Back in the 1950s, the fate of a TV show hung on a single sponsor. In September 1959, the Bing Crosby Show for Oldsmobile on ABC taped an episode for airing that October. On the show were Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Louis Armstrong. In one segment, Crosby, Sinatra and Lee sing accompanied by three spectacular pianists—Joe Bushkin, Paul Smith an…
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