Posts Tagged Bing Crosby

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities In and Out of the Quad-Cities

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall On the Road Again Since Biblical Times, road trips have held significance. Father Abraham saw Ur in the rear view way back in Genesis. Saul had a revelation on the road to Damascus. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby took Dorothy Lamar on seven road trips in t...

  • In and Out of the Quad Cities In and Out of the Quad Cities

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall I’ll be home for Christmas Remember good old Bing Crosby? In 1943 he earned is fifth gold record with a song that rang a chord with the American public. Almost immediately, the record shot to number one at USO’s all across the world, as soldie...