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The image of Bing Crosby as a genial, pipe-smoking purveyor of holiday classics is so firmly entrenched in the pop culture consciousness that it’s easy to forget that, in the early part of his career, he profoundly changed the art of jazz and pop singing. Bing could sing it all, from tender ballads to hot jazz, and could sing it in any style from romantic crooning to ferocious scatting. Along with Louis Armstrong, Crosby is the most influential performer of the first half of the 20th century -- and the best-selling recording artist of all time. |
