Bing Crosby Sheet Music

Assembled by
Wayne Martin, Club Crosby

American ||| Foreign ||| Songbooks

Introduction

This listing is in response to a request on the Bing Crosby Internet Museum bulletin board for a listing of Bing Crosby's sheet music. Charles Baillie, Mark Scrimger, and Marilee Stankowski graciously agreed to provide lists of their own extensive Bing Crosby sheet music collections. Our thanks go to Mark, Marilee, and Charlie for the many hours they spent going through literally thousands of pieces of sheet music to compile their lists. Our thanks also go to Marq Stankowski and Malcolm Macfarlane for their assistance in coordinating the lists and for proofreading the final drafts.

All the music listed below has Bing's picture or his name printed on it, or is very closely associated with his career through other people, such as Paul Whiteman. Concerning movies and a couple of TV productions, the title of the film or TV show is listed only when the sheet music mentions or promotes a movie or show. There are a few exceptions, but these are noted in the text. The presence of a piece of music with movie title in this list does not imply that Bing himself sang the song in the movie or TV production.

A standard title has been chosen for each piece of music, using conventional American-English spelling and punctuation. The title actually printed on the music may vary slightly in spelling, punctuation, or word spacing.

There was some question as to whether we should include the professional black and white editions (abbreviated as pro. b&w) that the publishers printed to be distributed for promotional purposes. Since these editions are prized by some collectors, we decided to include them. Many of these have covers with generic artwork (a man playing piano, fancy scrolls, etc.). Some do not have a cover, and the promotional information has been inserted on the first page of the music. Nearly all had warnings that the music was for professional use and was not to be sold. Some sheets are labeled Advance Artist Copy instead of Professional Copy.

Word-by-word (not letter-by-letter) alphabetizing has been used. This is also known as the "nothing before something" rule. That means that a space takes precedence over a letter in filing. This is standard American library procedure. The initial articles a, an, and the have been placed at the end of the title to facilitate use. Punctuation in the title has been ignored as far as alphabetizing is concerned.

The listing consists of the title (in caps), the movie or TV show in which it was featured (in italics), date of publication of the music and/or year a movie was released, and varying issues of the music that have been found.

Bing sang thousands of songs in his time. Not all of them had his name and/or picture on the sheet music, of course, and probably most collectors have a lot of these in their files. We have not attempted to list any of them.

With very few exceptions, only the front covers of the sheet music have been considered as far as variations are concerned. There may also be variations on the back covers or in the printing of the music itself.

Printed copies of this list may be ordered from Club Crosby.

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS LIST

arr. = arrangement
dk. = dark
diff. = different
ed. = edition
lt. = light
pic = picture
pro.= professional copy, black and white
pub. = publisher
var. = variations

Revised 1/19/02

American Editions

A

ABRAHAM (Holiday Inn, 1942). Var.: (1) regular ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE (Here Come The Waves, 1944).

ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN (Mr. Music, 1950).

AFTER SUNDOWN (Going Hollywood, 1933).

AFTER YOU (Double Or Nothing, 1937). Var.: (1) movie ed; (2) pro. b&w.

AFTER YOU'VE GONE (1931).

AIN'T DOIN' BAD DOIN' NOTHIN' (1948). Var.: (1) blue; (2) purple.

AIN'T GOT A DIME TO MY NAME (Road To Morocco, 1942). Var.: (1) movie ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

AIN'T IT A SHAME ABOUT MAME? (Rhythm On The River, 1940).

ALL ASHORE (1938).

ALL BY MYSELF (Blue Skies, 1946). Name, no pic.

ALL DAY LONG (1932).

ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL (Robin And The 7 Hoods, 1964).

ALL SHE'D SAY WAS "UMH-HUM" (1947).

ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS DANCE (Double Or Noth-ing, 1937).

ALLA EN EL RANCHO GRANDE. See: EL RANCHO GRANDE.

ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL (1945). Var.: (1) blue; (2) purple.

ALWAYS YOURS (1934).

AND YOU'LL BE HOME (Mr. Music, 1950).

ANNABELLE (1955).

ANNIVERSARY WALTZ (1941). Var.: (1) dk. blue; (2) royal blue.

