Crooner is an Epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed Pop Standards . The singer is normally backed by a Big Band .
EVOLUTION
Crooning is style derived from the Bel Canto of Italian Opera , but with the emphasis on vocal nuances and phrasing as opposed to Volume . Crooning was the dominant form of music from the late 1920s to the early 1960s . For example, Bing Crosby'sRadio show, Kraft Music Hall ( 1935 - 1946 ) had 50 Million listeners tuning in every thursday evening, 14 million more than the hottest TV series of 2000 , Who Wants To Be A Millionaire , which peaked with 36 million viewers. After 1954 popular music became dominated by other styles, such as Rock 'n' Roll . However, crooners have not completely disappeared, with contemporary performers such as Tony Bennett , Harry Connick Jr. , Michael Bublé , and Rod Stewart keeping the form alive. While both male and female singers sang in this style, the term "crooner" is rarely used to describe a female singer.
