All About Jazz — If you havenA^1t already heard, Hadley Caliman, 78, the great tenor saxophonist, colleague and friend of Dexter Gordon, died [Wednesday, September 8,] of liver cancer. He was one of the great jazz musicians, and a kind, gentle person, whom I deeply l... more info

All About Jazz — Recording engineer Frank Bruno, who worked at Columbia Records, died June 28 in West Orange, N.J. He was 89. In the 1940s, Bruno transferred his hobby of repairing radios and recording to the V-Disc Operation, in which stars such as Bing Crosby, F... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — A jury in Santa Monica, California has awarded Bing Crosby's estate more than $2 million in royalties. more info

ContactMusic — A jury in Santa Monica, California has awarded BING CROSBY's estate more than $2 million (1.3 million) in royalties, ending a 10 year battle between music bosses and the... more info

411 Mania — Ten years to settle, but they finally got their "White Christmas" check... more info

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All About Jazz — A Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded the company that holds Bing Crosby's property rights more than $2 million in royalties from Universal Music Group on June 30, closing one chapter in a legal wrangle that has run more than a decade. However... more info

Undercover, Australia — The family of the late Bing Crosby have successfully sued Universal Music for unpaid royalties. more info

ET Online — The heirs of legendary singer and actor Bing Crosby have been awarded more than $2 million in their lawsuit against Universal Music Group following a ten-year court battle. A jury rendered the decision in Santa Monica on Wednesday, and Crosby'... more info

Guardian Music — Velvet-voiced singer, actor and activist who broke new ground for black performersA handful of decades ago the roles for black performers in Hollywood movies were deliberately kept peripheral to the plots, so that their appearances could easily be ed... more info