[78-L] The Christmas Songs

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Fri Dec 11 20:03:19 PST 2009


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martha" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
> I knew someone (now deceased) who thought Todd (pronounced "Tawd") was the
> bee's knees, and he must have played All Around The Xmas Tree every time I
> visited...  I think he liked Dick Todd because the "Poor Man's Crosby" was
> on cheaper labels.   I  still think Todd sounds like a bad imitation of 
> Bob
> Crosby, badly imitating his brother's early 30s style.
> Did Todd also record this on another label?
>
I THINK (may be wrong?) that he recorded at least two sides for Compo as
"The Canadian Crosby" (not on the label!). These are VERY good copies of
Bing...?! MAY have been Vic(C)?!

Steven C. Barr 




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