Who's Your Favorite Crooner?

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Left To Right, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Dean Martin


Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads thus a "balladeer". The singer is normally backed by a full orchestra or big band. Generally, crooners sang and popularized the songs from the Great American Songbook. Crooner was originally bestowed as a negative term, and many people given the term, such as Russ Colombo, did not consider themselves to be crooners. In an interview, Frank Sinatra said that he did not consider himself or Bing Crosby to be crooners.

 

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Crooner

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Left To Right, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Dean Martin


Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads thus a "balladeer". The singer is normally backed by a full orchestra or big band. Generally, crooners sang and popularized the songs from the Great American Songbook. Crooner was originally bestowed as a negative term, and many people given the term, such as Russ Colombo, did not consider themselves to be crooners. In an interview, Frank Sinatra said that he did not consider himself or Bing Crosby to be crooners.

None of these three-when it comes to ballads, my money is on Sir Paul McCartney..hands down..no contest....

 

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As a crooner??

 

[L Gilbert]

Out of the 3, it'd be Deano.
Out of all of them, I could give a list of faves but not one single fave.
McCartney a crooner? Oh, I see. My favorite choir is Pink Floyd. Or maybe Jethro Tull.

 

[m_levesque]

As a crooner??

McCartney? Oh yeah, you said a crooner was someone who sang ballads....so..yup, McCartney hands down in that department..."Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "My Love", "No More Lonely Nights" and a thousand other tunes the guy sang. Amazing talent.!

 

[m_levesque]

Out of the 3, it'd be Deano.
Out of all of them, I could give a list of faves but not one single fave.
McCartney a crooner? Oh, I see. My favorite choir is Pink Floyd. Or maybe Jethro Tull.

Well, as someone who sings ballads..yeah, McCartney easily.Actually Lennon had a great voice for ballads too.And the two of them together singing a ballad...heaven

 

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Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads thus a "balladeer". The singer is normally backed by a full orchestra or big band. Generally, crooners sang and popularized the songs from the Great American Songbook. Crooner was originally bestowed as a negative term, and many people given the term, such as Russ Colombo, did not consider themselves to be crooners. In an interview, Frank Sinatra said that he did not consider himself or Bing Crosby to be crooners.

 

[CDNBear]

That was easy, Sinatra.

 

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But I did forget Sammy dont you think?

 

[RomSpaceKnight]

Dean, all the way.

 

[gopher]

Sinatra is King Crooner! After all, he's the only one on that list from Jersey!

 

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I like Bing. I could listen to him sing all day and the mans not just a crooner but a hoofer too. *swoon*

 

[tamarin]

Can't forget Gene Pitney. First album I ever bought. He died in the last year. Still on tour. Magnificent voice and some songs that remain lyrical favourites.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Ooh! Ooh! Gene Pitney! "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" "24 Hours from Tulsa." "Only Love Can Break a Heart" "It Hurts to be in Love." "Town Without Pity." Some of the great songs of my foolish youth. I still listen to 'em and weep. Not because the songs are uniquely beautiful, but for my foolish youth long gone... I knew nothing, and thought I knew everything. It was fun.

I wouldn't call him a crooner though. That still sounds vaguely insulting to me: boring, no-talent dickweeds who bumble their way through songs they don't understand, like Madonna doing Don McClean's classic "American Pie." Ever seen that video? Appalling. So it can't apply to anyone I like even a little bit. Sinatra, no. Dean Martin, no. Lennon and McCartney, no. Bing Crosby, no. Sammy Davis Jr.... uh, borderline, he hollered a lot rather than singing, but probably no.

But Frank Ifield? Yes, definitely a lounge lizard, a crooner with a tolerable voice and a horrible choice of material. "When my life is through/And the angels ask me to recall/The thrill of them all/I will tell them I remember you." ukeright:

 

[talloola]

Bing and Dean were crooners, but Frank was a "singer' and much better than both of them.

Paul McCartney wrote beautiful songs, and I love them, but don't think he has the greatest voice, but
I do enjoy him.

I guess you'd have to say McCartney is the most talented, as he writes,and sings. The others only sang.

I can't listen to Bing any more, too boring, Dean is OK, but I will never get tired of Frank as he sang so
well, and could "present" a song better than most other singers.

 

[tamarin]

Dexter, Pitney was fabulous. I can still remember being in a tent some place in the 60's and hearing a radio outside in the starlit stillness: "In the eyes of the world..."
Gosh, memories.
Dunno if he's a crooner but he's definitely not if crooners are run-of-the-mill!

 

[mapleleafgirl]

youre probably going to laugh at me, but who are these three people anyways? i gather they are singers, but i have never heard of them..do they still record cd's?

 

[tamarin]

You have pierced me to the quick, MLG! This is the price we all pay for getting older - irrelevance.

 

[BitWhys]

Tony Bennett

 

[talloola]

youre probably going to laugh at me, but who are these three people anyways? i gather they are singers, but i have never heard of them..do they still record cd's

Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, were the top "pop" singers many years ago, they are all

dead now. I'm sure you must know who Paul McCartney is.