Bing Crosby Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (; May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations such as the microphone. This allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. "Yank" magazine said that he was the person who had done the most for American soldiers' morale during World War
Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas song "Sisters" incorrectly attribute the performance to both Lee and Stevens when both parts are sung by Lee using overdubbing. "Variety" said, "Another sock talent parlay adds up to another click pic score package." Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas is an album with songs from the 1954 movie, "White Christmas". Among the featured artists are Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Trudy Stevens (who dubbed for Vera-Ellen in the movie), with Peggy Lee, who was not in the movie, singing some parts. It is one of the last 78 rpm albums Decca produced. An