Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946
by Gary Giddins
Buy on AmazonBing Crosby was not just a singer, he was kind of a people’s hero, singing all the songs everyone loved and singing them like only he could. These biographies capture everything I admire about one of my professional heroes. From his early ballads of the 1920’s like I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cents Store) to his unforgettable rendition of White Christmas – not to mention his scat singing – he was a true legendary jazz vocalist. Giddins has written the definitive account o...
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"Bing Crosby was not just a singer, he was kind of a people’s hero, singing all the songs everyone loved and singing them like only he could. These biographies capture everything I admire about one of my professional heroes. From his early ballads of the 1920’s like I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cents Store) to his unforgettable rendition of White Christmas – not to mention his scat singing – he was a true legendary jazz vocalist. Giddins has written the definitive account o..."
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