Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby (1903-1977) was a singer, actor, and radio star whose mellow tones made him a best selling recording artist. His signature songs and best known recordings included "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)," "White Christmas," "Swinging on a Star," and "Pennies from Heaven." As a screen actor, he appeared in musicals and was teamed with Bob Hope in the Road pictures. He won an Academy Award for his performance in Going My Way. He starred on his own half-hour radio series, under various names, consistently from 1933 until 1954.

References

• Teresa Brewer shows Kermit her autograph collection in The Muppet Show episode 222, including Bing Crosby's.

• Rich Little, singing "Well Did You Evah?" in The Muppet Show episode 204, imitates Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, who sang it as a duet in the film High Society.

• Oscar the Grouch, in the 1982 book A Sesame Street Christmas, mentions his Uncle Bing Grouchby who introduced "Wet Christmas," the Grouch equivalent to "White Christmas."