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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 .
Pages in category "American crooners" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ed Ames; Paul Anka;
Pages in category "Crooners" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A crooner is a singer who performs with a smooth, intimate style that originated in the 1920s. The crooning style was made possible by better microphones that picked up quieter sounds and a wider range of frequencies, allowing the singer to access a greater dynamic range and exploit the proximity effect .
Pages in category "English crooners" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Tony Christie; E.
Successful non-classical baritones display a wide range of vocal qualities and effects that lend a unique character to their voices, many of which are considered undesirable in the operatic or classical baritone singer, such as "breathy" , [3] "distinguished…crooner" , [4] "growling" (Neil Diamond), [5] and even "ragged" (Bruce Springsteen).
Excluding the Opry Square Dancers, who have sui generis membership status, there are currently 75 Grand Ole Opry members. Solo music artists make up 60 of the members, seven of whom have mostly retired from performing (Stu Phillips, Barbara Mandrell, Jeanne Pruett, Randy Travis, Ricky Van Shelton, Patty Loveless and Ronnie Milsap), but may make occasional appearances.
Albert R. Broccoli (1909–1996), producer of all but one of the first 17 James Bond movies; Barbara Broccoli (born 1960), producer, daughter of producer Albert R. Broccoli; Nicolas Cage, actor, director and producer; Frank Capra (1897–1991), film director and a major creative force behind a number of popular films of the 1930s and 1940s