The thing about Bing Crosby is that he made singing look and sound so easy that anyone could do what he did. But they couldn't. He was a master at what he did. As a metal/prog guy, Bing's sound is just a thing of beauty.

It's never Christmas at my house until Bing is playing. And Perry Como.

As a rocker, you could take the easy way and just analyze other rock videos. Instead you cover every possible genre and every era because the respect you have for other musicians. I know why Led Zepplin was great, I've learned so much by your videos about non-rock artists.

Long ago when the great Louis Armstrong was alive and being interviewed he was asked who his favorite singer was. He didn't hesitate when he said Bing Crosby. He and Bing would often sings jazz tunes together.

Bing influenced so many of the greatest singers of popular music. He was the biggest influence on Sinatra, Tony Bennett, John Lennon, and most of the crooners of the 40s and 50s and he was the biggest influence on Dean Martin who was the biggest influence on Elvis. Bing was a giant of popular culture who doesn't get near the amount of respect he deserves. He probably had the most technically proficient baritone voice in the history of American popular music. What's amazing is that his voice was still magical even into his 70s. Louis Armstrong said it perfectly: "Bing's voice is like pure gold being poured out of a cup."

2 things will completely baffle the younger generations. First is the cigarette, the second is that they are actually singing live.

Fun fact: Bing was first choice for the role of detective Columbo (the role made iconic by Peter Falk), but turned it down as he felt that the weekly filming of a tv series would interfere with his golf playing time.

Don't forget that playing the affable drunk was part of the Martin persona. He "dipped" for the low notes not necessarily to loosen the vocal chords, but to stay in character. He had an exaggerated affect.

One thing about all of the artist back then. They all had their egos, but they all knew it was all about making the audience happy.

Wonderful to see you reviewing the older generations of singers. Mum, born 1920, was a huge Bing fan, before she married dad, when single she named her dog Bing. She wrote to Bing from Australia, got a typed letter back with authentic letterhead, but Bing signed it. Mum framed it and it hung on lounge wall until she sadly passed aged 95. It’s coming my way soon. Oh he was a magical crooner ❤️

Nice choice. I love that Bing did a duet with David Bowie..it is was wonderful. Between Bing and Dean Martin, it is crazy that they both played the Straight men /foils of Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope.

These are the artists I grew up with and still adore today. This was a time where you could listen to these entertainers all day long without burnout. Total relaxation, enjoying their work and having fun performing. Dean, Sammy, Bing, Frank, Tony, Mel, and many more were always perfectly professional, and pleasant to the ear.

The “Oh, yeah!” at the end is what they all did as a tribute to the greatest of them all, Satchmo.

Bing was amazing. This performance did not even come close to scratching the surface of his vocal capabilities. He often displayed incredible vocal acrobatics with vibrato and intricate articulations. He was just so remarkably melodic. When I listen to what he did vocally and look at what he did for other people, I have to say that he was a legendary human being as well as musician and performer.

Dean and Bing were so talented and worked at their craft. It looked easy so you might not realize just how talented they were. Thank you Fil for the background details.

Bing was instrumental in bringing Magnetic Tape recording technology from Germany into American recording studios after WWII.

LOVE THAT STYLE OF RELAXED SINGING

Very Lynn. the legend from England of the World War II-era who toured some of the toughest war zones to entertain the troops. "We'll Meet Again" "White Cliffs of Dover" a true treasure we lost recently. There is a clip of Vera and Bing together on one her specials

My favorite entertainer of all time. Did you know that he had more hits than anyone else? Over 40 number one hits, and TWO HUNDRED top ten hits! Pre-billboard charts. Of course by 1970 he was almost age 70 so his vocals aren’t as impressive but the legend is still there. If you ever do bing again I recommend a clip from the early or mid thirties, when his range was just phenomenal, something totally different than the singing here. Great video!!

If you want to understand the magnificence of Bing Crosby’s abilities, listen to him whistle in his songs. Trilling in tune (with grace notes!) and so fast. That requires incredible steadiness of breath and muscle control. And Dino. I always preferred him to Sinatra. Beautiful tone and phrasing. And just such fun and verve. “Ain’t That a Kick,” “Sway,” “That’s Amore.” So smooth. Great storytelling. It just makes you happy.

Absolutely two of the most entertaining vocalists of the 20th century, Bing & Dino. I really appreciated your analysis on this iconic performance!

I just watched your analysis of Frank Sinatra and watched your analysis of Dean Martin on Sunday and i was thinking you should do the signature songs of all the crooners. Like Andy Williams and Perry Como.

