Christopher Harry Crosby is an American singer of the 1960s, the son of swing band leader
Bob Crosby
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, and nephew of
Bing Crosby
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.
He debuted with Warner Bros in 1963, featured in the music film ''
Hootenanny Hoot
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Plot
A TV director, having split up with his producer-wife, decides to telecast a traveling hootenanny show.
Cast
* Peter Breck ...
'', then issued an album, ''Meet Chris Crosby'' on MGM.
He moved to Atlantic in 1966, and performed his first single for Atlantic, "Hippy Lullaby", on the
Today Show
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in November 1967.
As a record producer he set up Jupiter Productions, Ltd., then Sun House Productions.
[Billboard, December 5, 1970, p. 4]
Singer/ songwriter/producer Chris Crosby has formed his own record production company and two publishing subsidiaries. Crosby, who formerly recorded for Atlantic and Columbia, has formed Sun House Productions...
Having first sung with his father’s band on CBS when he was 12 years old, Crosby made a documentary about his uncle, Bing Crosby, ''Crosby in Search of Crosby: Bing the Truth Behind the Legend'' (2016).
Discography
Albums
*''Meet Chris Crosby'', August 1964
Singles
*A: "Something Special" / B: "Someday After Forever" Warner Bros. Feb 1963
*A: "Young and in Love" / B: "Raindrops in My Heart" MGM Jan 1964
*A: "All I Do Is Dream of You" / B: "Tomorrow" Apr 1964
*A: "Always" B: "Imagine" Jul 1964
*A: "I Can Make the Raindrops Fall" / B: "You're My World" Pacemaker 1965
*A: "Only the Young" / B: "Love Is a Rose Challenge" USA 1965
*A: "Red Roses" / B: "Pretty Girls (Look So Fine)" Challenge
*A: "Hippie Lullaby" / B: "I Will Wait for You" Nov 1967
*A: "Atlanta Georgia Stray" / B: "If That's the Way You Feel" Columbia
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male singers
Bing Crosby