LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!
BING
CROSBY
SONGWRITERS:
JULE STYNE & SAMMY CAHN
COUNTRY:
U. S. A.
ALBUM: CHRISTMAS CLASSIC
LABEL: WARNER BROTHERS
GENRE: CHRISTMAS
YEAR: 1962
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr.(May
3, 1903–October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. The first
multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists
of the 20th century worldwide. He was a leader in record sales, radio ratings,
and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. He made over 70 feature films and recorded more
than 1,600 songs.
His early career coincided with recording
innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that
influenced many male singers who followed, such as Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon.
Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for
the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American
polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII.: 6 In 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings
filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio
music.
Crosby won the Academy Award
for Best Actor for his performance in Going My Way(1944)
and was nominated for its sequel, The Bells of
St. Mary's(1945), opposite Ingrid Bergman,
becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same
character. 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. He was also known for his collaborations
with his friend Bob Hope,
starring in the Road to... films
from 1940 to 1962.
Crosby influenced the development of the post
World War Two recording industry.
After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel
tape recorder brought to America by John T. Mullin, he
invested $50,000 in California electronics company Ampex to build
copies. He
then persuaded ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became
the first performer to prerecord his radio shows and master his commercial
recordings onto magnetic tape.
Through the medium of recording, he
constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and
craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in
motion picture production, a practice that became industry standard. In
addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped finance the
development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and
co-owned the Pittsburgh
Pirates baseball team, during which time the
team won two World Series(1960 and
1971).
Oh the weather
outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow! Let
it snow! Let it snow!
It doesn't show signs
of stopping
And I've bought some corn for popping
The lights are turned way down low
Let it snow! Let
it snow! Let it snow!
When we finally kiss
goodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm
The fire is slowly
dying
And, my dear, we're still goodbying
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
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