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A musical romantic comedy with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Louie Armstrong? Hollywood used to be very ...
From Bing Crosby and Whitney Houston to Lil Nas X and Dua Lipa, here are the biggest songs from every year since 1940.
Thirty-three years after his death, Bing Crosby still holds the records as the most recorded artist in history (2,000 songs) and the most charted records (nearly 400, more than Elvis Presley and Th… ...
"Indian Summer," from the album, includes a solo by saxophonist Johnny Hodges. Jazz legends Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, ...
It was during last night's show (Sunday 19 December, 9.00-10.00pm) that presenter Russell Davies announced Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra's Well, Did You Evah! as the audiences' favourite.
According to Billboard magazine, “over 300 different artists have performed this song,” and it was a hit for Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Willie Nelson.
Mike Connor (Frank Sinatra): I have heard, among this clan/ You are called the forgotten man. C. K. Dexter Haven (Bing Crosby): Is that what they’re sayin’? Well, did you evah?/ What a swell ...
A poster for Bing Crosby's 1935 concert at Loews Theater in Jersey City hangs in the car. Sinatra saw that concert, and came away inspired and challenged.
Then Sinatra really kicked in during the '50s. In a way, the mantle had been passed to Sinatra and he ran with it. TV Guide Magazine: But as a singer, Sinatra gets a lot more respect than Bing Crosby.
Frank Sinatra: Nancy With The Laughing Face Written by Jimmy Van Heusen 1942. Sinatra thought it was with his daughter in mind. On-one ever put him straight!
Who would rival Crosby as the most popular, influential and enduring entertainer of the 20th century? Perhaps only his pal Bob Hope and, let’s say, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.
A roll call of great American voices usually features Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Bing Crosby. It should also include George Jones (1931-2013). Don’t believe it?