For anyone not familiar with Bing, I would recommend they watch three of his movies - Holiday Inn, Going My Way, and High Society. They showcase his acting chops, dramatic and comic; his incredible musicianship (all the Berlin songs from H.I., Cole Porter tunes from High Society), and his brilliant partnering with great talents - Fred As…
For anyone not familiar with Bing, I would recommend they watch three of his movies - Holiday Inn, Going My Way, and High Society. They showcase his acting chops, dramatic and comic; his incredible musicianship (all the Berlin songs from H.I., Cole Porter tunes from High Society), and his brilliant partnering with great talents - Fred Astaire, Barry Fitgerald, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelley, etc.). I've never seen a movie or TV show of his that I didn't enjoy. I love his quote about Sinatra: "Frank is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come in mine?" As far as 20th century popular music, there's Bing, then Frank, then everyone else. And I grew up with the Beatles and Stones. I love rock and roll, but Crosby and Sinatra had better songwriters.
For anyone not familiar with Bing, I would recommend they watch three of his movies - Holiday Inn, Going My Way, and High Society. They showcase his acting chops, dramatic and comic; his incredible musicianship (all the Berlin songs from H.I., Cole Porter tunes from High Society), and his brilliant partnering with great talents - Fred Astaire, Barry Fitgerald, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelley, etc.). I've never seen a movie or TV show of his that I didn't enjoy. I love his quote about Sinatra: "Frank is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come in mine?" As far as 20th century popular music, there's Bing, then Frank, then everyone else. And I grew up with the Beatles and Stones. I love rock and roll, but Crosby and Sinatra had better songwriters.