List of crooners
Appearance
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The following is a list of crooners and includes artists who have been described as a crooner at some point in their career. Crooners are singers who sing in a soft, intimate style made possible by the introduction of microphones and amplification.[1]
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
1920–1969
[edit ]- Al Bowlly [2]
- Al Martino [3]
- Alan Dale [4]
- Andy Russell [5]
- Andy Williams
- Arthur Prysock [6] [7]
- Billy Eckstine [8]
- Bing Crosby [9] [10] [11]
- Bobby Darin [3]
- Bobby Rydell [12]
- Bobby Short [13]
- Brook Benton [14]
- Buddy Clark [15]
- Buddy Greco [3]
- Charles Aznavour [16]
- Cheo Feliciano [17]
- Dean Martin [11]
- Desi Arnaz [18]
- Dick Farney [19]
- Dick Haymes [11]
- Dick Powell [20]
- Dick Todd [21]
- Domenico Modugno [22]
- Don Cornell [3] [11]
- Ed Ames [23]
- Eddie Fisher [11]
- Eddy Arnold [24]
- Elvis Presley [25]
- Engelbert Humperdinck [26]
- Fabian [27]
- Frank Sinatra [28] [11] [29] [30] [31] [32]
- Frank Sinatra Jr. [33]
- Frankie Laine [3]
- Gene Austin [34]
- Jack Jones [35] [36] [37]
- James Darren [3]
- Jerry Vale [3]
- Jimmy Roselli [3]
- Johnny Dorelli [3]
- Johnny Hartman [38]
- Johnny Marvin [34]
- Johnny Mathis [11]
- Julius La Rosa [3]
- Lucho Gatica [3]
- Matt Monro [39]
- Mel Tormé [11]
- Merv Griffin [11]
- Mike Douglas [40] [41]
- Nat King Cole [11]
- Neil Diamond [42] [43]
- Nick Lucas [34]
- Pat Boone [44]
- Paul Anka [45]
- Perry Como [3] [11]
- Ricky Nelson [46] [47] [48]
- Robert Goulet [49]
- Roy Orbison [50]
- Rudy Vallée [2] [34]
- Russ Columbo [51]
- Sam Browne [52]
- Sammy Davis Jr. [53] [11]
- Sergio Franchi [3]
- Silvio Berlusconi [54]
- Tom Jones [11]
- Tony Bennett [3]
- Tony Clifton [55]
- Tony Martin [11]
- Val Doonican [56]
- Val Rosing [57]
- Vaughn De Leath [58]
- Vaughn Monroe [59]
- Vic Damone [3] [11]
- Wayne Newton [60]
- Whispering Jack Smith [1]
1970–present
[edit ]- Alejandro Fernández [61]
- Alex Turner [62]
- Anthony Strong [63]
- Barry Manilow [64] [65]
- Barry White [66]
- Bryan Ferry [67]
- Camilo Sesto [15]
- Chris Isaak [68]
- Dennis Van Aarssen
- Harry Connick, Jr [11]
- Justin Timberlake [69] [70]
- Mark Eitzel [71] [72]
- Michael Bublé [3]
- Morrissey [73]
- Neil Hannon [74]
- Nick Cave [75]
- Sam Smith [76]
- Seth MacFarlane [77] [78]
- Tommy Ward (singer) [79]
- jschlatt [80]
See also
[edit ]References
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Frank Sinatra Jr., a legendary crooner like his father, died at the age of 72. He not only supported his father's music career but also followed his own singing and acting ambitions.
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The longtime crooner signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with the Stardust casino-hotel in 1999 and is considered to have had one of the first headliner residencies.
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