Chris Crosby (singer)
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Christopher Douglas "Chris" Crosby (born June 28, 1942)[1] is an American singer of the 1960s, the son of swing band leader Bob Crosby, and nephew of Bing Crosby.[2]
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Birth name | Christopher Douglas Crosby |
Born | (1942-06-28) June 28, 1942 (age 81) Los Angeles, California, United States[1] |
Occupation(s) | Singer, producer |
Years active | 1963–1967 |
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Website | theartofmonteque |
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He debuted with Warner Bros in 1963, featured in the music film Hootenanny Hoot,[3] 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 in November 1967.[4]
As a record producer he set up Jupiter Productions, Ltd.,[5] then Sun House Productions.[6]
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).