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Evolution
Crooning is a style that has its roots in the Bel Canto of Italian opera, but with the emphasis on subtle vocal nuances and phrasing found in jazz as opposed to elaborate ornamentation or sheer acoustic volume found in opera houses. Before the advent of the microphone, popular singers, like Al Jolson, had to project to the rear seats of a theater, which made for a very loud vocal style. The microphone made possible the more personal style. Crooning is not so much a style of music as it is a technique in which to sing.
Some crooners, most notably Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby or Jean Sablon, incorporated other popular styles into their music, such as blues, dixieland and even native Hawaiian music. Crooning became the dominant form of popular vocal music from the late 1920s to the early 1960s, coinciding with the advent of radio broadcasting and electrical recording. For example, Bing Crosby's radio show, Kraft Music Hall (1935-1946) was heard by 50 million listeners every Thursday evening
The genre enjoyed tremendous popularity within the former Soviet Union. Leading the way were artists such as Leonid Utyosov, Gary Goldie, Nikolai Shukin, Bruno Oya, Vladimir Troshin, Oleg Anofriyev, as well as Vadim Mullerman, Vladimir Makarov and Muslim Magomaev. Their performances included a variety of influences ranging from jazz, romantic ballads, big-band, swing and ambient mood music, as well as popular film soundtracks.
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Sources
- Michael Pitts and Frank Hoffman. The Rise of the Crooners (Scarecrow Press, 2002).
- Giddins, Gary. "A Pocketful of Dreams" Boston: (Little, Brown and Company, 2001).
- Various Artists. "Fabulous 50's Crooners Sing Their Hard To Find Hits" Ontario: (Hit Parade Records, 2006)

























