crooner
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Claudine Longet, the French-born star and ex-wife of crooner Andy Williams who became notorious for the fatal shooting of Olympic skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
"I began playing music at 15," recalled Vivian Hansen, a former crooner at Park Street's Trincas restaurant.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
If you think of late-career Elvis Presley as only a plump and gaudy Las Vegas crooner slinging schlock in the 1970s, you’re about to get all shook up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
The 82-year-old crooner, known for 1970s hits "Copacabana" and "Mandy," revealed a lung cancer diagnosis in December and planned to have an operation to treat it.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
While he attended the races at Tanforan with Bing Crosby, the crooner found himself abandoned as fans and autograph-seekers smothered Howard.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Ms. Willetts devotes nearly an entire chapter—ostensibly on postwar nightlife in Las Vegas and Havana—to Frank Sinatra, head of America’s Rat Pack of lounge crooners and the “kingpin of ‘gentlemanly’ debauchery.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Springer added that he prefers classic crooners, such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, to Bublé.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
It will reflect the King's musical interests through his life, ranging from 1930s crooners to Afrobeat stars.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
It took the Grammys until after the Summer of Love to fully acknowledge that pop music had moved beyond the crooners and show tunes of the show’s early days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
It drew crooners like Eddie Fisher and has been cited as an inspiration for the 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
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