I confess that as a Southern California 4 year old, I didn't believe in snow. Really. I thought it was a made up thing, like Tinkerbell, but then I heard White Christmas and for a second everything outside looked white. He was that persuasive. Loved this one, thanks!

Loved this! This music is the soundtrack of my life.

My Mom Mom LOVED Bing Crosby, and for good reason. When Chrimcame around I’d get excited because I knew she’d be playing his music constantly at her house

I see a couple of old friends having some fun while entertaining their audience. And, doing it wonderfully.

Nice, I love Bing---one of my favorite singers and actors. The cliche is that the money is in the high notes, but, as you correctly state, for Bing, it was in his rich low register. And by the 1940's the microphone technology really did him justice. He was also a superb actor as he seemed to dominate a scene without trying so to speak.

I understand Bing's singing was somewhat controversial at the time as it was seen as too sexy. Those same people must have had heart attacks when Elvis came along! Interestingly, Elvis was inspired by Dean, whom he credits with giving him some great advice when he started making movies. Dean told him, "You're a singer, not an actor. Don't try acting until you get hang of it, or you'll look stupid."

I read about Bing Crosby, it was said, he did everything he could, to control his voice, his breathing etc. The parents had a lot of Dean Martin albums, a few Bing albums, but if you listen to his recordings, you never hear him take a breath. He mastered his craft, so well. Of course Bings hero was Louis Armstrong, from what I've read.(he was still alive when I was younger, but I got into him,chasing Lonnie recordings). Yes both men were great singers. Bing was a master though.

Thanks to my Mom I grew up hearing Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and all the big names contemporary singers from the 50's 60's and 70's. Keep Rockin' through the history of music Fil.

History... thanks; great to see back in time. Thanks for your insights. 🖒🤠

You did Bing! Thank you!

The great thing about these guys especially Bing, they never tried to sing out of their natural range. It made for a longer career singing. And if you listen to Bing's early recordings, (White Christmas etc) there's nothing 'smoother' than that man's voice.

Two of my all time favorites (& I'm pretty much a 60's, 70's heavy metal/hard rock guy)

Gosh..i love that period in time..Dino ..Second coolest person behind Elvis..Bing..Great as usual...Dino with the Pall Mall cigerreet....thanks Fil

Thank you for this, Fil--you never cease to amaze! It's wonderful seeing a young guy (compared to me, at least) with more encyclopedic knowledge of the history of popular music than most combined with such a high level of technical understanding. You're a young man with an old soul! The insight into Bing's importance to microphone singing is one fewer and fewer people know about anymore. Again, thanks, brother!

Oh yeahhhhhh ... Professor your smile 😃 explodes on your face.. Thanks professor..so much knowledge... Rock 🎸

Great analysis. You should analyze Bing when he was at his vocal height in the late 30s, 40s and early fifties. That's when his voice was recorded in mono, but it was so rich, he made mono sound stereo!

I am so amazed to find thid video. I just watched Fil's analysis of Frank Sinatra. Fil is so open to so many musical genres. That's a real musician. I have always hated greasy Dean Martin,(I confess, not a good thing about me) but I've learned so much from Fil's videos. Thank you Fil, for giving us so much.

Another artist that got up close and personal with the microphone was Jim Reaves. Could you do an analysis of gentleman Jim, Fil? Thank you!

Wow so much class, what a duo! Love to have seen them in person. They just do not make them like this anymore, era gone for ever.

Of that generation of singers, always loved his voice best.

First time I heard of Bing Crosby was on a Christmas album I got at a local shop. That was when I was 8. As for Dean Martin I grew up with him. My second grade teacher would play Dean Martin's CD's in her class room. My mother also had plenty of cassette tapes in those days. She played plenty of those tapes. People will tell me I am too young for Dean Martin. I have said it before and I shall say it again. No one is ever too young for music.

Dean and Bing.. Two great choronas of all time... No one sold more records than Bings white Christmas.. My mom's had thier albums .. Greatest hits.. Along with the rat pack.. Class act's...

❤Love Dean and Bing. Thank you.

Try watching these two guys without smiling!

Warm and happy times. Reminds me of LW. Maybe Tony Bennet should be next. Turned 94 {!} yesterday.

A lot of your followers are baby boomers who remember these great singers. You impress me professor.

Hi Fil, Once again GREAT analogy about Bing using the new technology to make his voice sound so comfortable & effortless. Love Bing & Dean together.

LOVE THOSE OLD SONGS 😍😍😍😍

Thanks Fil...good times...ahhhhhh the 70's.

Great to see you honoring these total Pros. Keep it up! Cheers!

