Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946

Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946

"The best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope," (WSJ) Gary Giddins presents the second volume of his masterful multi-part biography

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 very foundations of modern music, from the way it was recorded to the way it was orchestrated and performed.

In this much-anticipated follow-up to the universally acclaimed first volume, NBCC Winner and preeminent cultural critic Gary Giddins now focuses on Crosby's most memorable period, the war years and the origin story of White Christmas. Set against the backdrop of a Europe on the brink of collapse, this groundbreaking work traces Crosby's skyrocketing career as he fully inhabits a new era of American entertainment and culture. While he would go on to reshape both popular music and cinema more comprehensively than any other artist, Crosby's legacy would be forever intertwined with his impact on the home front, a unifying voice for a nation at war. Over a decade in the making and drawing on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented access to numerous archives, Giddins brings Bing Crosby, his work, and his world to vivid life--firmly reclaiming Crosby's central role in American cultural history.

Country	USA
Author	Gary Giddins
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780316887922
ISBN	0316887927
Label	Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer	Little, Brown and Company
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	736
PublicationDate	2018-10-30
Publisher	Little, Brown and Company
ReleaseDate	2018-10-30
Studio	Little, Brown and Company

Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946

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