@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Bob Crosby's Bob Cats - In Hi-FiYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1954, Jazz, Dixieland Revival, Spokane, Washington 6/26Matrix #: CRL 57170Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Bob C (13' - 93')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Bob Crosby built his own bandleader identity while carrying constant comparison to his older brother Bing, one of the biggest entertainers in America. Scene Ecology: The Bob Cats kept small-group New Orleans-style jazz alive inside the swing era, giving hot jazz a cleaner commercial lane for mid-century buyers. Media Narrative: In Hi-Fi sold old-style Dixieland through 1950s sound technology, turning pre-war jazz language into a modern living-room product. 6/17/26 LM
