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Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby (born May 2, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington; died October 14, 1977 in Madrid, Spain) was an American Grammy Award winning singer and Academy Award winning actor who was one of the first true multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. Widely recognized as one of the most popular musical acts in history, Crosby is also credited as being the major inspiration for most of the male singers of the era that followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. |
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Boxing back in San Diego May 24
Date: May 16, 2013
With two mega fight cards under its belt this year, San Diego’s premier boxing promoter, Bobby D Presents, will now stage its biggest event to date this year on Friday, May 24th, when “San Diego Fights” makes its debut at the historic Bing Crosby Hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
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Bing Crosby Helped To Create Silicon Valley
Date: May 14, 2013
You never thought of Der Bingle as being in the vanguard of anything, did you? Well, it turns out that - as a media star and as an investor - he was crucial to the development of the tech industry, both in general and as a mainstay of northern California.
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Bing Crosby: From The Vaults, Surprising Breadth
Date: May 13, 2013
Bing Crosby was the biggest thing in pop singing in the 1930s, a star on radio and in the movies. He remained a top star in the '40s, when Frank Sinatra began giving him competition. Crosby often sounded funnier, and more at ease, on radio than on records. It's not hard to hear why, with some of the settings record producers put him in — like a '70s funk version of "Georgia on My Mind," heard on ...
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Today’s Scuttlebot: Spy Drone and Revenge Pornography
Date: May 13, 2013
The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. For Monday, selections include theater owners worried that Google Glass might aid film piracy, the history behind Facebook's new emoticons, and how Bing Crosby and a German innovation from World War II helped foster the modern technological world.
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How Bing Crosby And The Nazis Helped To Create Silicon Valley
Date: May 13, 2013
The nineteen-forties Bing Crosby hit "White Christmas" is a key part of the national emotional regression that occurs every Christmas.
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10 under $10 - Thu, 09 May 2013 PST
Date: May 09, 2013
1 Musicfest Northwest 2013 Young Artist Concert: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Young musicians and dancers perform movements of popular concertos, operatic arias or a ballet variation. The concert features ballet, brass, flute, guitar, piano, reed, string and voice division winners of the Young Artist Section of Musicfest Northwest held at Gonzaga University earlier ...
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Ancestral home of American singer Bing Crosby found in Cork - VIDEO
Date: May 07, 2013
After years of research Dr. Noel Buckley has traced legendary singer and actor Bing Crosby’s lineage back to his great-great-grandfather’s home in West Cork.
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Bing Crosby
Date: May 03, 2013
All About Jazz is celebrating Bing Crosby's birthday today! Bing Crosby was the fourth of seven children of Tacoma, Washington, brewery bookkeeper Harry Lowe Crosby and Kate Harrigan Crosby.
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