crooner

By spending 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top of the UK singles chart, it overtakes the record set by American crooner Frankie Laine with his track I Believe, in 1953.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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

The crooner Rudy Vallee embraced the microphone as an instrument that enabled listeners to hear him as if he were singing directly into their ears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Carey, meanwhile, has generated 692 million streams — not too shabby, of course, but still not measuring up to the Canadian crooner.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025

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

Our mental list of local legends runs the gamut from old-school crooners to forward-thinking rappers, groundbreaking rock bands to jazz players who became giants.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

“At odd hours of the night, Roscoe’s hops with hip-hop gangstas and old-time crooners, funkateers and exponents of new-jack swing, athletes and bodyguards,” Gold wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2022