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"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" is a Christmas song performed by English singer-songwriter David Bowie and American singer Bing Crosby. Recorded on 11 September 1977 at ATV Elstree Studios near London for Crosby's television special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, the song features Crosby singing the 1941 standard "The Little Drummer Boy" while Bowie sings the counterpoint tune "Peace ...
The song was published by Robbins Music Corporation in New York. Bing Crosby sang "At Your Command" in the 1931 Mack Sennett two-reeler movie short I Surrender Dear. [3] The song has appeared on the following Bing Crosby albums: The Voice of Bing in the 30s, Brunswick, 1959; No. 1 Hits & Million Sellers, Castle Pie, 2002
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas is a 1977 Christmas television special starring Bing Crosby and his family with special guests Twiggy, David Bowie, Ron Moody, Stanley Baxter and Trinity Boys Choir. It includes a duet by the unusual pairing of Crosby and Bowie on "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy".
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie (/ ˈ b oʊ i / BOH-ee), [1] was an English singer, songwriter, musician and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s.
He released two more singles in 1965 under the names of the Manish Boys and Davy Jones, respectively. His first release using the name David Bowie was the 1966 single "Can't Help Thinking About Me", which was released with the Lower Third. His next single, "Do Anything You Say", also released in 1966, was the first release by simply David Bowie ...
David Crosby was a crucial voice of both the hippie idealism and the world-weary realism of the classic-rock era. As a founding member of the Byrds and later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he ...
David Bowie (1947–2016) was an English musician who recorded over 400 different songs in a career which spanned six decades. [ 1 ] [ a ] Bowie worked with numerous artists throughout his career, including producers Tony Visconti , Brian Eno and singer Iggy Pop , and was the primary songwriter for most of his songs; he recorded cover versions ...
Quicksilver is a song, which became a hit for Bing Crosby in 1950. It was written by Eddie Pola, George Wyle and Irving Taylor.. A composition of the same name by jazz pianist Horace Silver was first recorded in 1952 and has become most associated with him.