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
Harry Connick Sr. Harry Connick Sr. Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Sr. (born March 27, 1926), is an American attorney who is best known for serving as the district attorney of the Parish of Orleans, which contains the city of New Orleans, from 1973 to 2003. His son, Harry Connick Jr., is a successful jazz singer, pianist, actor, and humanitarian. The elder Connick is also a singer, long performing a few nights a week at local clubs as a hobby. Connick Sr. was born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick in Mobile, Alabama, the second of eight children of Jessie Catherine (née Fowler; 1898-1985) and James