Buuxi weedha soo socota: Bing Crosby iyo Owens waxay bilaabeen saaxibtinimadoodii markii ay labadooduba ku wada ciyaareen Lafayette Cafe ee Los Angeles sanadkii 1926. Sanadkii 1934, Owens wuxuu qoray "Sweet Leilani" si uu ugu dabaaldego dhalashada gabadhiisa, wuxuuna ka dhigay heesta astaanta u ah Royal Hawaiian Hotel Orchestra. Intii lagu guda jiray fasaxa Honolulu xaaskiisa Dixie Lee, Crosby wuxuu maqlay heesta wuxuuna doonayay inuu ku daro filimkiisa soo socda "Waikiki Wedding". Harry wuu ka gaabsaday, laakiin Bing ayaa ka dhaadhiciyay. Arthur Hornblow, Jr. oo ah soo saaraha, aad bay u adagtahay in la iibiyo. Hornblow waxa uu ku adkeystay in heesta aan filimka lagu isticmaali doonin. Crosby wuxuu u cararay garoonka golf-ka wuxuuna diiday inuu ku laabto ilaa Hornblow uu ogolaaday inuu ku daro heesta filimka. "Sweet Leilani" waxay ku guulaysatay Abaalmarinta Heesta ugu Fiican ee 1938
Abaalmarintii 10aad ee Akadeemiyada, waxayna noqotay rikoodhkii ugu horeeyay ee dahab ah ee Crosby.