Bing Crosby : swinging on a star, the war years, 1940-1946 /

Bing Crosby dominated American popular culture in a way that few artists ever have. From the dizzy era of Prohibition through the dark days of the Second World War, he was a desperate nation's most beloved entertainer. But he was more than just a charismatic crooner. Bing Crosby redefined the v...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Giddins, Gary (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little Brown & Company, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Crosby, Bing, > 1903-1977. Singers > United States > Biography. Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Music. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Rich & Famous.

Table of Contents:

V. 2. Swinging on a star
the war years, 1940-1946.
Part one: Time out. Meanwhile ; Independence ; Ghosts ; Prewar air war ; Right all the way ; Coventry ; South America, take it away ; Happy holiday
Part two: Metamorphosis. Keep away from eunuchs ; Caravan ; Friends ; Home fires ; Divertissement ; Just an old cowhand ; The Leo McCarey way ; Padres ; Swinging on a star ; Put it there, pal ; Part three: Der Bingle ; Heer shpreekht Bing CROS-by ; Somewhere in France ; A little touch of Harry in the day ; Dial O for O'Malley ; Nothing but bluebirds ; A long, long time.