“We lived in a goddamn prison cell”: Bing Crosby, the man with countless No. 1 hits, was above all an unfeeling father | Music

MusicA white Christmas may be an eternity ago, but the end of the year is not complete without Bing Crosby’s hit of the same name. The original crooner was so much more than White Christmas, though: a music industry trailblazer and the biggest American star of his generation, his icy fatherhood has tarnished his reputation.