LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Frank Sinatra: Bing Crosby
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Frank Sinatra's farewell will contrast sharply with the exit given to his boyhood idol, Bing Crosby. Crosby's will specified a small, private funeral. Plans are in the works to give Sinatra the most spectacular funeral sendoff of any showbiz legend.
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Inspired by Bing Crosby, a major vocalist of the 1930s, the youthful Sinatra set his sights on a career in music and began singing on street corners with friends. In 1935, he and three others auditioned for Major Bowes' Amateur Hour, a popular radio program of its day. They performed as the "Hoboken Four" and won the talent contest.
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Early in his life Sinatra knew he wanted to become a singer. His influences were Rudy Vallee (1901–1986) and Bing Crosby (1903–1977). He dropped out of high school and began to sing at small clubs. He got his first
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