Photo: Bing Crosby (1946). Bing was the number one box office attraction for five consecutive years, 1944 to 1948. At his screen apex in 1946, Crosby starred in three of the year’s five highest-grossing films: The Bells of St. Mary’s, Blue Skies and Road to Utopia. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording.
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Photo: Judy Garland (1944). One of Garland’s most successful films for MGM was Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), in which she introduced three standards: “The
Photo of Jo Stafford and Peggy Lee (circa 1947). “Almost Like Being in Love” is a show tune with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It
Photo: Les Brown and Doris Day. Doris Day began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No.
Photo: Frank Sinatra (1943). Sinatra signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist on June 1, 1943, during the 1942–44 musicians’ strike. Columbia Records re-released Harry James and
In this photo, big band singer Margaret Whiting is flanked by Jerry Lewis, left, and Dean Martin at the Hollywood Brown Derby on January 21st,
Danny Kaye during his act at the Royal Variety Show, at the London Palladium, 13th November 1948. The American actor, singer and comedian appeared in
