Bing Crosby, 1936

ID: 3275
This file appears in: Bing & Mildred

Born in Tacoma and raised in Spokane, Bing Crosby became a break out solo star soon after leaving Paul Whiteman's Orchestra in 1931.

Image courtesy of the University of Washington Special Collections

This file appears in: Bing & Mildred

By The Spokane Historical team
Singers Bing Crosby and Mildred Bailey shared humble beginnings in Spokane's jazz scene. Bailey was singing the blues in a popular Los Angeles speakeasy when her brother, Al Rinker, lured Crosby into his Spokane band. Eventually, both Rinker…