Crosby's Spokane Visit, 1950

ID: 3289
This file appears in: Bing & Mildred: MAC 100 Stories: A Centennial Exhibition

Bing Crosby made many return visits to Spokane. In this photograph Spokane resident, Phyllis LaPoint, appears to be pinning something to Crosby's collar. Perhaps a token from an adoring fan...

Image L87-1.64455-50 courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture

This file appears in: Bing & Mildred: MAC 100 Stories: A Centennial Exhibition

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…