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- Bing_Crosby abstract "Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation.A multimedia star, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses. His early career coincided with technical recording innovations; this allowed him to develop a laid-back, intimate singing style that influenced many of the popular male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.Crosby exerted an important influence on the development of the postwar recording industry. He worked for NBC at the time and wanted to record his shows; however, most broadcast networks did not allow recording. This was primarily because the quality of recording at the time was not as good as live broadcast sound quality. While in Europe performing during the war, Crosby had witnessed tape recording, on which The Crosby Research Foundation would come to have many patents. The company also developed equipment and recording techniques such as the laugh track which are still in use today. In 1947, he invested $50,000 in the Ampex company, which built North America's first commercial reel-to-reel tape recorder. He left NBC to work for ABC because NBC was not interested in recording at the time. This proved beneficial because ABC accepted him and his new ideas. Crosby then became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. He gave one of the first Ampex Model 200 recorders to his friend, musician Les Paul, which led directly to Paul's invention of multitrack recording. Along with Frank Sinatra, Crosby was one of the principal backers behind the famous United Western Recorders recording studio complex in Los Angeles.During the "Golden Age of Radio", performers often had to recreate their live shows a second time for the west coast time zone. Through the medium of recording, Crosby constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) being used in motion picture production. This became the industry standard.Crosby won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way, and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman the next year, becoming the first of four actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. Crosby is one of the 22 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (a star for motion pictures, radio, and audio recording).".
- Bing_Crosby activeYearsEndYear "1977".
- Bing_Crosby activeYearsStartYear "1926".
- Bing_Crosby alias "Crosby, Harry Lillis (real name)".
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- Bing_Crosby associatedBand David_Bowie.
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- Bing_Crosby associatedBand Dixie_Lee.
- Bing_Crosby associatedBand Eddie_Lang.
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- Bing_Crosby associatedBand Fred_Astaire.
- Bing_Crosby associatedBand Louis_Armstrong.
- Bing_Crosby associatedBand Paul_Whiteman.
- Bing_Crosby associatedBand Peggy_Lee.
- Bing_Crosby associatedBand Rosemary_Clooney.
- Bing_Crosby associatedBand Sherman_Brothers.
- Bing_Crosby associatedBand The_Rhythm_Boys.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Al_Rinker.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Al_Sherman.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Bob_Hope.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist David_Bowie.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Dean_Martin.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Dixie_Lee.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Eddie_Lang.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Frank_Sinatra.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Fred_Astaire.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Louis_Armstrong.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Paul_Whiteman.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Peggy_Lee.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Rosemary_Clooney.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist Sherman_Brothers.
- Bing_Crosby associatedMusicalArtist The_Rhythm_Boys.
- Bing_Crosby background "solo_singer".
- Bing_Crosby birthDate "1903-05-03".
- Bing_Crosby birthPlace Tacoma,_Washington.
- Bing_Crosby birthPlace Washington_(state).
- Bing_Crosby birthYear "1903".
- Bing_Crosby deathDate "1977-10-14".
- Bing_Crosby deathPlace Alcobendas.
- Bing_Crosby deathPlace Madrid.
- Bing_Crosby deathPlace Spain.
- Bing_Crosby deathYear "1977".
- Bing_Crosby genre Jazz.
- Bing_Crosby genre Traditional_pop_music.
- Bing_Crosby genre Vocal_music.
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- Bing_Crosby recordLabel Brunswick_Records.
- Bing_Crosby recordLabel Decca_Records.
- Bing_Crosby recordLabel RCA.
- Bing_Crosby recordLabel Reprise_Records.
- Bing_Crosby recordLabel United_Artists.
- Bing_Crosby recordLabel Verve_Records.
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- Bing_Crosby alternativeNames "Crosby, Harry Lillis".
- Bing_Crosby associatedActs "* Louis Armstrong * Fred Astaire * David Bowie * Rosemary Clooney * Bob Hope * Dixie Lee * Peggy Lee * Dean Martin * The Rhythm Boys * Al Rinker * Al Sherman * Sherman Brothers * Frank Sinatra * Paul Whiteman * Eddie Lang".
- Bing_Crosby background "solo_singer".
- Bing_Crosby birthDate "1903-05-03".
- Bing_Crosby birthName "Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr.".
- Bing_Crosby birthPlace "Tacoma, Washington, U.S.".
- Bing_Crosby caption "--06-15".
- Bing_Crosby dateOfBirth "1903-05-03".
- Bing_Crosby dateOfDeath "1977-10-14".
- Bing_Crosby deathDate "1977-10-14".
- Bing_Crosby deathPlace Alcobendas.
- Bing_Crosby deathPlace Madrid.
- Bing_Crosby deathPlace Spain.
- Bing_Crosby genre Jazz.
- Bing_Crosby genre Traditional_pop_music.
- Bing_Crosby genre Vocal_music.
- Bing_Crosby hasPhotoCollection Bing_Crosby.
- Bing_Crosby instrument "Vocals".
- Bing_Crosby label "Brunswick, Decca, Reprise, RCA Victor, Verve, United Artists, LaserLight".
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- Bing_Crosby name "Bing Crosby".
- Bing_Crosby name "Crosby, Bing".
- Bing_Crosby occupation "Singer, actor".
- Bing_Crosby placeOfBirth "Tacoma, Washington, United States".
- Bing_Crosby placeOfDeath "Madrid, Spain".
- Bing_Crosby religion Catholic_Church.
- Bing_Crosby shortDescription "American singer, actor".
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- Bing_Crosby voiceType Baritone.
- Bing_Crosby voiceType Bass-baritone.
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