
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (; May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. He made over seventy feature films and has sold 1 billion records world wide on which were recorded more than 1,600 different songs (“White Christmas” alone sold over 50 million copies). His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. Crosby won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman the next year, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. He was also known for his collaborations with longtime friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to... films from 1940 to 1962. Crosby influenced the development of the postwar recording industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to America by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in a California electronics company called Ampex to build copies. He then convinced ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Through the medium of recording, he constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in motion picture production, a practice that became an industry standard. In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped to finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born May 3rd, 1903 (Tacoma), Died October 14th, 1977 (Madrid)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1961
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, lyricist, songwriter, speaker, composer
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 1137 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-37285 | 10-in. | 12/22/1926 | Wistful and blue | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal duet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37286 | 10-in. | 12/22/1926 | Pretty lips | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal duet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37764 | 10-in. | 2/10/1927 | Shanghai dream man | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38118 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | That saxophone waltz | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38124 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Pretty lips | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38135 | 10-in. | 3/3/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38143 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | Muddy water | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38378 | 10-in. | 4/29/1927 | Side by side | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38392 | 10-in. | 5/6/1927 | Missouri waltz | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38394 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | I'm in love again | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38779 | 10-in. | 5/24/1927 | Magnolia (Mix the lot, what have you got?) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39271 | 10-in. | 6/20/1927 | Mississippi mud | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39272 | 10-in. | 6/20/1927 | Sweet L'il | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39569 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | Five-step | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39575 | 10-in. | 8/19/1927 | The Calinda | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39627 | 10-in. | 7/6/1927 | My blue heaven | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40846 | 10-in. | 11/11/1927 | That's Grandma | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-40894 | 10-in. | 11/17/1927 | Miss Annabelle Lee | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40937 | 10-in. | 11/23/1927 | Changes | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40945 | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | Mary (What are you waiting for?) | Bing Crosby ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41470 | 10-in. | 1/27/1928 | Make believe | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41607 | 10-in. | 1/11/1928 | Ol' Man River | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41612 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | From Monday on | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-41680 | 10-in. | 2/7/1928 | Poor Butterfly | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quintet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41681 | 10-in. | 2/8/1928 | There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crosby, Bing," accessed January 21, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101942.
Crosby, Bing. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101942.
"Crosby, Bing." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 21 January 2021.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Bing Crosby
Discogs: Crosby, Bing
Spotify: Crosby, Bing
Allmusic: Crosby, Bing
Apple Music: Crosby, Bing
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50018853
Wikidata: Bing Crosby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q72984
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/12394764/
MusicBrainz: Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2437980f-513a-44fc-80f1-b90d9d7fcf8f
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