ANY MAN WHO LOVES HIS MOTHER (Robin And The 7 Hoods,1964).

ANY TOWN IS PARIS WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG (1951).

APALACHICOLA, FLA. (Road To Rio, 1947).

APPLE FOR THE TEACHER, AN (The Star Maker, 1939). Var.: (1) movie ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

APRIL PLAYED THE FIDDLE (If I Had My Way, 1940).

A PROPOS DE RIEN (Little Boy Lost, 1953).

AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU'RE YOU? (The Bells of St. Mary, 1945). Var.: (1) dk. purple; (2) lt. purple; (3) Hawaiian guitar arr.

AS LONG AS I'M DREAMING (Welcome Stranger, 1947).

AT LAST! AT LAST! (1951).

AT LEAST IT WAS GOOD FOR A LAUGH (1953).

AT THE FLYING "W" (1948).

AT YOUR COMMAND (1931).

AUTUMN LEAVES (1950). Var.: (1) with pic.; (2) with name, no pic., different art.

AXE, AN APPLE AND A BUCKSKIN JACKET, AN (1957).

B

BACK IN THE OLD ROUTINE (1951).

BANG, BANG (Robin And The 7 Hoods, 1964).

BASIN STREET BLUES (1933). Var.: (1) red ; (2)wine.

BE-BOP SPOKEN HERE (1949).

BE CAREFUL, IT'S MY HEART (Holiday Inn, 1942). Var.: (1) Original ed.; (2) later ed. with white publishers box.

BE HONEST WITH ME (1941). Var.: (1) purple, West-ern pub.; (2) purple, Robbins & Sons pub.; (3) blue, Robbins & Sons pub.; (4) blue, Western pub.; (5) maroon & white, different art work, no pipe, different tie.

BEAUTIFUL GIRL (1933).

BEAUTIFUL LOVE (1944).

BECAUSE YOU CALLED ME YOUR SWEETHEART (1939).

BELLS OF ST. MARY'S, THE (The Bells of St. Mary's, 1945). Var.: (1) pink, different art; (2) lt. orange; (3) dk. orange.

BENCH IN THE PARK, A (King Of Jazz, 1930).

BEST THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE DANCING, THE. (White Christmas, 1953). Var.: (1) red letter title with price; (2) red letter title without price; (3) green letter title.

BETWEEN A KISS AND A SIGH (1938).

BETWEEN 18TH AND 19TH ON CHESTNUT STREET (1939).

BEYOND COMPARE (1936).

BEYOND THE REEF (1949). Var.: (1) thin white title strip; (2) thick white title strip; (3) name, no pic., different art.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Road To Zanzibar, 1941). Var.: (1) movie ed.; (2) b&w pro.

BIRMINGHAM JAIL (1938).

BIRTH OF THE BLUES, THE (Birth Of The Blues, 1941).

BLACK BALL FERRY LINE (1951).

BLACK MOONLIGHT (Too Much Harmony, 1933). Var.: (1) 1st printing with extra song; (2) later printing; (3) pro. b&w.

BLUE HAWAII (Waikiki Wedding, 1937). Var.: movie ed.; (2) pro. b&w; (3) Hawaiian guitar arr.

BLUE SKIES (Blue Skies, 1946). Name, no pic.

BLUES FOR PAREE, THE (1955).

BOB WHITE (1937).

BONNE NUIT (Here Comes The Groom, 1951). Var.: (1) reg. ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

BOO-BOO-BOO (Too Much Harmony, 1933). Var.: (1) 1st printing with extra song; (2) later printing; (3) pro. b&w.

BOO-HOO (1937).

BOY NEXT DOOR, THE (That's Entertainment, 1972).

BRAHMS' LULLABY (1945).

BROKEN-HEARTED CLOWN (1937).

BROKEN MELODY (1941).

BUCKIN' THE WIND (1933). Var.: (1) 1st printing with extra song; (2) later printing; (3) pro. b&w.

BUFFALO GALS (P.D.) See: DIXIE-ANA.

BUSY DOING NOTHING (A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court, 1948).

BUT BEAUTIFUL (Road To Rio, 1947). Var.: (1) pink; (2) red.

