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Bing Crosby

Author : Gary Giddins
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 031641235X
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Bing Crosby written by Gary Giddins and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope," (WSJ) Gary Giddins presents the second volume of his masterful multi-part biography. Bing Crosby dominated American popular culture in a way that few artists ever have. From the dizzy era of Prohibition through the dark days of the Second World War, he was a desperate nation's most beloved entertainer. But he was more than just a charismatic crooner: Bing Crosby redefined the very foundations of modern music, from the way it was recorded to the way it was orchestrated and performed. In this much-anticipated follow-up to the universally acclaimed first volume, NBCC Winner and preeminent cultural critic Gary Giddins now focuses on Crosby's most memorable period, the war years and the origin story of White Christmas. Set against the backdrop of a Europe on the brink of collapse, this groundbreaking work traces Crosby's skyrocketing career as he fully inhabits a new era of American entertainment and culture. While he would go on to reshape both popular music and cinema more comprehensively than any other artist, Crosby's legacy would be forever intertwined with his impact on the home front, a unifying voice for a nation at war. Over a decade in the making and drawing on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented access to numerous archives, Giddins brings Bing Crosby, his work, and his world to vivid life -- firmly reclaiming Crosby's central role in American cultural history.

Going My Way

Author : Ruth Prigozy
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580462617
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Going My Way written by Ruth Prigozy and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the singer/actor's art and of his centrality to the history of twentieth-century music, film, and the entertainment industry. It uses a range of perspectives to explore Crosby's achievements. It also includes tributes and reminiscences and explores his accomplishments as an actor, businessman, and radio and television performer.

Bing Crosby

Author : Gary Giddins
Publisher : Back Bay Books
ISBN 13 : 0316091561
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Bing Crosby written by Gary Giddins and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2009-11-29 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to his first success in Hollywood, Gary Giddins provides a detailed study of the rise of this American star.

Bing Crosby

Author : Malcolm Macfarlane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Bing Crosby written by Malcolm Macfarlane and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the life of Crosby, almost on a daily basis, and, with the aid of many contemporary reviews, produces an account of one of the most important show business figures of the twentieth century. A discography, a fact file and a large index, which picks up many other show biz icons, supplements this work.

Going My Own Way

Author : Gary Crosby
Publisher : Fawcett
ISBN 13 : 9780449205440
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Going My Own Way written by Gary Crosby and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 1984-04-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Call Me Lucky

Author : Bing Crosby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Call Me Lucky written by Bing Crosby and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bing Crosby

Author : Richard Grudens
Publisher : celebrity profiles publilshing
ISBN 13 : 9781575792484
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Bing Crosby written by Richard Grudens and published by celebrity profiles publilshing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the quintessential Bing Crosby tribute from the pen of author and music historian, Richard Grudens, documenting the story of Crosby's colourful life, family, radio and television shows, and films; the amazing success story of a career that pioneered popular music spanning generations and inspiring many followers: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Jerry Vale, Dean Martin, Eddie Fisher, Pat Boone, Elvis Presley and Billy Eckstine, all of whom acknowledge their debt right between the covers of this book. An inspirational introduction by his lovely wife, Kathryn Grant Crosby, is followed by endearing, anecdotal accounts of those ubiquitous 'Road' films with Bob Hope, and detailed personal testimonials from show business icons in their own words. A 'must read' for Crosby fans, collectors, admirers, music lovers, and everyone who cherishes the music and anecdotes of the players involved in the Golden Age of Popular Music.

Call Me Lucky

Author : Bing Crosby
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306810879
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Call Me Lucky written by Bing Crosby and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reissued to coincide with the paperback publication of the definitive Bing biography by Gary Giddins, here is "a collection of anecdotes and reminiscences that is as warm and witty as any Crosby performance. [Bing] could have surely become a full-time writer had his schedule not been taken up with being one of the great entertainers of the century." -Will Friedwald

My Life with Bing

Author : Kathryn Crosby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780704323797
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book My Life with Bing written by Kathryn Crosby and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The old crooner talked, rather than sang and got away with it.

Bing Crosby's Last Song

Author : Lester Goran
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 1466892390
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Bing Crosby's Last Song written by Lester Goran and published by Picador. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel by the author of The New York Times Notable Book, Tales from the Irish Club It is June 1968: Robert Kennedy has just been murdered, the streets are simmering with discontent, and the Irish community of Oakland Park in Pittsburgh is being swept away by change. Daly Racklin becomes the reluctant leader of a dying neighborhood, culture, and people. He is at once a man torn by his father's omnipotent shadow and the struggles of his own heart, and as his elevated position brings him from one home to another he increasingly discovers the importance of what he sees disappearing. Bing Crosby's Last Song is a hilarious, touching, heartwrenching story of survival and love, a community's demise and a wanderer's rebirth. Full of barroom lore, hard-bitten wisdom, wry humor, and faith tempered by skepticism, this novel will delight readers of William Kennedy and Frank McCourt.

