My mother had a look on her face that I'll never forget. It was one of complete despair and horror, for losing Bing, for being so foolish as to think she could use faith to change fate.
Bing Crosby sings like all people think they sing in the shower.
Bing Crosby said that Armstrong is "the beginning and the end of music in America," and he wasn't far wrong.
I think probably the one trait that would concern me about brother Bing would be his lack of responsibility.
Bing was always hesitant to accept appreciation in any form.
If you hear Bing Crosby trying to swing, it doesn't work. He swings like a rusty gate.
Some actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get screwed every time.
All of my life people have thought of me as Bing Crosby's daughter. Now they'll remember me as the person who shot J. R.
You can hear the Celtic heartbeat all over Europe and America, from Bing Crosby to Jack White, from the Smiths to My Bloody Valentine, from House of Pain to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
Paul Simon once said that a songwriter's supreme challenge was being complex and simple at the same time-writing songs with lasting depth that are also simple enough to be memorable. Jimmy Van Heusen was a master at this kind of song. His music was complex, with deeply rich chord changes any jazzman can embrace, but also possessed catchy, crystalline melodies of exceeding sing-ability. His songs were meant to be sung, not just listened to, and they were sung by the best, with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby at the top of that list.
