Bing is back - as a swingin' jazz man: Crosby was a musical innovator, says biographer.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: February 23, 2001 | Copyright information

Tony Bennett once called Bing Crosby "the forgotten man" of American music. Now one award-winning jazz critic is making sure that doesn't happen.

In his new biography "Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams - The Early Years, 1903-1940" (Little, Brown, & Co.), Gary Giddins addresses why Crosby deserves a second listen.

"He's one of the great singers and entertainers of the past century and has been largely forgotten," says Giddins, whose decision to spread ...

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