THE VOICES BEHIND THE VOICE: BING CROSBY'S MUSICAL IDOLS

Before Bing Crosby became one of the most influential and beloved voices of the 20th century, he was simply Harry Lillis Crosby of Spokane, Washington—a young man with wide‑open ears and an instinctive attraction to music. His rise from a college student dabbling in performance to a global icon was shaped not only by his natural charm and vocal gifts but also by the artists he idolized along the…