Al Rinker (born December 20, 1907 - died June 11, 1982) began performing as a partner with Bing Crosby in 1925 and the two singers formed the Rhythm Boys, which singer/songwriter/pianist Harry Barris later joined. Barris wrote the songs Mississipi Mud, I Surrender, Dear, and Wrap Your Troubles in Dream among others. The singing trio worked with Paul Whiteman's Big Band in Los Angeles until Crosby dissolved the group to go solo, recording both with Whiteman and on their own with Barris on piano. The Rhythm Boys were filmed for the Paul Whiteman movie The King of Jazz (1930) singing Mississippi Mud, So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together, I'm a Fisherman, Bench in the Park, and Happy Feet. After the breakup, they reunited only once, to appear together on the "Paul Whiteman Presents" radio broadcast on July 4, 1943. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Rhythm Boys were a male singing trio consisting of Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker. ... Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was a American popular singer. ... 1928 Columbia Records label with caricature of Paul Whiteman Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was a popular american orchestral leader. ... The Rhythm Boys were a male singing trio consisting of Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker. ... 1928 Columbia Records label with caricature of Paul Whiteman Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was a popular american orchestral leader. ... The King of Jazz premiered on April 20, 1930, starring Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

In 1952, a song for which Rinker wrote the lyrics, You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right, appeared in the film Push-Button Kitty and in the television series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. He also wrote the song Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat for the Disney cartoon children's movie The AristoCats (1970). 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was a situation comedy which ran on CBS from 1959 to 1963. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... The Aristocats is a 1970 animated feature produced and released by Walt Disney Productions. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Rinker's sister Mildred, under her married name of Mildred Bailey, became a well-known jazz singer after the Rhythm Boys arranged for Paul Whiteman to "discover" her singing at a party and hired her. She became the first woman to join a band as a full-time singer, as Crosby had been the first man to do so. Mildred Bailey (February 27, 1907 – December 12, 1951) was a popular American singer during the 1930s. ...

Sources

Bing Crosby: The Hollow Man by Donald Shepherd and Robert F. Slatzer
ISBN-13: 978-0523421643