page_title: Bing Crosby
hierarchical_section_title: Bing Crosby
caption_attribution_description: Scrap Rubber Drive. Bing Crosby, ca. 06/15/1942, Deutsch: Bing Crosby (1942) English: Golfballs for the Scrap Rubber Drive during World War Two Polski: Bing Crosby (1942)
context_page_description: Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. His singing career was around fifty years long and more than 1 billion records of his have been sold worldwide. Crosby is known for creating the style of music that Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, John Lennon would later copy. Crosby said that he was inspired by Al Jolson.
  He sang "White Christmas" and it became "the best-selling record of all time." Irving Berlin wrote this song. In 1962, Crosby became the first person ever to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
  Crosby anote 41 No. 1 hits on the charts more than The Beatles and Elvis Presley records.
  Crosby won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in Going My Way.
  Crosby was a Roman Catholic. He died of a heart attack in Madrid, Spain.
context_section_description: Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 - October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. His singing career was around fifty years long and more than 1 billion records of his have been sold worldwide. Crosby is known for creating the style of music that Perry Como, Frank Sinatra,  Dean Martin , Elvis Presley,  John Lennon  would later copy. Crosby said that he was inspired by Al Jolson.
  He sang "White Christmas" and it became "the best-selling record of all time." Irving Berlin wrote this song. In 1962, Crosby became the first person ever to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
  Crosby anote 41 No. 1 hits on the charts more than  The Beatles  (24) and  Elvis Presley (18) records.
  Crosby won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in Going My Way.
  Crosby was a Roman Catholic. He died of a heart attack in Madrid, Spain.
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