C

CABIN IN THE CAROLINES (1938).

CALL ME LUCKY (1953). Inspired by the Bing Crosby life story in the Saturday Evening Post. Var. (1) Bing pic.; (2) D. Gary pic.

CALL ME TONIGHT (Just For You, 1952).

CALL OF THE CANYON, THE (1940).

CALYPSO (High Society, 1956).

CAN'T WE BE ALONE? (1932).

CAN'T WE TALK IT OVER? (1931).

CAN'T YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES? (1945).

CAN'T YOU SEE? (1931).

CAPTAIN CUSTARD (Road To Singapore, 1939).

CAROLINA MOON (1928).

CELA M'EST EGAL (Little Boy Lost, 1953).

CHAPEL IN THE VALLEY (1940).

CHARLOTTE COULDN'T CHARLESTON (Robin And The 7 Hoods, 1964).

CHASING SHADOWS (1935).

CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY (1950).

CHECKIN' MY HEART (Just For You, 1952).

CHICAGO STYLE (Road To Bali, 1952).

CHICO'S CHOO-CHOO (Say One For Me, 1959).

CHOREOGRAPHY (White Christmas, 1953).

CHRISTMAS CANDLES (1962). Name, no pic.

CINDERELLA'S FELLA (Going Hollywood, 1933).

CINDERELLA, STAY IN MY ARMS (1938).

CINGALESE GIRLS (From Broadway musical Lucky, 1927). Pic. of Paul Whiteman.

CIRIBIRIBIN (1939).

CLEMENTINE (1941).

CLOSE TO ME (1933).

CLOUDS (1935).

CONNECTICUT (1946).

CONSTANTLY (Road to Morocco, 1942).

COPACABANA (1944).

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS INSTEAD OF SHEEP (White Christmas, 1952).

COUNTRY STYLE (Welcome Stranger, 1947).

CRAZY PEOPLE (1932).

CROSBY, COLUMBO AND VALLEE (1931). Var.: (1) pictures of three crooners named in title, Bing included; (2)Crosby name, Eddie Cantor pic.; (3) Crosby name, George Olson pic.

CRY, BABY, CRY (1938).

D

DANCE, BALLERINA, DANCE (1947).

DANCING THE DEVIL AWAY .(From Broadway mus-ical Lucky, 1927). Paul Whiteman pic.

DARN THAT DREAM (1939).

DAY AFTER FOREVER (Going My Way, 1944). Var.: (1) lt. blue; (2) black and white.

DAY BY DAY (1945). Var.: (1) large portrait; (2)por-trait with pipe.

DAY DREAMING (1941).

DAY YOU CAME ALONG, THE (Too Much Harmony, 1933). Var: (1) 1st printing with extra song; (2) later printing.

DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE (1949).

DEAR OLD DONEGAL (1942). Var.: (1) dk. green; (2) lt. green with box around address.

DEEP IN A DREAM (1938).

DEEP RIVER (1935).

DEVIL MAY CARE (1940).

DINAH (1932). Name, no pic.

DISSERTATION ON THE STATE OF BLISS (The Country Girl, 1954).

DIXIE (P.D.) See: DIXIE-ANA.

DIXIE-ANA (6 all-time hits [public domain] from the Paramount picture Dixie, 1943). Contents: DIXIE; SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT; LAST ROSE OF SUMMER; OLD DAN TUCKER; BUFFALO GALS; TURKEY IN THE STRAW.

DIXIELAND BAND, THE (1935).

DO YOU MISS ME TONIGHT? (1934).

DOCTOR RHYTHM (Doctor Rhythm, 1938). Var.: (1) movie ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

DOMINO (1951).

DONOVANS, THE (Top O' The Morning, 1949).

DON'T BE A DO-BADDER (Robin and the 7 Hoods, 1964).

DON'T BLAME ME (1933).

DON'T LET THAT MOON GET AWAY (Sing You Sinners, 1938). Var.: (1) with movie working title The Unholy Beebes; (2) with movie title Sing You Sinners; (3) pro. b&w.

DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS (THAN THE BEST). (1969 /70). Name, no pic.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING (Double Or Nothing, 1937).

