Before Elvis, Bing Crosby was the best-selling, reigning star of popular music. Making a name for himself in radio, film, and television, he was a fixture in American popular culture from the 1930s through the 1960s. We’ll hear from Mrs. Kathryn Crosby, Bing’s widow, and from Crosby historian Martin McQuade, about the film retrospective “What a Swell Party This Is!” at The Film Society of Lincoln Center.
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Music: Bing Crosby’s “After You’re Gone,” “Gone Fishin’,” “Dear Hearts and Gentle People,” and “I’m an Old Cowhand”
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Music: Bing Crosby’s “After You’re Gone,” “Gone Fishin’,” “Dear Hearts and Gentle People,” and “I’m an Old Cowhand”
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