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Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby (May 2, 1903 - October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977.
Bing Crosby’s influence on popular culture and popular music is considerable, as from 1934 to 1954 he held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. He is usually considered to be a member of popular music’s “holy trinity” of ultra-icons, alongside Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
Bing Crosby popularized singing with conversational ease, or ‘crooning’. His musical interpretations amalgamated rhythm and romance with scat singing, whistling, rhythmic improvisation and melodic paraphrasing as elements of a hotter, sexier sound than had been conceived before.
Crosby is also credited as being the major inspiration for most of the male singers that followed him, including the likes of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and Dean Martin. Tony Bennett summed up Crosby’s impact, stating, “Bing created a culture. He contributed more to popular music than any other person - he moulded popular music. Every singer in the business has taken something from Crosby. Every male singer has a Bing Crosby idiosyncracy.”
Crosby’s recording of
White Christmas is recognized as the best-selling single in any music category with over 40 million copies sold.
In 1962, Crosby was the first person to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bing Crosby’s influence on popular culture and popular music is considerable, as from 1934 to 1954 he held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. He is usually considered to be a member of popular music’s “holy trinity” of ultra-icons, alongside Elvis Presley and The Beatles.
Bing Crosby popularized singing with conversational ease, or ‘crooning’. His musical interpretations amalgamated rhythm and romance with scat singing, whistling, rhythmic improvisation and melodic paraphrasing as elements of a hotter, sexier sound than had been conceived before.
Crosby is also credited as being the major inspiration for most of the male singers that followed him, including the likes of Frank Sinatra, Perry Como and Dean Martin. Tony Bennett summed up Crosby’s impact, stating, “Bing created a culture. He contributed more to popular music than any other person - he moulded popular music. Every singer in the business has taken something from Crosby. Every male singer has a Bing Crosby idiosyncracy.”
Crosby’s recording of
White Christmas is recognized as the best-selling single in any music category with over 40 million copies sold. In 1962, Crosby was the first person to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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I'll Be Home For Christmas
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Winter Wonderland
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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Adeste Fideles
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Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
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Christmas In Killarney
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
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SelenaSweety wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. White Christmas is my favorite, love it!
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foolonahill235 wrote:
christmas with bing ftw
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Moioui wrote:
Holiday Inn :D <3
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krispy_kringle wrote:
Happie holidays! Enjoy the season!!!!! DJIB!-Mas Is The Seazan Of Love - The 2ekKkind DJ Infektial Blowjob! Christmas Album II: Tha Dance-ckonyn the chXXXmas album of the new decade!
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Jade_Moon wrote:
Beautiful music!
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Antonionii wrote:
He's got such a vast amount of non-christmas songs, one of the greatest voice ever. Love him!
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lokiismyhomie wrote:
So sick of hearing Bing Crosby EVERYWHERE I go. Will be glad for Christmas to be over just to stop hearing him in every store I walk into.
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ottosox wrote:
Putting Bing Crosby in the same trinity as Elvis and The Beatles is insulting to both of them, not to mention all the artists who actually deserve the title.
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MYRN71 wrote:
JUST LOVE - BING CROSBY'S SINGING - I REMEMBER HIM YEARS AGO - WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG! :)
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Coliform wrote:
oh, bing ♥ ♥
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zookeeper525 wrote:
Bingy boy haha his christmas movie is coming on soon <3 RIP binggg
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A-Invisible wrote:
great! so nostalgic
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Diana189 wrote:
amazing!! amazing!!!! ^^ <3
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paper_swan wrote:
his voice is so nostalgic to me... love listening to him
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TrumpetBoy261 wrote:
Christmas! <3
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ParaWayne wrote:
I dunno what's with all the christmas music but definitely an amazing artist.
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alejandrozimmer wrote:
silbas conmigo...?
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IamFlood wrote:
What the last guy said. what the hell?
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brendanvox wrote:
I'm really baffled by this page. I've never particularly associated Bing with Christmas... he's a perennial entertainer. But the weird part is that there are hundreds of you listening to Christmas music in September.
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Tearfull wrote:
or would you like to swing on a star xD yay! this is great! his music is great! i love it
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