It’s been almost 18 years since the publication of “Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams,” Gary Giddins’ intelligent and formidably well-informed biography covering the entertainer’s life from his birth ...
After Irving Berlin, left, penned 'White Christmas,' he pegged Bing Crosby as the ideal singer for what would become a holiday classic. Irving Haberman/IH Images via Getty Images Irving Berlin was a ...
It was Christmas Day, 1941, 18 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bing Crosby was on the air with “The Kraft Music Hall,” a variety radio program he hosted for a decade. He announced that he would ...
Bing Crosby was a huge star in the 1930s, but his singing career was constantly hampered by a horrible illness.
Welcome to Afterglow, I’m your host, Mark Chilla. Even as early as the 1940s, Bing Crosby was already a jazz legend. Crosby was blessed with a rich baritone, an innate musical sense and a winning ...
It’s a little-known fact, but Bing Crosby’s voice used to be bottled and sold and people would butter their bread with it. Kidding, of course, but the idea speaks to just how smooth the legendary ...
In an estimated $50 million-plus deal announced Monday, Bing Crosby's family sold an equal stake in the rights to his estate to Primary Wave Music in an effort for a younger audience to hear his music ...
After Irving Berlin, left, penned 'White Christmas,' he pegged Bing Crosby as the ideal singer for what would become a holiday classic. Irving Haberman/IH Images via Getty Images Irving Berlin was a ...