DOWN A CAROLINA LANE (1933).

DOWN BY THE RIVER (Mississippi, 1935).

DOWN THE OLD OX ROAD (College Humor, 1933). Var.: (1) blue and black; (2) gold and brown; (3) pro. b&w.

DUKE THE SPOOK (1943). Name, no pic.

E

EARLY AMERICAN (You Can Change The World, 1950).

EAST SIDE OF HEAVEN (East Side Of Heaven, 1938). Var.: (1) regular ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

EL RANCHO GRANDE (1934). Var.: (1) green and http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/10.24.02/dining-0243.htmlgold pic. and bkgnd; (2) black and pink pic. and bkgnd; (3) wine and light blue pic. and bkgnd; (4) blue and red pic. and bkgnd; (5) black, red and black topper; (6) black, red and white topper; (7) green and orange pic. and bkgnd; 8) black and orange pic. and bkgnd; (9)blue and orange pic. and bkgnd; (10) purple and orange pic. and bkgnd; (11) blue and gold pic. and bkgnd; (12) purple and yellow pic. and bkgnd; (13) blue and yellow with 3-men illus.; (14) blue and yellow with 2-men illus.

EMPEROR WALTZ, THE (The Emperor Waltz, 1946). Var.: (1) lt. purple and black let. in topper; (2) dk. purple and black let. in topper; (3) lt. purple and purple let. in topper; (4) movie ed.

EMPTY SADDLES (Rhythm On The Range, 1936).

ENJOY YOURSELF (1947).

EXPERIENCE (Road To Rio, 1947).

F

FADED SUMMER LOVE, A. (1931)

FARAWAY PART OF TOWN, THE (Pepe, 1960).

FLIGHT OF FANCY, A (Just For You, 1952).

FORSAKING ALL OTHERS (1951).

FOUR WINDS AND THE SEVEN SEAS, THE (1949). Name, no pic.

FRIEND OF YOURS, A (The Great John L., 1947).

FRIENDLY MOUNTAINS (The Emperor Waltz, 1947).

FROM A.M. TO P.M. (1932).

FROM MONDAY ON (1928).Var.: (1) Rhythm Boys' name, no Bing pic; (2) later edition with pic.

FROM THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD (Two For Tonight, 1935).

FUNNY OLD HILLS, THE (Paris Honeymoon, 1938). Var.: (1) regular ed.; (2) Spanish guitar arr.; (3) pro. b&w.

G

GALWAY BAY (1948). Var.: (1) red, one composer; (2) green, two composers.

GEE, I WISH I WAS BACK IN THE ARMY (White Christmas, 1954).

GEORGIA MAY (1934). (Not seen by us, but on an E-Bay auction list).

GET RID OF MONDAY (1955).

GETTING NOWHERE (Blue Skies, 1946).

GHOST OF A CHANCE, A (1932). Var.: (1) profile portrait, Lawrence Pub.; (2) Bing at mike, Keit-Engel Pub., different art; (3) 3/4 portrait, Keit-Engel, Pub.; (4) later (1936) ed., Exclusive Pub., different art.

GIOIA MIA (1953).

GIRL MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED, THE (Say One For Me, 1959).

GIVE A BROKEN HEART A BREAK (1935).

GIVE PRAISE! GIVE PRAISE! GIVE PRAISE! (Robin and the 7 Hoods, 1964).

GLORY OF LOVE (1936).

GO FLY A KITE (The Star Maker, 1939). Var.: (1) movie ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

GO WEST, YOUNG MAN (1947).

GOING HOLLYWOOD (Going Hollywood, 1933).

GOING MY WAY (Going My Way, 1944). Var.: (1) lt. blue; (2) dk. blue; (3) blue-gray ; (4) black and white; (5) pro. b&w.

GONE FISHIN' (1950).

GOOD TIME CHARLIE (Road To Utopia, 1945).

GOODNIGHT, LITTLE GIRL OF MY DREAMS (1933).

GOODNIGHT, LOVELY LITTLE LADY (We're Not Dressing, 1934). Var.: (1) regular ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

GOODNIGHT, MY LOVE (1932).

