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Harry Lillis " Bing " Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, actor, television producer, television and radio personality, and businessman. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. [ 1] Crosby was a leader in record sales, network ...
Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded the song on September 20, 1939 [7] with Joe Venuti and his Orchestra and it reached the number 13 spot in the charts in 1940. This was Crosby's first recording with the Andrews Sisters and they went on to have another 22 chart hits together in the US.
Robert Alex Anderson. " Mele Kalikimaka " ( pronounced [ˈmɛlɛ kəˌlitiˈmɐkə]) is a Hawaiian -themed Christmas song written in 1949 by R. Alex Anderson. The song takes its title from the Hawaiian phrase Mele Kalikimaka, meaning "Merry Christmas". [1] One of the earliest recordings of this song was by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in ...
The 78 that is played is Crosby's "I Found a Million Dollar Baby". Hollywood Ending (2001) – This Woody Allen film makes use of Bing's recording of "Going Hollywood". Catch Me If You Can (2002) – Crosby and the Andrews Sisters are heard singing "Mele Kalikimaka".
It was performed on the 1955 Academy Awards telecast by vocalist Peggy King. [5] The best-known recordings were made by Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby —who both appeared in the film—as well as some separate recordings by Eddie Fisher, Sonny Rollins, Andy Williams, Tammy Wynette, Jimmy Durante, and the Ray Conniff Singers.
The UK magazine The Gramophone reviewed the album saying: "The arrival for review of “At My Time of Life” by Bing Crosby coincided with his outstanding triumph at the London Palladium heading a bill shared by members of his family and Rosemary Clooney…Crosby brings his special brand of affable authority to all fourteen numbers, aided and ...
American singer Bing Crosby has released 71 studio albums, 83 compilation albums and 409 singles over the course of his career. Crosby is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 200 million records as of 1960 [1] according to different sources his sales could be 300 million, [2] 500 million records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads globally. [3]
Selections from Going My Way. (1945) Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's. (1946) Don't Fence Me In. (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (1946) Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's is a studio album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1946 featuring songs that were presented in the American musical comedy-drama film The Bells of St ...