Bing Crosby

Japanese: クロスビー - くろすびー(英語表記)Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

American pop singer and actor. Born Harry Lillis Crosby in Washington State. In 1926, he joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra and formed a vocal trio called the Rhythm Boys, which attracted attention. He went independent in 1931. He was active in radio, records, and movies, and maintained his status as a major star representing America until his death. He was one of the earliest to master how to use a microphone, and created a new style with his natural vocalization and jazz sense, influencing many singers including Frank Sinatra, and becoming the foundation of modern popular vocals. He was a pioneer of white jazz singers. He began appearing in films in 1930, but in the 1940s he gained immense popularity with the "Vacation" series, such as "Alaska" (1945) in a trio with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996), and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Going My Way" (1944). "White Christmas," which he created for "Swing Hotel" (1942), was his biggest hit and is still loved and sung all over the world during the season.

[Aoki Kei]

[References] | Sinatra | Jazz | Hope

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Japanese:

アメリカのポピュラー歌手、俳優。本名ハリー・リリス・クロスビー。ワシントン州生まれ。1926年ポール・ホワイトマン楽団に参加し、リズム・ボーイズというボーカル・トリオを組んで注目され、31年に独立。ラジオ、レコード、映画に活躍し、他界するまでアメリカを代表する大スターの地位を保持した。もっとも早くマイクロホンの活用法を会得し、自然な発声とジャズのセンスで新しいスタイルを創造し、フランク・シナトラほか多くの歌手に影響を与え、現代ポピュラー・ボーカルの基盤となった。白人ジャズ歌手の草分け。映画出演は1930年からであるが、40年代にはボブ・ホープ、ドロシー・ラムーアDorothy Lamour(1914―96)とのトリオによる『アラスカ珍道中』(1945)などの「珍道中」シリーズで絶大な人気を集め、『我が道を往(ゆ)く』(1944)ではアカデミー主演男優賞を受賞した。また『スイング・ホテル』(1942)で創唱した『ホワイト・クリスマス』は彼の最大ヒットで、いまもシーズンともなれば全世界で愛唱されている。

[青木 啓]

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