num_pages: 728
description: From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to his first success in Hollywood, Gary Giddins provides a detailed study of the rise of this American star.
language: English
title: Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams--The Early Years 1903-1940
titlecomplete: Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams--The Early Years 1903-1940
genres: Biography, Music, Memoir, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, Jazz, History
ratings_count: 392
publisher: Little, Brown and Company