Bing Crosby, the man who “crooned” his way into the hearts of millions in “Pennies From Heaven” in the mid-1930s was “Swinging on a Star” by the 1940s. His “White Christmas” inspired GI’s on the battlefields of World War II as well as their loved ones at home. He was the biggest radio and movie star of the first half of the 20th Century and was the inspiration for such singers as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
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