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...aside the imposing stats. Giddins is impressed by Crosby's importance in the history of pop singing, his talent for vocal nuance and lyric-reading; rather than a bland stylist, the first easy-listening star, Crosby is promoted as, in Artie Shaw's words, "the first hip white person born in the United States." To Giddins, Bing was more. He embodied an attractive prototype: the casual, unflappable American, at ease in his eminence, who faces life with equanimity, win or lose - but who always wins. Giddins also dares to admire the fullness, longevity and ease of Crosby's success...
...Best? Harry Lillis Crosby (his nickname came from a newspaper comic, "The Bingville Bugle") took a while to go solo. He was half, then a third, of a Whiteman vocal group called The Rhythm Boys; the other two were Bing's Spokane, Wash., buddy Al Rinker and singer-songwriter Harry Barris ("Mississippi Mud," "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"). A novelty act, mixing smooth and hot vocals, jaunty and racy lyrics (the chipper miscegenation song "When the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Get Together"), the Boys leavened the stately syncopation of Whiteman's repertoire. When Pops went to Hollywood...
...last bigamy trial was held in the 1950s, and today an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 people live in polygamous households in Utah. But Green's wives were particularly young when he married them--14 to 16. And unlike most polygamists, who live discreetly, Green has been vocal in his support of plural marriage. An interview he gave in 1999 to NBC's Dateline spurred Leavitt to begin the investigation that led to the filing of charges...
...region. The Bush administration has hoped to take a more stand-off approach to the region, but violence has escalated despite its calls for calm. In order to make a cease-fire possible, Washington has been leaning on the Palestinians to halt attacks on Israelis, and is growing more vocal in urging Israel to freeze settlement activity and ease the burden of daily life in the West Bank and Gaza. But thus far, there?s been little progress on either front...
...final rally began, Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56, who has been a vocal supporter of the campaign, called in to express his support, which PSLM member Amy C. Offner '01 broadcast over the P.A. system...