Crocker Media Expressions

Crocker Media Expressions (CME) is the publisher of Mel Crocker's Black Cats and Dumbos: WWII's Fighting PBYs. Originally published in 1987 by Tab Aero Books, it went out of print soon after Mel passed away in 1989. It was revised slightly and returned to print under Crocker Media Expressions in October of 2002, It continues to sell through Amazon and Barnes & Noble, including internationally. Click the Black Cats and Dumbos link on the right to learn more.                     

The Novelaires, etc.

The Novelaires was a quartet in which my Dad, Mel Crocker, and his brother Glenn sang in the 1950's. Dad sang lead and Glenn sang tenor. In the years following the disbanding of that quartet they continued to sing as a trio or quartet under various names.

Here is their salute to the historic flight of John Glenn in Friendship 7 in 1962: The Ballad of John Glenn

Enjoy another sample of their blend. Whispering Grass