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 ...

Bing Crosby was a huge star in the 1930s, but his singing career was constantly hampered by a horrible illness.

The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy childhood Christmases, once told his nephew, Howard Crosby, that singing “White Christmas” in front of teary-eyed troops ...

When Bing Crosby wrote Joe Albi in April 1942, Albi was a local attorney and a sports fan. Albi oversaw the Athletic Round Table, which turned Spokane into one of the great sports cities on the West ...

For soldiers in France listening to Bing Crosby sing "White Christmas" in December 1944, home must have seemed far away. The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy ...