ABOUT
Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 - October 14, 1977) was a celebrated jazz/traditional pop/easy listening singer, actor, TV producer, and businessman with a trademark mellow crooner baritone and one of the 20th century's most popular and influential artists worldwide. With over 350 hits from 1931-1965, his numerous chart-toppers include such classics as "Only Forever" (1940), "Sunday, Monday Or Always" (1943), "Swinging On A Star" (1944), and "Don't Fence Me In" (1944, with The Andrew Sisters).
Bing Crosby is best known for the perennial "White Christmas," which remains the best-selling single of all time. First introduced on a Christmas Day radio broadcast in 1941, this holiday favorite was featured in the soundtracks to the movie musicals, "Holiday Inn" (1942) and "White Christmas" (1954), both co-starring Crosby. Over his long and multi-faceted career, he appeared and performed in over 70 other films and won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in "Going My Way" (1944).
LINKS
- For more info about Bing Crosby's life and career, visit bingcrosby.com.
- The New York Times remembers Bing Crosby.
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VIDEO CLIP
Bing Crosby performs "White Christmas" on The Ed Sullivan Show (May 5, 1968).
Available on the following DVDs: The Ed Sullivan Show: A Classic Christmas; Holiday Greetings from The Ed Sullivan Show; (more)
SONGS
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Bing Crosby
- White Christmas 1941
(This Irving Berlin-penned perennial Christmas favorite first became a hit for Bing Crosby in 1941, and it also became a hit every year thereafter around the holiday season through 1962, often topping the charts. "White Christmas" was used as part of the soundtrack for the 1942 musical film, "Holiday Inn," and it won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. "White Christmas" also became a hit for the Drifters (1955, 1960, and 1962).)
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