Crooner Culture

(Originally posted August 2007, I want to try to get this idea rolling again!)
Okay everyone – it’s time for the first ever Crooner Culture blog project!
Here’s the skinny…
Everyone has old family photos from the 40’s and 50’s laying around somewhere. Maybe your cousin’s got them all, or your sister, or your 80 year old Uncle Joe. But they’re somewhere.
Your job is to find the photo that reminds you of the classic “crooner era” and post it on your blog, writing whatever you know about when and where it was taken, and put a link in the post to this blog …read more

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Bobby Darin Crooner Week is over, gang. I’m leaving you with an mp3 and lyrics to one of my all time favorite Bobby Darin song and the lyrics. I even snagged a YouTube vid of him singing this one. Can you guess what it is before you click to get through the jump?
I’ll give you a hint, my future husband, Michael Bublé does a cover of this one. And I can honestly say that while it’s great, I love Bobby’s original version just a teeny bit more.
Are you ready?

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Just wanted to post a few interesting Frank Sinatra related websites for your perusal. We all know that Ol’ Blue Eyes “never touched the stuff” (meaning the internet) but his family and fans sure have.

The Frank Sinatra Foundation – “Helping those in need was at his spiritual core.”
SINATRA: A Voice In Time (1939-1952) – This collection was released only weeks ago, on September 27, 2007.
Sinatra Family Forums – A place for family and fans to get together and chat.
TIME Magazine’s TIME 100 – Frank Sinatra – Very nice 3 page writeup, featuring covers from TIME of Frank Sinatra
Amazon At A …read more

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Okay, so it’s finally here. I’ve heard different people with different opinions on this sort of thing, but I’m sorry, I’m so mad for Dino that I just had to pre-order this from DeanMartin.Com! Of course, the one I bought has a bonus DVD in it, with home videos and interviews with the others on the album, so I didn’t get the free shipping, but if you want just the CD, go get it now!
This new album features 14 classic Dean Martin songs newly recorded instrumentals and collaborations with Kevin Spacey, Joss Stone, Martina McBride, Robbie Williams and many more.
1 …read more

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I’m so thoroughly excited to actually be a part of b5media now – to have this blog, and be writing about the genre of music I adore so much! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks with everyone getting set up and on board – but it’s been so much fun – the anticipation alone – and I’m thrilled that we’re on a roll now!
But wait… there’s more – a CONTEST!
Yep – b5media is doing a grand giveaway as a part of the music channel launch today, with prizes for non-b5 bloggers! b5media bloggers have their own contest going …read more

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According to some, crooners are only male. Others believe in female crooners. Here’s how Wikipedia defines crooner:
Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads thus a “balladeer”. The singer is normally backed by a full orchestra or big band. Generally, crooners sang and popularized the songs from the Great American Songbook. Crooner was originally bestowed as a negative term, and many people given the term, such as Russ Colombo, did not consider themselves to be crooners. In an interview, Frank Sinatra …read more

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Welcome to the latest addition to the b5media network’s Music Channel – Crooner Culture!
This blog is for lovers of crooners as well as the culture surrounding crooners over the years. This is more than just “The Rat Pack” – it’s Bobby Darin to Michael Buble, Paul Anka to Harry Connick, Jr. and Vic Damone to Bing Crosby.
However let’s not forget the ladies of crooning either – Billie Holiday and Nina Simone to Ella Fitzgerald and Norah Jones. And groups? How about The Platters, Righteous Brothers, and Andrew Sisters for starters…
Any of these get your swoon going? If you’re …read more

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