In September 1966, Bing Crosby went to Dublin to tape a television special, A Little Bit of Irish, which then was broadcast the following St. Patrick's Day. Nearly 29 years later, Atlantic Records released this album, which contains three performances drawn from the soundtrack and seven other tracks reflecting Crosby's lifelong affection for his Irish musical heritage...It runs less than 26 minutes and features some sparkling performances from Crosby's radio shows of the 1940s and '50s, plus Crosby's 1938 recording of ...
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In September 1966, Bing Crosby went to Dublin to tape a television special, A Little Bit of Irish, which then was broadcast the following St. Patrick's Day. Nearly 29 years later, Atlantic Records released this album, which contains three performances drawn from the soundtrack and seven other tracks reflecting Crosby's lifelong affection for his Irish musical heritage...It runs less than 26 minutes and features some sparkling performances from Crosby's radio shows of the 1940s and '50s, plus Crosby's 1938 recording of Victor Herbert's "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" (Herbert was born in Ireland), which was a Decca and thus, one would have assumed, now an MCA recording. Collectors will welcome these otherwise rare recordings, even though the superior Crosby Irish set is MCA's Top O' the Morning/His Irish Collection, also released for St. Patrick's Day 1996. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi
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