Portrait of Bing Crosby circa 1945. Swinging on a Star, written by jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, is out now. Crosby was a singer first and foremost; his appeal started with his voice. "He had ...

Next week, Spokane celebrates a hometown milestone 100 years in the making: the moment Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby Jr. left ...

Bing Crosby as Father Chuck O'Malley in the film, "Going My Way." NEW YORK (CNS) — Affable fictional clergyman Father Charles “Chuck” O’Malley was the principal figure in two well-received World War ...

When Bing Crosby recorded 1942’s “White Christmas,” the entertainer was reportedly “in the dumps.” Author Gary Giddins, who recently wrote the biography “Bing Crosby Swinging on a Star: The War Years ...

Crosby set the mold for the multimedia star: on radio, on the big screen and on record. The 1940s was the period when his star shone brightest and... New Biography Chronicles Bing Crosby's Most ...