When Bing Crosby burst onto the music scene in the 1920s, he was an immediate sensation. His first set of singles, which began to drop in 1927, included a number one hit in the USA (My Blue Heaven).

Bing Crosby sang in an open-air concert for 15,000 U.S. and British troops in an open-air field in France before the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. Performing the hit song “White Christmas” to World War ...

The holiday song “White Christmas” is one of the most unforgettable songs of the holiday season. Bing Crosby made it iconic, but did he ever get sick of singing “White Christmas?” Bing Crosby made ...

Bing Crosby was the fourth of seven children of Tacoma, Washington, brewery bookkeeper Harry Lowe Crosby and Kate Harrigan Crosby. He studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more ...

Michael Feinstein and Tony Bennett explain Crosby's intimate style of singing. Bing Crosby sang as if he were addressing only one person with his voice. "What Bing created was the art of intimacy," ...

The Christmas season is a time filled with family, friends, gifts, and way too much food. It’s also a period of the year when friends and family members participate in annual traditions, which often ...

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