Bing Crosby Sings with the Crosby Boys
Clip: 12/2/2014 | 1m 49s
Bing Crosby and songs sing the spiritual "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho."
Bing Crosby sings the African-American spiritual "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" with three of his sons on his television special in 1960. Crosby's first four sons --- Gary, twins Dennis and Philip, and Lindsay --- created the The Crosby Boys quartet in 1959. This is a web-only full version of the performance, as seen excerpted in American Masters - Bing Crosby Rediscovered.
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Bing Crosby Sings with the Crosby Boys
Clip: 12/2/2014 | 1m 49s
Bing Crosby sings the African-American spiritual "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" with three of his sons on his television special in 1960. Crosby's first four sons --- Gary, twins Dennis and Philip, and Lindsay --- created the The Crosby Boys quartet in 1959. This is a web-only full version of the performance, as seen excerpted in American Masters - Bing Crosby Rediscovered.
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