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 /5(). · In this much-anticipated follow-up to the universally acclaimed first volume, NBCC Winner and preeminent cultural critic Gary Giddins now focuses on .
Gary's upcoming public appearances, new publications, and news on "works in progress" can also be found here. Available Now! Gary Giddins has completed the second volume of his three-volume Bing Crosby biography: "Bing Crosby: Swinging On a Star - the War Years, " Read some reviews here! Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star, the War Years, Gary Giddins No preview available - About the author () Gary Giddins wrote the Weather Bird jazz column in the Village Voice for over 30 years and later directed the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY. What: Gary Giddins celebrates the release of "Bing Crosby: Swinging On a Star - The War Years " with two events in Spokane 2 p.m. Thursday: The Bing Crosby Theater, W. Sprague Ave.
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. The first volume of Gary Giddins' biography--"Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams-the Early Years, "--was the best I'd ever read: meticulously researched, a wealth of detail, and engagingly written. It was a tough act to follow, but "Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, " does all of that and more. 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.
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