Bing Crosby is a true icon. Recognized worldwide as one of the most popular singers, actors, and entertainers in America, he starred in more than fifty-five films, recorded more No. 1 hits than any other artist, and appeared on almost four thousand radio broadcasts. But there is a flip side to this legend.
Bing Crosby was also a cattle rancher, working the land sunrise to sunset alongside his ranch hands in Elko, a small cowtown in northeastern Nevada. Bing truly enjoyed the rugged outdoors of this rural community, and often longed for his other life away from the lights, cameras, and action of Hollywood.
In Bing: On the Road to Elko, Crosby’s niece, Carolyn Schneider, shares memories, interviews, stories, and photographs, offering readers an intimate glimpse of the uncle she knew and loved. Through research and perseverance, Schneider brings to life the Bing rarely seen, his life behind the cameras. She journeys back to northern Nevada, meeting the people who knew Bing, hanging out at the lunch counter of the local diner, visiting the Indian reservation, gathering anecdotes and images of a man once known as the honorary mayor of Elko, Nevada.
Interested in purchasing Carolyn Schneider’s first book Me and Uncle Bing? Please contact the author via email at artist71635@msn.com or by calling (702)240-8570.
