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Honestly, I think I've stretched a talent-which is so thick that it's almost opaque-over a quite unbelievable term of years.
I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse.
If I made a mistake in singing a song or in the script, I could have some fun with it, then retain any of the fun that sounded amusing.
It gave us a chance to first try a recording of the songs in the afternoon without an audience, then anothe... (more Bing Crosby quotes)
Bing was the first recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to him in 1962.
Bing's last Christmas special, in 1977, aired 6 1/2 weeks after his death.
Bing got his famous nickname at age six when a neighbor called him "Bingo" after a character in a comic strip called "The Bingville Bugle." The last vowel was eventually dropped, and the nickname "Bing" stuck.
Gonzaga University, his alma mater, has a "Crosbyana" room in their library. It houses many ... (more Bing Crosby trivia)
| Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams-the Early Years, 1903-1940 by Gary Giddins | |
| Going My Way: Bing Crosby and American Culture by Ruth Prigozy and Walter Raubicheck | |
| Bing Crosby: Day by Day by Malcolm Macfarlane |
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On the Road With Bob Hope and Bing Crosby Collection (Road to Singapore/Road to Zanzibar/Road to Morocco/Road to Utopia) ~ Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, and Una Merkel |
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Bing Crosby: Screen Legend Collection (Double or Nothing / East Side of Heaven / Here Come the Waves / If I Had My Way / Waikiki Wedding) ~ Bing Crosby, Martha Raye, Andy Devine, and Mary Carlisle |
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The Legendary Crooners - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Perry Como ~ Louis Armstrong, Ann-Margret, Joseph V. Varsalona, and Nat 'King' Cole |
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The Frank Sinatra Show - High Hopes - With Dean Martin & Bing Crosby ~ Frank Sinatra, et al. |
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Christmas with Bing Crosby and Kate Smith ~ Crosby & Kate Smith |
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