Perfect as usual.

Impressive analysis and helpful to us who have no clue.

Have you done or considered doing analyses of some of the "less-traditional" vocalists/performers, like Jimmy Durante and Louis Armstrong? They might not have the silky-smooth vocals of guys like Dean or Bing, but man, their joy in performing comes right through!

Thank you for a highly interesting commentary on Dean and Bing. Bing, of course, was the consummate showbiz professional. Thanks to KZfaq that I can still listen to him, Dean, and Frank whenever I want.

My top three crooners... Bing Crosby Dean Martin Nat King Cole I used to make my friends listen to them. They resisted at first but came around lol.

Very interesting and with appreciation.

I am so lucky to have been born in 1959 and able to see/hear so many artists of every genre everyday on TV, radio and my parents record collection.

Thank you so much for your work on these Videos Fil , but especially this one . By watching the comment section on your videos I surmise that , at 73 , I am around the middle of the pack in your Demo . But I predict that as the world moves on and my cohort gradually leave this life YOU will be instrumental in keeping the history of popular music alive and , who knows , maybe part of a resurgence of older music one day . The generation starting now are the first to have over a century of electronically recorded musical artists and not just the "little black dots". Of course it remains to be seen if they will take advantage of this fact But , anyway , thanks again , for Bing was truly a giant of musics history .

Whenever I make comments about Bing I always say "Bing was the BEST VOICE EVER" because that's how highly I think of him, having grown up in the 1940's and he was EVERYWHERE: records, radio, and movies. But you have given some good EVIDENCE in what you said about his voice to back that up!! THANKS!!!!!

good clip, they did a medley of Bing's big songs a year or two earlier. Great clip of Bing with Louis Armstrong in the '50s doing "Now You Has Jazz". or watch Bing and original jazz guitar master Eddie Lang doing movie clips "Please" or "Dinah" from 1932. Bings '30s stuff are the best, "Pennies From Heaven" "I'm an Old Cowhand" "Love is Just Around the Corner" "Please" "Pocketful of Dreams" "White Christmas" "Dinah" "Temptation" "One Two Button Your Shoe" "Where the Blue of the Night" "You're the Top" many others

A good word for describing this kind of singing is "relaxed".

Best analyst of voice out here on YT!!!!!

Fantastic! So interesting thank you ❤️

Wow!!!!👏👏👏👏Fil what a wonderful analysis besides that you selected two great Artists and singers one of them Bing Crosby a true SUPER STAR .... Movie actor and an extraordinary singer of great bands and with a privileged voice few singers today have this privileged gift of co tF with this voice and that great personality and talent how not to remember his album "Blanca Navidad " incredible also Dean Martin another great singer and comedian 🎤🎙🎼🎵🎶♩🖒🖒🖒... you unite the musical origins of what today Rock is today all that evolution in The music that has been given since ancient times and that in the last century was given more quickly I congratulate you again for this great selection for analysis I hope you can continue analyzing more genres that evolved towards rock and roll and came to rock to diverge as the havy metal, pop rock, psychedelic rock from the late 60's and early 70's or jazz rock...👌👌👌👌👌🙌🙌🙌⚘⚘⚘🤘👊

Thanks for telling Me about this Analysis Fil, spot on as usual. BTW Al Jolson was one of Bing's influences and They Recorded together on Record and Radio.

Have you ever thought about analysis between Bing and Russ Columbo? They were quite rivals in the crooner category in the early 30s. Russ died very young of an accidental gunshot. I think you will love his voice.

Wow, Fil, your analysis of the legendary Bing Crosby was spendid! I'll admit to hearing the term "conversational singing" for the first time--earlier in the video--I wondered if it had to do with crooning. You clarified about this a short while later in the video, thanks! I learned a lot from your vocal demonstration in which Bing used his voice to hit "the low notes" and how the microphone was/is utilized in providing amplification depending on vocal pitch. As a musician, you teach me new things and remind me of what I learned. Fil, I truly appreciate your doing this for me. :)

I’m a bit late with this one, Fil. Just to say, I have a large collection of old 78rpm shellac records. In my collection *was* the original release of “White Christmas”...! I stress ‘was’ because I accidentally knelt on it one day while sorting through my collection!!! It broke into about three pieces! Agggghhhhh!!! 😩 In a sense it was not too great a loss as it was such a huge hit that the record is not a rarity. In fact, there are probably lots of those presses around even now.

