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 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Bing Crosby changed the future of holiday music when he released ...
Gioia admits that the only familiarity many today might have with him is the Christmas song “White Christmas,” which is “the bestselling single of all time.” ...
Bing Crosby is one of the iconic voices of Christmas. Now, fans have the opportunity to hear even more holiday classics from the legend himself with Bing Crosby’s Christmas Gems. The album finds ...
Bing Crosby’s son lost his father when he was 19 years old, but he still hears his voice every year at any Christmas party he attends. The crooner, who remains a holiday staple with songs like "White ...
During John Lennon's formative years in Liverpool, UK, well before his fame with the Beatles, he drew significant influence from some of music's greatest vocalists. Beyond his fascination with icons ...
A copy of the 1933 Albany Law School yearbook, "The Verdict," which contains information on James Kimball “Kim” Gannon, a 1934 graduate of the school who wrote the Bing Crosby holiday classsic "I'll ...
Bing Crosby found it "really difficult" to perform 'White Christmas' to the troops during World War II. The late crooner - who passed away in 1977 at the age of 74 - achieved the highest-selling ...