Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around was Bing Crosby's fourth album for Decca and his fifth LP, recorded and originally released in 1956 on vinyl as Decca DL 8352. This was a concept album of sorts, as Bing covered some of his musical rivals' big hits, such as Al Jolson's "April Showers" and Nat King Cole's "Mona Lisa". The jazz historian Will Friedwald wrote that the album "was essentially Crosby's way of acknowledging that he wasn't the only male singer to create hits and standards". Crosby
Bob Lillis Bob Lillis Robert Perry Lillis (born June 2, 1930) is a retired American infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. Lillis was an original member of the expansion Houston Colt .45s who remained with the club (renamed the Astros in ) for more than two decades and later became its manager. Lillie threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and . Lillis was born in Altadena, California, and he attended Pasadena High School, where he was an All-Southern California shortstop for the baseball team. Lillis played baseball at Pasadena City College and then transferred to the