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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 .
This category includes articles about African-American male singers.
Pages in category "African-American crooners" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Nat King Cole; D.
Steve Lawrence, a king among easy-listening crooners who rocketed to fame in the ’50s and ’60s as half of the duo Steve and Eydie, died Thursday at age 88. Lawrence died at home in Los Angeles ...
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The Compton crooner's single "The Oogum Boogum Song" became a hit and ... A Celebration of Black Music Style in America 1930-1975," described the artist as a "local hero" to L.A. — a "standard ...
Crooners such as Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, and Patti Page, who had dominated the first half of the decade, found their access to the pop charts significantly curtailed by the decade's end. [21] However, new Pop vocalists continued to rise to prominence throughout the decade, many of whom started out singing Rock 'n' Roll.
African-American crooners (5 P) Pages in category "American crooners" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.