Bing Crosby-"Mississippi Mud"

with Frankie Trumbauer and his orchestra.

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Music

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• Bing
• Crosby
• Frankie
• Trumbauer
• Mississippi
• Mud

[Resendiz]

is this really bing? doesnt sound like him at all, if it is, why does he sound completely different???

[bingcrosby1903]

In about..oh, 1929? (30?, 31?) (ish, i dont remember for sure) he had been completely loaded down with shows almost non-stop, and it came to a point that he could barely speak. He had developed small calluses on his vocal chords. After taking a month or two completely off, he had regained is voice, but it was slightly lower, hence how different generations associate a different voice with early bing, than later in the 40s and 50s. Im basically paraphrasing his autobiography btw.

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[nessie96]

There's a much better recording of this song by Bing with the Paul Whiteman Band with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet.

[bingcrosby1903]

Yes, I prefer that version, I have it on 78, just haven't gotten around to uploading it.

[TuberOnTheLoose]

See the unedited version of Bing's movie "Holiday Inn" to see Bing do the "Abraham" number in blackface. Rest assured most of the artists were not intending to be racist. Those were simply different times. In fact, the musical community was probably the least racist crowd around back then. Most of the white performers admired their minority counterparts and performed with them at every opportunity wherever it was allowed. Benny Goodman is a good example. Things were just different then.

[GeminiNightOwl]

Bix Beiderbeck's coronet made this song a hit - listen to the way he sneaks up on a note and grabs it -

[tikotinzee]

ha darkies..

[Bookerbass11]

@Bookerbass11 Y'all listening too old school to say anything? I made this comment before with noooo comments.

[Bookerbass11]

He's saying "darkies", right? Not "people" as described in all of the online lyrics? Nobody notice that? Don't get me wrong. Bing's a bawss...but it's funny I can't find the lyrics as they really are...

[Bookerbass11]

Is it just me, or is he saying "when the "darkies" beat their feet on the Mississippi mud"? Cause it doesn't sound like "people", as is described in the lyrics I found. Love the song, but daymn thats racist and I think it should be brought up at least.

[1915fas]

@TuberOnTheLoose And Bing put Satch in a Paramount movie in the 1930s.

[Bandaids4ever]

@bingcrosby1903 Interesting stuff, man! Thanks for that. : )

[TheHeater90]

I don't know how many people will agree with this, but I actually much prefer the way Bing sounded in his early years (1927-1934), compared to his later sound! His voice in this early stage was rougher(due to his hectic schedule I guess) and also more light and airy at the same time, plus his jazz phrasing in those days was just insane, almost to the level of a Louis Armstrong or Cab Calloway! His later style was much less hip!

[TuberOnTheLoose]

@londonclash - Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, but to dwell in the past is to forget to live for today. History is history. Bing was one of the pioneers of integrated music, once refusing to perform if Louis Armstrong (whom Bing called "Pops") weren't allowed to share the stage with him. Bing was a proponent of equality. It's not his fault it didn't exist in 1930. To condemn him for living in his time by comparing him to today's standards is ludicrous.

[londonclash]

@TuberOnTheLoose they just made them drink from separate water fountains. Those were the good old days.

[ManabeRokuro]

@tachimazu They are showing to young punk ass like us wath is REAL MUSIC!