18 Holes with Bing

Author : Nathaniel Crosby
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062414305
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book 18 Holes with Bing written by Nathaniel Crosby and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this love letter to his father, former professional golfer Nathaniel Crosby shares memories of Bing Crosby on the golf course, and the lessons he taught him about the game and about life. With a Foreword by Jack Nicklaus. “Bing Crosby was a great ambassador for our game, as well as a great man,” hails longtime friend and golf partner, Jack Nicklaus. The beloved singer and star was also an extraordinary teacher who instilled an abiding passion and mastery of the game in his youngest son, Nathaniel. Winning the US Amateur at nineteen, Nathaniel went on to compete in high-level professional tournaments for his entire life. In 18 Holes with Bing, Nathaniel introduces us to the Bing Crosby he and his family knew—not the beloved singer who played golf, but a golfer who sang to pay his country club dues. Nathaniel shares exclusive stories about this American icon golfing, working, and playing with some of the most famous people in history—royalty, titans of industry, stars of stage and screen, and champions of the green, including Bob Hope, Dwight Eisenhower, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Louis Armstrong. At the book’s heart is an intimate account of a father and a son—how a mutual love of golf formed an exceptional emotional bond. Full of anecdotes, vignettes, and recollections of Bing’s time on the course, the tournaments he created and later sponsored, and the constant encouragement he showed his son, 18 Holes with Bing honors this celebrated golfer, entertainer, and father, and illuminates his life as never before.

Bing Crosby

Author : John R. Osterholm
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 0313277265
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Bing Crosby written by John R. Osterholm and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1994-11-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bing Crosby recorded nearly 2,000 songs, appeared in more than 100 films, starred in radio shows for nearly 30 years, and remained a hit on television for 25 years. He produced the best-selling record of all time, was the nation's leading film star for a record five years, and was voted one of the most influential Americans of the century by LIFE magazine. This book is a detailed guide to Crosby's fascinating life and career. A biography that overviews and discusses the most important events, influences, and achievements in Crosby's life. The chapters that follow present a full record of his work in film, radio, and the recording industry. Each chapter is devoted to his work in a particular medium, and individual entries for each of his performances describe his work and comment upon it. An extensive bibliography lists books and articles about Crosby, and many entries assess the value of these works.

Bing

Author : Charles Thompson
Publisher : David McKay Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bing written by Charles Thompson and published by David McKay Company. This book was released on 1976 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Rise of the Crooners

Author : Michael Pitts
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461707129
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book The Rise of the Crooners written by Michael Pitts and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2001-12-22 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Rudy Vallee—these cultural icons whose fame spanned all the important mass media, also played a vital role in the origin and development of the crooning tradition. Crooning represented one of the most important musical styles of the twentieth century, intermingling with jazz and fronting the big band craze of the thirties and forties. Crooners spurred the rise of radio as home staple and the Golden Age of film musicals. When commercial television became a viable commodity, crooners anchored perhaps the first TV programming innovation, the variety show. It took the cataclysmic aesthetic and cultural changes ushered in by rock 'n' roll in the 1950s to finally bring crooners down from their pedestal. The Rise of the Crooners examines the historical trends and events that led to the emergence of the crooning style. Ian Whitcomb, a successful popular music vocalist himself for almost 40 years, provides a personal perspective on this phenomenon. The lives and careers of six pioneers of the style—Bing Crosby, Russ Columbo, Gene Austin, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Marvin, and Nick Lucas—are covered at length. With the exception of one entry devoted to Crosby—possibly the greatest entertainer of the past century—these biographies (appended by lengthy bibliographies and discographies) are more thorough and up-to-date than any treatment in print about these seminal artists.

Bing Crosby

Author : Gary Giddins
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031641235X
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Bing Crosby written by Gary Giddins and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope," (WSJ) Gary Giddins presents the second volume of his masterful multi-part biography Bing Crosby dominated American popular culture in a way that few artists ever have. From the dizzy era of Prohibition through the dark days of the Second World War, he was a desperate nation's most beloved entertainer. But he was more than just a charismatic crooner: Bing Crosby redefined the very foundations of modern music, from the way it was recorded to the way it was orchestrated and performed. In this much-anticipated follow-up to the universally acclaimed first volume, NBCC Winner and preeminent cultural critic Gary Giddins now focuses on Crosby's most memorable period, the war years and the origin story of White Christmas. Set against the backdrop of a Europe on the brink of collapse, this groundbreaking work traces Crosby's skyrocketing career as he fully inhabits a new era of American entertainment and culture. While he would go on to reshape both popular music and cinema more comprehensively than any other artist, Crosby's legacy would be forever intertwined with his impact on the home front, a unifying voice for a nation at war. Over a decade in the making and drawing on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented access to numerous archives, Giddins brings Bing Crosby, his work, and his world to vivid life--firmly reclaiming Crosby's central role in American cultural history.

The Man Without a Country and Other Tales

Author : Edward Everett Hale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man Without a Country and Other Tales written by Edward Everett Hale and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bing Crosby

Author : Malcolm Macfarlane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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