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This is a list of crooners—singers in a soft, intimate style made possible by the introduction of microphones and amplification.[1] "Crooner" is an American epithet given to male singers of pop standards, mostly from the Great American Songbook, either backed by a full orchestra, a big band or by a piano. Originally it was an ironic term denoting an emphatically sentimental, often emotional singing style made possible by the use of microphones.

Contemporary crooners

Past crooners

References

  1. ^ a b C. W. E. Bigsby (2006), The Cambridge companion to modern American culture, p. 347, ISBN 978-0-521-84132-0
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Richard Grudens (2005-02-04), The Italian Crooners Bedside Companion, ISBN 978-0-9763877-0-1 Cite error: The named reference "ICBC" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ The Divine Comedy - Tonight we fly (Live) (A/V stream). YouTube. May 12, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Joseph Lanza; Dennis Penna (2002-11-01), Russ Columbo and the Crooner Mystique, ISBN 978-0-922915-80-4 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |author-separator= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Richard Grudens (2003), Bing Crosby Crooner of the Century, ISBN 978-1-57579-248-4
  6. ^ Pamela Robertson Wojcik; Arthur Knight (2001), Soundtrack available, p. 105, ISBN 978-0-8223-2800-1 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |author-separator= ignored (help)
  7. ^ a b Allison McCracken (1999), ""God's Gift to Us Girls": Crooning, Gender, and the Re-Creation of American Popular Song, 1928–1933", American Music, 17 (4), University of Illinois Press: 365–395, doi:10.2307/3052656, JSTOR 3052656
  8. ^ Gérard Herzhaft; Paul Harris; Brigitte Debord; Jerry Haussler; Gé Anton J. Mikofsky (1997), Encyclopedia of the blues, p. 35, ISBN 978-1-55728-452-5 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |author-separator= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Clifton, Tony (January 20, 2010). (Interview). Interviewed by Nathan Rabin http://www.avclub.com/articles/tony-clifton,37280/. Retrieved June 15, 2013. {{cite interview}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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