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

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

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

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's certainly hard to imagine them really catching on in the early 50s, an age dominated by schmaltzy crooners, folk purists and show tunes.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024

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