HWOF

Bing Crosby, c. 1930s

Source: Wikipedia

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark warm bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation.

• Born: Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. May 3, 1903 Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
• Died: October 14, 1977 (aged 74) Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
• Cause of death: Heart attack
• Resting place: Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, U.S.
• Occupation: Singer, actor
• Home town: Spokane, Washington
• Spouse(s): Dixie Lee (m. 1930–52) Kathryn Grant (m. 1957–77)
• Children: Gary Crosby Dennis Crosby Phillip Crosby Lindsay Crosby Harry Crosby Mary Crosby Nathaniel Crosby
• Family: Larry Crosby (brother) Bob Crosby (brother) Denise Crosby (granddaughter)
• Genres: Traditional pop, jazz, vocal
• Instruments: Vocals
• Years active: 1926–1977
• Labels: Columbia Victor Brunswick Decca Capitol Verve
• Associated acts: Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Rosemary Clooney Louis Armstrong Dixie Lee Peggy Lee Fred Astaire The Rhythm Boys Al Rinker Al Sherman Sherman Brothers Bob Hope Paul Whiteman Eddie Lang David Bowie The Andrews Sisters Danny Kaye
• Website: bingcrosby.com

Read more about Bing Crosby at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

• For recording
  6751 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between McCadden and Highland
• For radio
  6779 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between McCadden and Highland

Nonfiction: How Bing Crosby Changed the Course of Pop Music
NY Times Music, 2018-11-28 10:00:05
The second volume of Gary Giddins’s “Bing Crosby” traces the singer’s career through the war years.

Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Mariah Carey, Elvis Presley & Bing Crosby Return With 'Christmas' Albums
Billboard, 2018-11-22 00:30:00
On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Nov. 24), Kane Brown scored his first No. 1 with Experiment. The country singer-songwriter’s...

How the intimate documentary 'Maria By Callas' reveals the secret life of an opera star
LA Times Entertainme, 2018-11-05 17:50:00
In the late summer and fall of 1977, the world lost four of the most influential singers America had ever produced — Elvis Presley, Ethel Waters, Bing Crosby and Maria Callas. Presley has never been forgotten; Waters largely is. The ghost of Crosby seems to materialize every December, when “White...