There's a lot of things that make Bing Crosby significant in the history of music. In addition to his being a pop sensation in the 1940s, his vocal style was pioneering, and only made possible by the coming of better microphones that allowed a singer to not have to project over the band. This relaxed style would be adopted by many crooners after Bing. His versions of Blue Skies, and Don't Fence Me In are some of my favorites. And who could imagine Christmas without White Christmas?
Seasons:(1977)
The final album Bing ever recorded before death claimed him. And yet, his voice is strong, considering he had been dealing with a fungal infection of a lung during this time. I find it interesting to hear artists perform songs in old age that they originally did when they were much younger, like April Showers on this album. In '77 Crosby performed his final concert on August 16th, the night Elvis died.
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