George Robert Crosby was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935.
18 Facts About Bob Crosby
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Bob Crosby was the younger brother of famed singer and actor Bing Crosby.
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On TV, Bob Crosby guest-starred in The Gisele MacKenzie Show.
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Bob Crosby was a regular cast member of The Jack Benny Program, on both radio and television, taking over the role of bandleader after Phil Harris' departure.
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Bob Crosby attended Gonzaga College, but he dropped out to seek a career in music.
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Bob Crosby began singing in the early 1930s with the Rhythm Boys, which included vocalist Ray Hendricks and guitarist Bill Pollard, and with Anson Weeks and the Dorsey Brothers.
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Bob Crosby led his first band in 1935 when the former members of Ben Pollack's band elected him their titular leader.
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Bob Crosby first met the trio in 1938 when his orchestra backed their Decca recording of "Begin the Beguine", their popular vocalization of Artie Shaw's big band hit.
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Bob Crosby introduced the Canadian singer Gisele MacKenzie to American audiences and subsequently guest-starred in 1957 on her NBC television series, The Gisele MacKenzie Show.
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Bob Crosby was able to swap jokes competently with Benny, including humorous references to his brother Bing's wealth and his string of losing racehorses.
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When Jack suggests "a cordial, like a bottle of Drambuie", Bob Crosby counters that Drambuie is an after-dinner drink and adds, alluding to Remley's penchant for alcohol, that "Remley never quite makes it to after dinner".
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Bob Crosby guest-starred in the television series The Gisele MacKenzie Show.
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Bob Crosby starred in his own afternoon variety show, The Bob Crosby show, that aired from 1953 to 1957.
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Bob Crosby fronted a TV program in Australia in the 1960s.
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Bob Crosby was one of two featured singers in mid-1950s episodes of The Jack Benny Program.
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Bob Crosby married socialite June Kuhn at his home in Spokane on September 22,1938.
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Bob Crosby died in La Jolla, California, on March 9,1993, at 79, from complications of cancer.
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Bob Crosby received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8,1960, for television and radio.