Bing Crosby

Remembering our favourite singer, actor and radio star on the 123rd anniversary of his birth – Bing Crosby (3 May 1903 to 14 October 1977). He recorded the best-selling single of all time (White Christmas), made more studio recordings than any other singer in history and scored the most number one hits ever (38). Up until 1980 he was the only motion-picture star to rank as the number one box-office attraction five times (1944-48). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ‘Going My Way’ (1944), and was nominated for the sequel ‘The Bells of St. Mary's’ (1945) opposite Ingrid Bergman, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. He appeared on approximately 4,000 radio broadcasts and single-handedly changed radio from a live-performance to a recorded medium by presenting in 1946, the first transcribed network show on ABC. He financed and popularised the development of tape, revolutionising the recording industry. He created the first and longest-running celebrity pro-am golf championship, playing host for thirty-five years, raising millions in charity, and was the central figure in the development of the Del Mar racetrack in California. He was an owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Rams. He made the largest number of V-discs and army broadcasts of any American entertainer and raised $14.5 million in war bonds (a ‘Yank’ magazine poll declared him the individual who had done more for GI morale during World War II). He has the World’s longest-running fan club, as duly recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records. Bing is also recognised by Guinness World Records for the ‘Most Oscar award winning songs sung by the same person' and 'Most prolific film star - actor/singer.' In 1963, Bing received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. On 3 January 2026, Bing’s Ultimate Christmas climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Streaming Albums chart. Seasons come and seasons go, but Bing’s voice will be heard forever, as perennial as Spring. “Where the blue of the night Meets the gold of the day Someone waits for me.” #Bingcrosby

Peggy Lee, discusses Bing: “He took me out to dinner once and I got up nerve enough to tell him about how I felt at one movie when he didn't get the girl. I was so in sympathy with him that when he sang this song 'Down by the River' I cried and cried. So he pretended that we were sort of sightseeing in San Francisco and we went around to different little bistros until finally he found a pianist who knew the song and Bing sang it especially for me.” #bingcrosby

James Cagney: At our opening show in Soldier Field, Chicago, there was a crowd of 130,000 .... Bing walked out to a reception for which the adjective "triumphant" is inadequate. He stood there in that very humble, charming way of his .... After the audience explosion died down, Bing said, "Whadda yez wanna hear?" and they exploded again until the stadium walls nearly buckled. After they subsided, he said, "Ya wanna leave it to me?" and they blew up again. Finally, he said, "Hit me, Al," and our orchestra conductor, Al Newman, started his boys off on "Blues in the Night." They had played only the first two bars when the audience went into rapturous applause once more. Bing finished the song, and never in my life have I heard anything like it. I got the traditional goose pimples just standing there, listening. He did another, same thing .... When Bing came offstage, the perspiration on him was an absolute revelation to me. Here he had been to all appearances perfectly loose and relaxed, but not at all. He was giving everything he had in every note he sang, and the apparent effortlessness was a part of his very hard work. (Cagney by Cagney, Doubleday, 1976) #bingcrosby

#FF Follow Friday - May 15 1933 Bing signs a two-picture-a-year deal with Paramount; May 17 1955 “The Country Girl”, May 18 1944 “The Road To Victory”.  @Bingconstantly Keeping the legacy of Bing Crosby Alive!

Remembering Ken Darby (May 13, 1909 – January 24, 1992) #bingcrosby youtu.be/14DMApyBzIQ?si…

Remembering Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) #BingCrosby youtu.be/PzcuhJVit4g?si…

#FF Follow Friday - A most remarkable man.  @Bingconstantly Keeping the legacy of Bing Crosby Alive!

Bet you were not expecting to see Bing Crosby covering Joni Mitchell today. 123 years ago today, one of the best, if not the best to ever do it, Bing Crosby was born.

@DannyDeraney He was absolutely brilliant at interpreting pop and rock songs…perhaps better than anyone ever. The style & ease of his performances made them so perfect, & kept him relevant on the music scene even as his contemporaries struggled as they aged.

@DannyDeraney The most influential (i.e., popular, inspiring, groundbreaking) performer of the 20th century

Here is this week's NRT Podcast: podomatic.com/podcasts/nosta…

Bing Crosby(Tacoma, Washington,3 de maio de 1903 - Madrid,Espanha,14 de outubro de 1977),foi um cantor, ator, locutor, comediante,apresentador e animador americano com mais de 50 anos de carreira.Crosby foi o artista mais vendido e bem-sucedido do indústria de entrentenimento.

Remembering our favourite singer, actor and radio star on the 123rd anniversary of his birth – Bing Crosby (3 May 1903 to 14 October 1977). He recorded the best-selling single of all time (White Christmas), made more studio recordings than any other singer in history and scored the most number one hits ever (38). Up until 1980 he was the only motion-picture star to rank as the number one box-office attraction five times (1944-48). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ‘Going My Way’ (1944), and was nominated for the sequel ‘The Bells of St. Mary's’ (1945) opposite Ingrid Bergman, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. He appeared on approximately 4,000 radio broadcasts and single-handedly changed radio from a live-performance to a recorded medium by presenting in 1946, the first transcribed network show on ABC. He financed and popularised the development of tape, revolutionising the recording industry. He created the first and longest-running celebrity pro-am golf championship, playing host for thirty-five years, raising millions in charity, and was the central figure in the development of the Del Mar racetrack in California. He was an owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Rams. He made the largest number of V-discs and army broadcasts of any American entertainer and raised $14.5 million in war bonds (a ‘Yank’ magazine poll declared him the individual who had done more for GI morale during World War II). He has the World’s longest-running fan club, as duly recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records. Bing is also recognised by Guinness World Records for the ‘Most Oscar award winning songs sung by the same person' and 'Most prolific film star - actor/singer.' In 1963, Bing received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. On 3 January 2026, Bing’s Ultimate Christmas climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Top Streaming Albums chart. Seasons come and seasons go, but Bing’s voice will be heard forever, as perennial as Spring. “Where the blue of the night Meets the gold of the day Someone waits for me.” #Bingcrosby

Celebrating Bing Crosby 🎬🎤 Oscar-winning star of Going My Way and the smooth baritone behind White Christmas. From Hollywood classics to chart history, his influence still echoes today

#FF Follow Friday - May 3 1903 Born in Tacoma Washington as Harry Lillis Crosby Jr (celebrated on May 2 because his sister Mary Rose was also May 3); May 3 1944 “Going My Way”; May 6 1938 “Doctor Rhythm”.  @Bingconstantly Keeping the legacy of Bing Crosby Alive!

RIGHT NOW in 1975, the American radio station in Saigon begins broadcasting Bing Crosby's "White Christmas." The song is the pre-arranged signal for all U.S. personnel to assemble for the final evacuation of South Vietnam.

On This Day in 1975, a Bing Crosby Holiday Classic Heralded the End of the Vietnam War americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in… #Bingcrosby

Abbott & Costello & Friends: Bob Hope Bing Crosby Joe DiMaggio Errol Flynn Lucille Ball Eddie Cantor @_Costello @C0STELLO @BobHopeTheatre @errolflynnlives @BlancoShizz @LucilleBallFan3 @LucilleBall_ @RealDimaggio #BudAbbott #LouCostello @Bingconstantly @BingCrosby @Bing_Crosby

#FF Follow Friday - April 26 1940 “If I Had My Way”; Apr 27 1934 “We’re Not Dressing”; April 27 1953 “Scared Stiff”.  @Bingconstantly Keeping the legacy of Bing Crosby Alive!

In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that Bing's recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music in America. #bingcrosby open.spotify.com/track/5eKva6ek…