Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star—The War Years 1940-1946 by Gary Giddins (Little, Brown)
Ask anyone to name the greatest entertainer of the 20th century and responses will likely range from Sinatra and Garland to Elvis and Aretha. Chances are Bing Crosby will rarely, if ever, be mentioned. At his height, Crosby was untouchable, the world’s first multimedia superstar; but after his death in 1977, age 74, his star … Read More “Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star—The War Years 1940-1946 by Gary Giddins (Little, Brown)”
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