As long as we’re celebrating Spokane’s musical history, let’s take a minute to talk about Mildred Rinker Bailey. Bailey, who was born in Tekoa and raised on the Coeur d’Alene Reservation (she was an ...

In thinking about our Bing Crosby Holiday Playlist, it occurred to us that Spokane-area musicians might have opinions on the subject. Turns out they do. “While Bing recorded a ton of Christmas songs, ...

Bing Crosby ‘White Christmas’ (1942) Irving Berlin won an Oscar for writing this seasonal standard, which Bing Crosby first recorded for “Holiday Inn,” a film released in 1942, establishing a market ...

There’s something truly magical about a classic Christmas song and its ability to fill a person with the Christmas spirit, conjure memories of the kind of holiday you’re meant to dream of when Bing ...