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Bing Crosby was born in Tacoma, WashingtonMount Rainier in background You may be looking for Takoma or Tacoma class frigate. Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County 6, located on Commencement Bay and the Tacoma Narrows. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 193,556. It is the hom and grew up with Al Rinker , the younger brother of singer Mildred BaileyMildred Bailey ( February 27, 1907 December 12, 1951) was a popular American singer. Born in Tekoa, Washington, Bailey sang with Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra from 1931 to 1933. In the mid- to late 1930s she made many recordings with her husband Red Nor. Crosby and Rinker used Bailey's connections and joined Paul WhitemanPaul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 December 29, 1967) was a popular United States orchestral leader. Whiteman was born in Denver, Colorado. He started out as a classical violinist and violist, then started leading a jazz-influenced dance band which became loc's Rhythm Boys almost straight after graduating from the University of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a university located in Chicago, Illinois. Just over a century old, it includes departments and committees of: Physics, Economics, Music (theory), Sociology, Linguistics, Political Science, Social Thought, International Relati. He came to national attention while with the popular Whiteman Orchestra, with whom he made his film debut in King of Jazz ( 19301930 is the common year starting on Wednesday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 6 The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed ( Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City). January 27 Miguel Primo de Rivera resigns January 30 G). From then on he was a top stage and radio performer and a top-selling recording artist.
Crosby also had regular radioFor other uses see: radio (disambiguation Radio is a technology that allows the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light. Radio waves Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, and are shows from the 1930s- 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb., starred in a network televisionSee TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term has come to refer to all the aspects of television p sitcom in 1964- 1965, and made numerous short films and television appearances.
Crosby's desire to prerecord his radio shows was a significant factor in the development of, and radio industry's adoption of magnetic tape recording. History repeated itself when he was asked to do a television show, demanded that it be prerecorded, and spurred the development and adoption of videotape. Golfballs for the Scrap Rubber Drive during WWII Crosby was a keen amateur golfer who appeared in many charity events. It was after playing a round of 18 holes at La Moraleja Golf Club outside of Madrid in 1977 that he collapsed and died from a massive heart attack at the age of 73 or 74. Crosby had been married twice (his second wife, actress Kathryn Grant , being considerably younger), and effectively had two families, his children from the marriages being of different generations. After his death, his eldest son from his first marriage, Gary, wrote a controversial memoir (Going My Own Way) depicting him as an autocratic and abusive father. Two of his children, Lindsay and Dennis, committed suicide.
There is some uncertainty about the year in which Bing Crosby was born. Most reference works give his year of birth as 1903, but his gravestone—on the instructions of his family—gives his birth year as 1904.
On his passing, Bing Crosby was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Some have speculated that Crosby’s extraordinary abilities were due in part to his being affected by bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic depression. You can see with whom he shares this identification by clicking on the People with Bipolar Disorder category link at the foot of this page.