Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was a renowned American singer, actor and an owner of unique warm bass-baritone voice, which helped him in a lot in becoming a true icon and the best-selling recording artist of the epoch. Crosby sold more than one billion records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads around the world, which was an absolute record of the century.

Crosby was lucky to start his career at the time of many technical innovations, such as microphone. He was able to create something new and develop a laid-back, intimate singing style, which had a serious impact on the music industry and male singers who followed him.

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