Why was Bing Crosby so popular in his own era, then scorned by the media after his death?
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I think he was only scorned by the media during the time when people were "reacting" against the traditional, the people who were seen as being "too good." This was common in the 60s and 70s when young people were seeking to break out and be more "modern."\n\nMany people now recognize Bing for the good life he lead, and his work as a singer-actor.
387903
It really amuses and fascinates me to see people have such blind hatred for someone that don't even know. I'm not here to argue if Bonds is better then Ruth or why people want him to break the record(I'm pretty sure the only people who like him are Giants fans). I just don't think we should all judge him so quickly and harshly. I mean when you take away the bat and uniform he's just a hard working father of 3 kids. I don't agree with a lot of the choices he's made(roids), we all make mistakes, but people are ignorant to think he's the only one in baseball to have done them. And if he's not the only one to have done them the why is he the only one being thrown under the bus.  \nI'm not saying he doesn't deserve some of this scrutiny...I am saying he doesn't deserve nearly as much as we(public/media/MLB) are giving him.
731492
yes I'm from notts,and i was watching Central news,he was on there ages ago about how he was number one singer then lost everything.think it was drugs ain't sure.
989940
People like to say things like "The good old days" which is a lot of crap. What they do is take the fear out which exist every minute at any time. People also died young. No generation has it better when you come down to it.
785605
When he was with the Police he was big....then his music was popular in fits & starts. He isn't so big now with his new stuff....the mass market doesn't seem to get it.
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Elvis b/c he was just a country boy who came from nothing and singin in his church choir to the legend he is today. Also, he completely changed music. Imagine what music and dancing would be like now if there had been no Elvis. He may have made some bad decisions but he's a good example of how drugs can consume your life and ruin it.
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My theory is that all that went out the window when talk-show pop icons began glorifying ghetto culture.  Nice kids from the burbs and the  country have nasty pseudo-gangster rappers for heroes.  They told us Donna Reed never existed , but the truth is Oprah and Geraldo killed her.
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Only George knows for sure, but I suspect that he wasn't raised right.  He's never once taken responsibility for the things he's done.  In his mind, everyone else was doing it, so that makes it OK.  Trouble is, he got caught, and most likely he was turned in by his political buddies.  Hard to believe somebody as old as he is doesn't know any better.  I thought the older generations were supposed to have better morals.  He disgraced himself, his family and friends, and everyone in the state of Illinois.
507591
Because of the public outcry and the massive amount of flak he was taking from the media at the time.
209634
well, they are popular, so everything they do, is in the media, and everybody knows about it, so that makes them seem more annoying. and, cuz they have so much money and fame, that they think it's okay to be annoying.
102305
Elvis was a pop star, and was scene a lot more on TV.  Johnny Cash was a country star and stayed in that circuit.  Rednecks are a lot more lenient when it comes to murder, prison and infidelity apparently.
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One word... Corporations!\n\nBig-money corporations have forced talented musicians out on their bums and commanded radio stations to play their American Idol crap all day long.\n\nHave you noticed that some singers get automatic air-play before their single even gets on to the charts? The reason for this is that college radio has been torn apart by the FCC and the major corps are trying to "trick us" into thinking that everyone reeeeally likes Britney Spears.\n\nBlame Fox/Disney/Rumsfeld/AmericanIdol\n\nHope that answers your question.
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As the first TV president, with a young beautifulfamily,his only legacy is style over substance. Held back civil rights, got us commited to war in Vietnam ,got guys commited to invade Cuba,then failed to back them up as promised, had affairs including Marilyn Monroe and she conveniently died when the rumor became known as fact--would have made a fair modern day republican, though.
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Obviously, many celebrities have forgotten the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."\n\nAnd the fact that it's the fans who put them where they are today. "Thou shalt not tick off thy fans. For they are thy bread and butter."
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Probably because he was always either singing or laughing...he was a wonderful and gifted musician with a wicked sense of humour and lovely smile...sadly missed...gone but not forgotten!
788630
He was just copying what he saw others doing with no clue as to what was going on. He never was very bright as a child or as a drug sodden adult.\n\nI remember that whole sequence of events very vividly. I was in shock that the President of the United States had been murdered. Many people were shocked, driving home I turned my lights on and so did everybody else, like one gigantic funeral procession. I was not particularly fond of Kennedy, he was not a very good president, which would have become obvious in time. But the office of President had been violated.\n\nWhat was really disturbing was when they arrested Lee Oswald I made the comment "He'll never live long enough to stand trial. then when Jack Ruby was convicted I said "He'll be dead in short order from heart failure, pneumonia or an STD. Those were the excuses given at that time for politically convenient deaths, I was surprised when it was announced that he had died of heart failure and pneumonia resulting from a serious case of syphilis.
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the day John Lennon fans came out to mourn, \nwhen I heard that he was murdered, that was shocking, but when I saw on the news the droves of people that came out in places all over to mourn, that really broke me up