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

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 ...

You Are My Sunshine was first released in 1939 and copyrighted in 1940, but the original writer of the lyrics is debated. On ...

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 ...