Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby’s Innovations Tom Freston once stated, “Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way.” To be successful in innovation it is as elementary as blending together two things and generating a new outcome. Harry Lillis Crosby was an American twentieth-century singer and actor born in 1903. He was nicknamed Bing from a comic strip and it adhered to him through his innovations and inspirations (“Harry Lillis Crosby,” 1995). Bing Crosby created a simple

Born May 2 1903, Harry Lillis Crosby Jr., or Bing Crosby, was fourth of seven children. Crosby studied law in college but soon realized he was more fascinated in music, specifically playing the drums and singing and joined a local band where he did both. He later left the band along with the band’s piano player. They did live performances in New york, which were soon broadcasted on the radio, due to a record of Crosby’s singing being sent to the president of CBS. He was included in “Road”, a comedy

The music of the 1940’s was the Big Band sound like Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Popular singers were the Andrews Sisters, Kay Kaiser and many other famous ones. There were crooner style singers, including Bing Crosby, whose smooth voice made him one of the most popular singers. There was Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Tony Bennett, Pat Boone, Nat King Cole, Kate Smith and Perry Como. All of these very popular singers led the hit parade. They sang the songs that

Orchestra: "Together", number one for two weeks, "Ramona", number one for three weeks, "My Angel", number one for six weeks, and "Ol' Man River", with Bing Crosby on vocals, was number one for one week. By contrast, Louis Armstrong did not have any number one records in the 1920s. "Ol' Man River" would be the first of 41 number one hits for Bing Crosby during his career. Beiderbecke's originality made him one of the first white jazz musicians to be admired by black performers. Louis Armstrong

Frank Sinatra was an American born singer who revolutionized the music industry. Sinatra went from a lowly immigrant to a worldwide star utilizing his boisterous attitude and charming wit to woo the nation 's young females into an uproar. Even though he had a huge career and a lasting impact on the music world, Sinatra was a troubled man. The book His Way written by Kitty Kelley gives readers an insight into the darker demons of Sinatra 's life and career. Sinatra’s career and life were both full

The Christmas Tree   Tightly squashed like sardines my family and I travel back to my childhood in thirty simple minutes. The sunshine tickles my eyelids through the salt- stained window. Bing Crosby chimes in his monotone voice singing, "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas", setting the mood. His voice is like a familiar calling that Christmas is near.   Bundled in our scratchy layers of insulation reminds me of deep sea diving. Pine sap and burning wood greet my nose, as we

largest urban waterfalls in the United States is located in the center of Spokane. Spokane has the reputation as the smallest town to host the World’s Fair in America. Many well know Americans have called this fair city home. Well-known singer Bing Crosby was born and lived in Spokane throughout his life. Microsoft CEO Bill Gates lives in Washington State,

parents are dead. I live here with just Darry and Soda, my brothers” (Hinton, 140) He had good parents but they died and now he has Darry as a parent making sure he does well in school and about his health too. “ My father wasn’t there. I guess the Bing Crosby Christmas Special wasn’t over yet. … I decided I would wait for my father for five minutes. So I counted three hundred Mississippi's. No car.” (Schmidt, 59) Holling was waiting for his dad to come pick him up to drive him to the Sports Emporium

of the top entertainers of the 20th century. Over a 50-year span, staring in 1,500 songs and started in almost 60 different movies made him recognized. “In 1935, Sinatra quit his newspaper job to pursue a career as a singer after attending a Bing Crosby concert.” (Monica Garving, pg. 1 of 4) Frank joined a group called the Hoboken Four, who won first place, as a quartet group on a radio station, but Frank grow homesick and departed the group to head back to Hoboken, NJ. He landed jobs around his

Frank Ocean is one of the most multi-talented and unique artists of the modern music scene. Born Christopher Breaux, his name was later legally changed to Christopher Francis Ocean to closer resemble his public alias, as he believed “it would look better on magazine covers” (“Frank Ocean Biography.com” n.d.). Ocean is very well known for his singing abilities. However, he started his career writing music for other well known artists including Justin Bieber. A few of his most popular songs include