Topic: Bing Crosby
If you have never heard of Ruggiero Columbo, you are far from alone. And therein lies a tale. Eighty-odd years ago, scattered in labs and home workshops around the world, a group of inspired inventors wrestled out the secrets of how the human voice could be electrically amplified and recorded. The improved condenser microphones, among other bits of technology, that came of their work were a blessing, particularly for the male pop singers who had hitherto had to sing high in order to sing loud enough to cut—literally, with the power of their voices—a mechanical recording. Duly liberated, these men were now free to work the lower registers, and soon Bing Crosby [photo: at RCA44 ribbon mic] would change the musical landscape with a mellow baritone.
BING and the lost art of CROONING. Wikipedia SHOP Crooners
Birth anniversary
Topic: Bing Crosby
May 3, 1903 Bing Crosby, Vocals/actor, b. 1112 North "J" Street, Tacoma, WA, USA. d. Oct. 14, 1977, Madrid, Spain (Coronary - on the golf course), ne: Harry Lillis Crosby. (Note: Many sources show Bing born in 1904. However, he never had a birth certificate, and thought that he was born in 1904. After his demise, a Roman Catholic priest (Tacoma, WA) made Church baptismal records public showing Bing's actual birthdate as May 3, 1903.) In 1924, the vocal act was Crosby and Rinker - working locally around Tacoma, in Washington state. Only one year later, 1925, they were working in what was arguably the most famous band in America - Paul Whiteman's Orch.
BING CROSBY Radio Nostalgia
Now Playing: Classic Bing transcriptions from 1950's
Topic: Bing Crosby
WNAR, a suburban Philadelphia radio station is streaming on-line, those old Bing Crosby daily radio transcriptions. Backed up by Buddy Cole, these are not the variety shows...but sans audience, with the music and conversational notations of some of the best American popular music of the past as well as some musical material too serious or exotic for commercial records. Bing does a serious commentary about many of the selections performed. Really a pop music history gold mine. Get out your recorder.
...LINK to complete program guide WNARadio
Topic: Bing Crosby
THIS DAY IN MUSIC
1977 - Bing Crosby dies of a heart attack at the age of 76.
Crosby sold more than 300 million records and was featured
in more than 50 movies. His recording of "White Christmas"
tops Billboard's pop chart for a combined 14 weeks during
three different years and sells more than 30 million records.
BING CROSBY
Topic: Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby was, without doubt, the most popular and influential media star of the first half of the 20th century.
...LINK to complete BIOGRAPHY.
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