A new biography called Swinging on a Star: The War Years 1940 -1946, out now, focuses on Crosby's life and career in the 1940s when the crooner's star shone the brightest.

When Bing Crosby recorded 1942’s “White Christmas,” the entertainer was reportedly “in the dumps.” Author Gary Giddins, who recently wrote the biography “Bing Crosby Swinging on a Star ...

Bing Crosby was one of the most popular figures of the 20th century. His record sales were in the hundreds of millions, his movies were blockbusters, his weekly radio show topped the ratings. The way ...