Bing Crosby

Columbus Day Riot” where hundreds of his fans ran threw the streets breaking windows and all kinds of other things. But how did he get all this fame(“Frank Sinatra Biography”)? Frank Sinatra said he wanted to be a singer after he saw a man named “Bing Crosby” perform, and he knew that that’s what he was made to be (“Frank Sinatra Biography”). Young Frank started performing at night-clubs after seeing him trying to make his name common (“Frank Sinatra Biography”). Frank got the attention of a…

Frank Sinatra was an actor, producer, and singer in the 20th century. He was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants. He had to be delivered with the aid of forceps, which caused severe scarring to his left cheek, neck, and ear, and perforated his ear drum, damage that remained for life. Due to his injuries at birth, his baptism at St. Francis Church in Hoboken was delayed until April 2, 1916. A childhood operation on his mastoid bone left major scarring on his…

As I listened to the Bing Crosby version (of course) and I loved how he intertwined with the mood of the song perfectly right from the beginning; and the pictures that played in the background were just as eerily fitting and disheartening. The song goes on to summarize the feelings…

On September 1, 1954, Rear Window was released into theaters. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it follows a man, L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries, who is confined to his apartment in a wheelchair and passes the time by watching the everyday activities of the residents of his apartment complex out his back window. During this time, he thinks he sees one of his neighbors murdered by her husband, and with the help of his friends, he proves his neighbor’s murder and her husband’s guilt. The main characters are…

love and they got married in 1934. She was his wife till the very end. In 1938 Hope was able to start his own radio program called “The Bob Hope Show” and it lasted for 18 years. He had great success in the movies due to seven movies he made with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. These were the popular “Road” series movies such as “Road to Singapore”, “Road to Morocco”, “Road to Utopia” and Road to Rio”. Bob Hope jumped on the bandwagon of entertainers who performed for American servicemen in…

music from the big band era for about three hours. The set list included: Chicago – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by Fred Fisher New York, New York – Frank Sinatra (V) composed by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb It’s Been a Long, Long Time – Bing Crosby composed by Jule Styne Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree – The Andrew Sisters and the Glenn Miller Orchestra composed by Lew Brown and Charles Tobias and Sam H. Stept At Last – Etta James composed by Harry Warren These Boots are Made for Walking…

2013). Jolson, like Ellington, transformed the role and image of a performer with his creative touch and style of jazz by bringing the stage to life and performing closer to the audience as no one had done prior. Many greats such as Tony Bennet, Bing Crosby and Judy Garland credit Jolson to their success as performers. Jolson and other immigrant children and grandchildren have major contributions to the development of American performing arts. The innovation and creativity were a resilience and…

Sinatra beat Crosby, his inspiration, in a poll for Top Band Vocalist. After creating four solo pieces, on January of 1942, he was ready to leave Dorsey’s band. Dorsey and Sinatra were very close friends. Dorsey was even the godfather of Frank Sinatra’s daughter. Sadly…

and make up two percent of the current population. The Yakima, Lummi, and Quinault are the largest tribes. Most make their homes on one of twenty-seven reservations in Washington. Famous Washingtonians include musician Jimi Hendrix, entertainer Bing Crosby and computer pioneer Bill Gates. Bertha Knight Landes was elected mayor of Seattle in 1926, the first woman mayor of a major city in the United States. Points of Interest Among the major points of interest include Mount Olympic and the…

I wish I could explain to you just what's going on inside me around Christmas time. Something that deals with the heart. It may make you laugh or it might deeply resonate with you. It usually starts when I hear music. Christmas music of course. The songs play with sounds of bells in the background, and they begin to stir feelings of excitement. Everything within me jumps for joy and dances around uncontrollably. There's a warmth that stretches to my toes and makes me downright giddy: Like a…