The Inlander

On the 100th anniversary of Bing Crosby’s flight to fame, local advocates spent the summer digging deeper into his legacy

The Bing Crosby House Museum opened on the Gonzaga University campus in 2008, occupying the home right there on Sharp Avenue where Bing Crosby grew up. It’s also where, on Oct. 11, 1925, he and his ...

Bing Crosby's 'Straight Down the Middle' Returns at Genesis Invitational with a Tragic Backstory

Bing Crosby’s beloved golf tune is back in the spotlight this weekend at the Genesis Invitational, but fans might be surprised by a little-known dark connection.
NPR

The hidden history of 'White Christmas'

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, ...
The Spokesman-Review

‘Right at the cutting edge of jazz music’: Night of jazz music honors life of crooner Bing Crosby, including performance by grandson

Oct. 23, 2025 Updated Thu., Oct. 23, 2025 at 2:27 p.m. Mary Crosby, with her two sons Benjamin and Christopher Crosby-Brodka, talks about her father Bing Crosby after a plaque was dedicated on the ...
The Spokesman-Review

‘He really is a Spokane kid’: Sundays at the Crosby House highlight Bing Crosby’s life beyond music and stage

When: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22 and 29, July 13, 20 and 27, Aug. 3, Sept. 14. Where: Bing Crosby House, 508 E. Sharp Ave. His recording of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” his Oscar-winning role in ...
The Inlander

The Bing Crosby Advocates host events to celebrate 100 years since Bing left Spokane for Hollywood

Next week, Spokane celebrates a hometown milestone 100 years in the making: the moment Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby Jr. left for Los Angeles in a 1916 Model T Ford. He was armed with only his voice, a ...