[Dixielandjazz] OT-Bing Crosby, Frances Langford?

[Bill Haesler]

Hal Vickery wrote:
> Frances Langford was billed in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" as "singer."  
> I've also read, but I don't know where, that the "singer" was supposed to be Nora Bayes.  

Dear Hal,
This may be the reference you recall:
  http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/personDetails/35699
Wikipedia also makes the claim at:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Doodle_Dandy
To hear Nora Bayes 1919 recording of "Over Thee" use this link: 
   http://ia200031.eu.archive.org/2/audio//NoraBayes-OverThereWorldWarISong.mp3

Kind regards,
Bill.