On this date in 1944, Bing Crosby and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded the tune, "Swinging on a Star," by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, at Decca Records. The song would not only become a smash hit for Crosby, it would be featured that year in the Oscar-winning best film "Going My Way," for which Crosby would win an Academy Award, and pick up the best song trophy.
Photo of Crosby from the film from the L.A. Times files.
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