Bing crosby

“If I’m going to get by in pictures, it’s going to be as a singer, with about as much acting as you would expect from a guy standing in front of a microphone.” –Bing Crosby When I think of live entertainment in the early 20th century, my thoughts immediately fly to images of packed theaters…

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On this date in 1903, the American singer Bing Crosby was born. He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. Here are 10 facts about him: His real name was Harry Lillis Crosby and he was born in in Tacoma, Washington, the fourth of seven children. He got the name Bing from a comic feature in a local paper, called The Bingville Bugle, a parody of hillbilly newspapers. The young Crosby found this hilariously funny and would giggle uncontrollably when reading it. A…

Bing Crosby has been dreaming of a "White Christmas" for ages, and it looks like fans have been dreaming of one lately, as the song floats to No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the Jan. 2-dated week.

Listening to Classic Christmas music by Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Burl Ives, and more 1955