Old Time Crooners ....

[Ianto.W.]

Frank Sinatra has to have the last word,"Loves Been Good To Me" "My Way", yes jambutty Al Jolson 'invented' crooning, Al Bowley "pennies From Heaven" is a close runner.

[LancYorkYankee]

Not a fan of the crooners but have a favorite anti-crooner. Remember Bill Murray in Saturday Night Live doing his crooner imitation: Priceless!

Brian

[eggstoocool]

Originally Posted by West Ender

What's the definition of a crooner? It used to mean someone who sang ballads in a non-operatic style so would you describe anyone who's around now as a crooner?

I think Michael Buble is pretty close to the modern day crooner... he does a lovely job on some of the old songs.

[eggstoocool]

Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee

Not a fan of the crooners but have a favorite anti-crooner. Remember Bill Murray in Saturday Night Live doing his crooner imitation: Priceless!

Brian

Dont think I saw that one.

Kaz

[WillowTheWhisp]

The mention of Al Jolson got me a bit nostalgic. I loved the films of his life which starred Larry Parks. L.P. was one of my childhood heroes and I know it's silly but I got quite upset when he died and the news reporter announced it almost as a throwaway item like "if anybody knows who that is." I even wrote a poem about it - how sad is that?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by jimmi5bellies

Come on admit / own up / fezz up who's your favourite one.

Grew up with Shirley Bassey belting them out, still like her to this day. Was taken to see Val Doonical when i was younger when we was staying in the Isle Of Man.

Come on admit ...own up

Mines Shirley Bassey .... so ner !

I agree with you Jimmi I've seen Shirley about a dozen time, although not recently, when I was young she did the summer season at Blackpool on a number of occasions

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

Big Shirl is alright, but looks a bit rough in the Christmas M & S advert.

Sinatra and the rest of the crooners you can keep. They didn't sing, just talked. Snappy dressers though.

I think you tend to look a bit rough Rindi when your clocking 70, I look rough and I'm only 60, but then again I did burn the candle at both ends for many years

[jambutty]

Ah! Yes! The Dance Bands of yesteryear West Ender and garinda. Ambrose, Geraldo, Harry Roy, Lew Stone, Roy Fox and not forgetting Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, the Dorsey Brothers to name just a handful. Who can forget Gene Krupa’s rhythmic drumming with the American Big Bands. In my view he was the best drummer of all time barring none. Of course cocaine helped. But nonetheless the 1939 Carngeie Hall version of Sing, Sing, Sing lasted just over 12 minutes and Krupa’s rhythm was legendary.

I bought The Jolson Story DVD some time back WillowTheWhisp and it also included Jolson Sings Again.

Larry Parks, who played the part of Jolson was so perfect in his miming to Jolson’s singing that it was impossible to tell that he was miming. His actions were move perfect too.

I think that Jim Reeves does count steeljack. Did you know that someone called Sally Kelly recorded a song entitled “He’ll Have To Stay” as an ‘answer’ to JR’s “He’ll Have To Go”.

[grannyclaret]

someone mentioned mama cass,,,,OOH SHE WAS GREAT,,,,

[garinda]

Not really crooners in my book, but adore Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee.

Doris Day could hold a tune as well.

[jambutty]

It was me grannyclaret – I mentioned Mamma Cass. She had a natural singing voice of such tone purity that is rarely matched these days.

Judith Durham of the Seekers was another.

[grannyclaret]

Spooky ....

[grannyclaret]

Oh Sorry That Was Dusty Springfield

[grannyclaret]

Originally Posted by jambutty

It was me grannyclaret – I mentioned Mamma Cass. She had a natural singing voice of such tone purity that is rarely matched these days.

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I LOVED KAREN CARPENTER TOO..THEY BOTH HAD BEAUTIFUL VOICES

[jambutty]

Dusty Springfield, alias Mary O’Brien, formed The Springfields with her brother back in the early sixties grannyclaret not the Seekers or even the New Seekers.