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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. was an American singer,actor,television producer,television and radio personality,and businessman. The first multimedia star,he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. Crosby was a leader in record sales,network radio ratings,and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. He was one of the first global cultural icons. Crosby made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs.
Crosby,Stills &Nash (CSN) was a folk-rock supergroup comprising American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young,they were known as Crosby,Stills,Nash &Young (CSNY). They are noted for their intricate vocal harmonies and lasting influence on American music and culture,their political activism and their tumultuous relationships.
Stephen Arthur Stills is an American musician,singer,and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield,Crosby,Stills &Nash,and Manassas. As both a solo act and member of three successful bands,Stills has combined record sales of over 35 million albums. He was ranked number 28 in Rolling Stone's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 47 in the 2011 list. Stills became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. According to Neil Young,"Stephen is a genius".
David Van Cortlandt Crosby was an American singer,songwriter,and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds,with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelia in the mid-1960s,and later as part of the supergroup Crosby,Stills &Nash,who helped popularize the California sound of the 1970s. In addition to his music,Crosby was known for his outspoken personality,politics,and personal troubles;he was sometimes depicted as emblematic of the counterculture of the 1960s.
Crosby is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton,Merseyside,England. Historically in Lancashire,it is north of Bootle,south of Southport and Formby,and west of Netherton. It abuts the areas of Blundellsands to the north and Waterloo to the south. It is approximately 6 miles (9.6 km) north of Liverpool City Centre.
Little Crosby is a small village in the Sefton district of Merseyside,England. Despite being within 8 miles of Liverpool it has retained its rural character by,for example,opting not to have street lights. Until 1974 it was in Lancashire.
Frances Jane van Alstyne,more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby,was an American mission worker,poet,lyricist,and composer. She was a prolific hymnist,writing more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs,with more than 100 million copies printed. She is also known for her teaching and her rescue mission work. By the end of the 19th century,she was a household name.
Thornton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton,in Merseyside,England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire and situated to the north east of Crosby,it is a residential area of semi-detached and detached housing which dates mainly from the 1930s. Many of the houses,particularly those around Edge Lane and Water Street,feature notably long gardens. The A565 Liverpool-Southport road serves the area. At the 2001 Census the population of the village and civil parish was recorded as 2,262,falling to 2,139 at the Census 2011.
Kathryn Crosby is a retired American actress and singer who performed in films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff.
Seaforth is a district in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton,Merseyside,England. Historically in Lancashire,it is north of Liverpool,between Bootle and Waterloo.
The 52nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from March 4,1891,to March 4,1893,during the final two years of Benjamin Harrison's presidency.
John Crawford Crosby was an American politician from the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Lax-Kwʼalaams,previously called Port Simpson until 1986,is an Indigenous village community in British Columbia,Canada,not far from the city of Prince Rupert. It is located on Port Simpson Indian Reserve No. 1,which is shared with other residential communities of the Tsimshian Nation. The Nine Allied Tribes are:Gilutsʼaaw,Ginadoiks,Ginaxangiik,Gispaxloʼots,Gitando,Gitlaan,Gitsʼiis,Gitwilgyoots,and Gitzaxłaał.
"Embraceable You" is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named East Is West. It was published in 1930 and included in that year's Broadway musical Girl Crazy,performed by Ginger Rogers in a song and dance routine choreographed by Fred Astaire.
William George Crosby was an American politician and the 23rd Governor of Maine. A Whig,Crosby served two single-year terms as governor from 1853 to 1855.
Adam Brown Crosby was a politician in Nova Scotia,Canada.
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 7,1978 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Crosby Field was an American mechanical and electrical engineer,manufacturer,vice president of the Brillo Manufacturing Company,and inventor. He is particularly known as inventor of the process to manufacture steel wool continuously,and as recipient of the 1953 ASME Medal.
The Skimmer is an American sailing dinghy,that was designed by William F. Crosby for amateur construction in 1933.
Brian Michael Crosby is an American politician from the Democratic Party and is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 29B.
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- ↑ "William Crosby". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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