961 A Little Bitty Tear 1961 The Call of Summer 1961 Say Your Heart Belongs to a Soldier 1961 Albums edit A Crosby Christmas EP with Bing Crosby 1950 not as a vocal group The Crosby Brothers Dennis Philip Lindsay Crosby 1960 Presenting the Crosby Brothers 2000 References edit A Bing Crosby Discography BING magazine International Club Crosby Retrieved June 28 2017 Whitburn Joel 1986 Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 Wisconsin USA Record Research Inc p 112 ISBN 0 89820 083 0 a b c BING magazine BING magazine Retrieved June 28 2017 New Acts Variety 52 July 1 1959 TIME December 14 1959 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Bing on TV BING magazine International Club Crosby Retrieved June 28 2017 Variety June 8 1960 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help YouTube YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Craig s Big Bands and Big Names com Retrieved July 18 2015 YouTube YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Retrieved July 18 2015 Internet Movie Database imdb Retrieved July 18 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Crosby Boys amp oldid 1219188989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
