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Dreesen and Sinatra traveled 45 to 50 cities a year together, and the comedian said the crooner became like a father to him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

"I began playing music at 15," recalled Vivian Hansen, a former crooner at Park Street's Trincas restaurant.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

Billy Idol, chanteuse Sade, metal legends Iron Maiden and Manchester outfits Joy Division and New Order were also honored, along with hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan and velvet-voiced crooner Luther Vandross.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 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

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

If these songs existed when Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and all those crooners were alive, they would’ve beat down Will and Hue’s door to let them sing them first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

It will reflect the King's musical interests through his life, ranging from 1930s crooners to Afrobeat stars.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

The early years of crooners and ballads gave way to perky pop – epitomized by perhaps the greatest Eurovision song of all time, ABBA’s “Waterloo,” which won the contest 50 years ago.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024