Jazz critic Giddins's latest subject will probably surprise those who think of Bing Crosby (1903-1977) as ""a square old man who made orange-juice commercials"" and sang ""White Christmas"" every year ...

The city of Spokane declared October 10 as "Bing's Day," celebrating Bing Crosby with a ceremony that unveiled a landmark honoring the singer.

Irving Berlin was a Jewish immigrant who loved America. As his 1938 song “God Bless America” suggests, he believed deeply in the nation’s potential for goodness, unity and global leadership. In 1940, ...

The claim has been made that Bing Crosby’s is the most heard voice of the 20th century — possibly of all time. To multiple generations, he was omnipresent: the voice not just of popular music, but of ...