GOODNIGHT, SWEET DREAMS, GOODNIGHT (1938).

GREENSLEEVES (1957).

H

HANG YOUR HEART ON A HICKORY LIMB (East Side of Heaven, 1939). Var.: (1) lt. pink; (2) dk. pink; (3) pro. b&w; (4) orch. arr. (multi-part)

HAPPY FEET (King of Jazz, 1930). Var.: (1) brown; (2) black.

HAPPY-GO LUCKY-YOU AND BROKEN - HEARTED ME (1932).

HAPPY HOLIDAY (Holiday Inn, 1942).

HARBOR OF HOME SWEET HOME, THE (1933).

HARD WAY, THE (Duffy's Tavern, 1945).

HARMONY (Variety Girl, 1947).

HASTA MAÑANA (1945).

HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU? (1946). Var.: (1) topper has one white stripe; (2) topper has two white stripes).

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY? (1933). Var.: (1) large pic.; (2) small pic.

HE CAN WALTZ (Variety Girl, 1947).

HE WAS A PERFECT GENTLEMAN (The Great John L., 1947).

HE WEARS A PAIR OF SILVER WINGS (1941).

HEADLESS HORSEMAN, THE (Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, 1949).

HEAT WAVE (Blue Skies, 1946). Name, no picture.

HELLO BEAUTIFUL (1931). Rhythm Boys pic.

HELLO MR. KRINGLE (1939).

HELLO MOM (1942).

HELPLESS (1950).

HERE COME THE WAVES (Here Come The Waves, 1944). Var.: (1) lg. letter title; (2) sm. letter title.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS (1947). Var.: (1) Name, no pic., dk. green; (2) name, no pic., lt. green, publisher's address gone.

HERE ENDS THE RAINBOW (1951).

HERE LIES LOVE (The Big Broadcast, 1932).

HE'S JUST CRAZY FOR ME (Just For You,1952).

HIGH ON THE LIST (Mr. Music, 1950).

HIGH TIME (High Time, 1961).

HIT THE ROAD TO DREAMLAND (Star-Spangled Rhythm, 1942).

HOLD ME (1933).

HOLDING MY HONEY'S HAND (1932).

HONESTLY (1933).

HOOP-DEE-DOO (1950).

HOOT MON (Road To Bali, 1952).

HORSE THAT KNOWS THE WAY, A (Dixie, 1943). See also: SONGS FROM THE PICTURE DIXIE.

HORSE TOLD ME, THE (Riding High, 1950).

HOT TIME IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN (1943). Var.: (1) red; (2) wine.

HOUSE JACK BUILT FOR JILL, THE (Rhythm On The Range, 1936).

HOW CAN I BE SURE OF YOU? (1934).

HOW CAN YOU BUY KILLARNEY? (1948).

HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES, HOW IT LIES (1949). Var.: (1) 2-line title; (2) 1-line title..

HOW LOVELY IS CHRISTMAS (1957).

HOW SOON? (1947). Var.: (1) early Bing pic. alone; (2) older Bing pic. with Carmen Cavallaro.

HUMAN RACE, THE (Goldilocks, 1969).

HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES, A (1948).

HUNDRED YEARS FROM TODAY, A (1933).

HUSTLIN' AND BUSTLIN' FOR BABY (1933).

I

I AIN'T GOT NOBODY (Paris Honeymoon, 1931).

I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES (1934).

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S TRUE (1932).

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME (1945). Var.: (1) green and wine; (2) lt. orange and blue; (3) dk. orange and blue.

I CAN'T ESCAPE FROM YOU (Rhythm On The Range, 1936).

I CAN'T TELL WHY I LOVE YOU, BUT I DO (The Star Maker, 1939).

I COULDN'T CARE LESS (Say One For Me, 1959).

I CRIED FOR YOU (1923). Var.: (1) Sherman, Clay and Co. ed.; (2) Miller Music, Inc., ed.

I DON'T KNOW WHY (1931).

I DON'T WANT TO CRY ANY MORE (Rhythm On The River, 1940). Var.: (1) reguar ed.; (2) pro. b&w.

I DOUBLE DARE YOU (1937).

I DREAM OF IN