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A crooner is a singer who performs with a smooth, intimate style that originated in the 1920s. The crooning style was made possible by improved microphones that picked up quieter sounds and a wider ra
Frank Sinatra in 1947
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Perry Como, October 1946
Frank Sinatra
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Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, conductor, and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th c
Crooner
…bands and reached its height in the 1940s to late 1960s. Crooning is epitomized by vocalists of the era such as Al Bowlly, Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee and Frank Sinatra, although Sinatra did not consider himself or Crosby to be "crooners". Other performers, such as Russ Columbo, also rejected the term. This dominant…
Sinatra in 1957
Sinatra at age three, c. 1918–1919
Sinatra (far right) with the Hoboken Four on Major Bowes' Amateur Hour in 1935
Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey in Ship Ahoy (1942)