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    • Jan 30, 1987
    The Woody Allen movie "Radio Days" appears in movie theaters. Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' version of "Pistol Packin' Mama" is used in the film, alongside music by Glenn Miller, Cole Porter, Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra
    Sep 13, 1989
    Rhino releases "Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits (1935-1954)." Gene Autry is represented with both "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)." Also featured are Bing Crosby and Nat "King" Cole
    Dec 1, 1989
    The Chevy Chase picture "Christmas Vacation" appears in theaters. Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" is featured, as are recordings by The Moonglows, Bing Crosby, Ray Charles and Mavis Staples
    Dec 11, 1989
    Lindsay Crosby dies in Las Vegas of a self-inflicted gunshot. His late father, Bing Crosby, was a pop vocalist who also found success on the country charts in 1944
    May 7, 1991
    Dennis Crosby dies in Novato, California, the second son of Bing Crosby to kill himself by gunshot. The elder Crosby, a pop legend, earned a country hit in 1944 by joining The Andrews Sisters on "Pistol Packin' Mama"
    Aug 24, 1995
    Gary Crosby, the oldest son of Bing Crosby, dies of lung cancer in Burbank, California. The elder Crosby earned a country hit in 1944 by teaming with The Andrews Sisters on "Pistol Packin' Mama"
    Oct 25, 1995
    "Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits (1935-1954)" earns a gold album from the RIAA. Gene Autry's "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)" are included, along with Jimmy Boyd's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and tracks by Bing Crosby, Nat "King" Cole and Vaughn Monroe
    Feb 24, 1998
    Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay," The King Cole Trio's "Straighten Up And Fly Right" and Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' "Don't Fence Me In" join the Grammy Hall of Fame with records by Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey
    Oct 27, 1998
    Arista releases the album "Ultimate Christmas," with Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" alongside holiday hits by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Eartha Kitt and Boyz II Men, among others
    Nov 9, 1999
    The album "Ultimate Christmas" is certified gold by the RIAA. Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" is included, as are songs by Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Luther Vandross, Carly Simon, Judy Garland and Luciano Pavarotti, among others
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