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Bing Crosby's affection for the
game of golf was legendary. Here
he is (below) in 1942 with some of
the golf balls collected for the
Scrap Rubber Drive during World
War II
game of golf was legendary. Here
he is (below) in 1942 with some of
the golf balls collected for the
Scrap Rubber Drive during World
War II
| Dixie Lee, the first Mrs. Bing Crosby |
Crosby and Danny Kaye in
the 1954 runaway hit film
White Christmas. It was
the top moneymaker in
1954 and, more than fifty
years later, remains a
holiday favorite as millions
make watching White
Christmas an annual
tradition.
the 1954 runaway hit film
White Christmas. It was
the top moneymaker in
1954 and, more than fifty
years later, remains a
holiday favorite as millions
make watching White
Christmas an annual
tradition.
Bob Hope and Crosby
in Road to Bali (1952).
Like Danny Kaye, Fred
Astaire, and other film
stars of his era, Crosby
was a versatile
entertainer; he
danced, sang, and
acted with equal
facility and charm.
in Road to Bali (1952).
Like Danny Kaye, Fred
Astaire, and other film
stars of his era, Crosby
was a versatile
entertainer; he
danced, sang, and
acted with equal
facility and charm.
| [Bing Crosby's] duet with [David] Bowie on "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" generated so much interest that it was later released as a single and became an annual holiday classic. At the end of the century, TV Guide listed the Crosby-Bowie duet as one of the 25 most memorable musical moments of 20th century television. —Wikipedia |
| Left: Bowie and Iman, 2009, at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Moon, the feature debut of Bowie's son, Duncan. Photo: David Shankbone |
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If you’re under a certain age, you need to understand the subtext of this 1977 video. Bing Crosby — one of the biggest stars of the 1940s and 1950s, and still a popular celebrity when he died in 1977, was very straitlaced and conservative, a strict Roman Catholic, and David Bowie… wasn’t. Bing Crosby: He could carry a tune Bing Crosby's singing and acting career "stretched over more than half a century from 1926 until his death. Crosby was a best-selling artist until well into the rock era, with over half a billion records in circulation." (Wikipedia) Apart from some youthful drinking and indulgence in marijuana, Bing was so squeaky-clean, both publicly and privately, that the public sometimes wished (although it was none of "the public's" business) that he were less strict with his four sons (from his marriage to Dixie Lee, who suffered from acute alcoholism and who died of cancer in 1952). Two of the couple's four sons committed suicide, Lindsay in 1989 and Dennis in 1991. Bing Crosby had three children with his second wife, Kathryn Grant Crosby. Asked what he would write for his own epitaph, Crosby replied, "He was an average guy who could carry a tune." David Bowie — Mega-Shocker, Megastar David Bowie is a highly respected "English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. Active in five decades of popular music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He has been cited as an influence by many musicians and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work." (Wikipedia) His music has been tagged as "psychedelic folk," "glam rock," "heavy metal," and a dozen other styles, some of which he invented. On tour, he has startled even hard-core fans with his androgynous appearance, "ultra" theatrics, and "shocking stage moments, such as ... stripping down to a sumo wrestling loincloth or simulating oral sex with [a band member's] guitar." Though he has admitted being bisexual, he later distanced himself from that claim. He married the Somali-born supermodel Iman Abdulmajid at Saint James Church in Florence in 1992. Their daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones (she goes by "Lexi"), was born in August 2000. The family has homes in Manhattan and London. Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones, Bowie's son with his first wife, was born in 1971. He earned a bachelor's degree and then graduated as a director from the London Film School. Bowie has been notorious at times — for years of heavy drug abuse, particularly cocaine; and for "politically radical comments, saying that Britain could benefit from a fascist leader and that Adolf Hitler was 'the first super-star.'" Yet Bowie has steadily reinvented his image and his music so creatively that he is said to have progressed from "superstar" to "megastar." Some who know him well say that the private David Bowie is a loving family man but that periodically shocking the public is part of his mystique. Culture Clash The wildly differing backgrounds of Bowie and Crosby set up a cultural tension between the two that makes their duet all the more poignant — like watching the Crips and Bloods Mixed Chorus, maybe. It’s also helpful to know that “White Christmas” was a huge hit for Bing Crosby —his signature song, in a way. This video is lovely, and Bing and Bowie are fun to watch. The duet, I think, is overorchestrated, which blunts the impact of the two very different men making music together. Even so, it’s a rare treat. I hope you enjoy it. And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours. —Mary |
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| Left: 1967 album cover Right: 2009, as "Music's Most Fashionable Man" |
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| Bing & second wife Kathy Crosby on the cover of People Magazine, Dec. 16, 1974 |
| Bing, Dixie Lee, and their four sons. This photo was part of a promotion for the Crosbys' Christmas radio show (1947?), which you can download free. |
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| In Toronto, 2005. Photo by Leahtwosaints via Flickr |
| David Bowie, 1990, performing in Chile |
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