I love Bing Crosby's voice so much more than Frank Sinatra's. For me he has a warmth of tone that is just wonderful to listen to. Having said that I love hearing Swell Party from High Society , which he sang with Frank Sinatra. I also love his duet with Grace Kelly - True Love, from the same film. He made everything look so easy. I think the late Doris Day had the same gift.

Fil, I really appreciate your knowledge and understanding of musical and vocal talent that doesn't limit you to any one period or style. You're talented, you know your stuff and you kindly share some of your insight with us, your audience. Not everyone can do all three of those things. Always a pleasure and I learn something new - sometimes more than just one something new - from your videos. Much appreciated!

I heard that Mildred Bailey was the one who inspired him to check out the music business and showed him the ropes. What a great pairing of Bing and Dean. Smoooooooooth.

I've heard that once Bing started recording his radio shows it gave him more time to play golf as he didn't have to be at the studio for the broadcast, also Dean refused to rehearse his tv show to give himself more time for golf, when Dean looks shocked on the show it's usually because he is, but he was so relaxed and at ease he could cover mistakes without a problem, sometimes he just laughed it off. Two of the greatest together, thanks Fil

Such a great and informative analysis! I learned so much!

Thanks so much for covering these amazing singers/performers! Without them, maybe a different Elvis, and everyone after them. Still giants after all these years! Really appreciate your covering icons like this in addition to all the more modern ones.

Two legends with both such immediately recognizable unmistakable unique vocals! The golden age of classy performers. This is EXCELLENT. An era that sadly is long gone in this cookie cutter autotuned world of Muzak today. As a rocker l always had great respect for the old masters. This was an excellent analysis Fil! Thanks!🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦

Wow, lots of things I hadn't known about Bing Crosby!

This is an amazing "flip" for me to hear a British guitarists explaining Bing. As a child of the 60's this was OLD stuff for me and it was difficult to appreciate anything before (younger) Elvis Presley. It was simply alien to my biology, But I learned about jazz as I got older and realized it's all a continuum and not about who's cool at any one time--and we overlook so much if we deny the generations that went before. ( Of course I saw all the old Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movies as a kid.) Still this is new territory for me, to look into the work of the "crooners".

thankyou fil wings of pegasus, another wicked video.. its great how a rocker such as ur self can get so much enjoyment.. came to bing through the road movies, such an entertainer.. and fils ability to appreciate good music, good entertainment.. its so catching.. (i love the big cheesy grin while ur watching..) Keep up the good work 🙂

Always the best

I love listening to Fil analyze singers.

Two of the best singers ever to grace a stage.. Both, so very smooth..

Thankyou for bringing back all of these singers. These two make magic together.

I hope the very short prologue is a one off thing. I like hearing about what's what in your life and band and whatnot.

Bing Crosby and a David Bowie did a duet on a Christmas special in the 70’s. You might do a video on that sometime.

I am mostly a hard rock/blues person but two of the best crooners in history playing off each other is something to behold.

Fil you are so good at this , you study the person get information like getting to know them . it gives you the information you need . i don't think any one else has your system of reaction of said singers . May I ask you Fil what got you into these wonderful reactions from back in the day . was it the music , the voices , no auto - tune , or all of them . to actually be there back in the day watching these Amazing Stars was Beautiful !now seeing you do this bring those Wonderful Memories Back Thank You Fil.❤

You brought another great song to life with with your analysis- Elise Frank’s mom thanks, always learn something new🙏

bing and dean had it all. thanks fil!!!!

I could listen to them all day Fil! Two sensational crooners that had it all....style, class and amazing presence! Yeah....just brilliant! Awesome Fil! Cheers Mario! 😀👌🤘

Love this. Thank you! So interesting looking at old school talent

love both of them. definition of a crooner, both with such smooth mellow voices

If you are interested in Bing watch the "On the Road..." movies. Bing, Bob and always a great tune.

Listen to Bing in the 30s, 40s, or 50s while he was in his prime.

Love my Bing and all the crooners and Michael buble. They song with such ease and leave you relaxed listening to them.

This was great Fil..So well done! Thank you for doing reviews of the classics like Bing and Dean, as well as all the other artists you cover.

The whole ease of the performance and gentle but convincing vocal deliverance from them made that era so endearing and very comforting .. Loved Bing .. Brilliant thanks

Really enjoyed this. Love the comments and insights regarding the great musicians and singers from the 50s to the present, but also love hearing about the great musicians and performers of the earlier days. Thank you. Seems like you got it about right too. 😊 Crosby's voice deepened as he got older. Sending good vibes.

I love your appreciation for singers that were before your time and your explanation of singers not hitting the notes exactly doesn't mean that they are bad singers they do for effect or style, singing is an art.