CROONERS & SONGBIRDS

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croon

( P ) Pronunciation Key (krn) v. crooned, croon-ing, croons v. intr.

1. To hum or sing softly.
2. To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner.
3. Scots. To roar or bellow. v. tr. To sing softly or in a humming way: crooning a lullaby. n. A soft singing or humming.

song-bird

( P ) Pronunciation Key (songbird, sng-)
n. A bird, especially one of the suborder Oscines of passerine birds, having a melodious song or call.
songbird n : any bird having a musical call [syn: songster]

This is a group about old timey music - especially from the 20's and 30's. Russ Columbo, Annette Hanshaw, Whispering Jack Smith, Lee Morse, Al Bowlly, Elsie Carlisle, Gene Austin, Jane Green, Greta Keller, Sophie Tucker, Seger Ellis, Marlene Dietrich, Nick Lucas, Josephine Baker, Johnny Marvin, Helen Morgan, Rudy Vallee, Mildred Bailey, Bessie Smith, Smith Ballew, Libby Holman, Tiny Tim, Ethel Waters, Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Green, Bing Crosby, The Boswell Sisters, to name just a few...

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Al Bowlly

Albert Allick 'Al' Bowlly (January 7, 1897/1899(?)–April 17, 1941) was a popular singer in the United Kingdom during the 1930s, making more than 1,000 recordings between 1927 and 1941. Bowlly was born in Mozambique to Greek and Lebanese parent...

Whispering Jack Smith

Jack Smith (31 May 1898 in New York City - 13 May 1950 in New York City) was known as "Whispering" Jack Smith and was a popular baritone singer in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a popular radio and recording artist who occasionally appeared i...

Russ Columbo

Ruggero Eugenio di Rodolfo Colombo (January 14, 1908–September 2, 1934), better known by the name Russ Columbo, was an American singer, violinist and actor, most famous for his signature tune, "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love,"...

Lee Morse

Birth name: Lena Corinne Taylor Born: November 30, 1897 (1897-11-30) Origin: Portland, Oregon Died: December 16, 1954 (aged 57) Genre(s): Jazz, Blues Occupation(s): Singer, Actress Instrument(s): vocals, guitar Years active: 1923-1953 Label(s): Pathe...

Jane Green

Jane Green (2 January 1897 - 28 August 1931) was a United States singer popular in the 1920s. Green was born in Kentucky as Martha Jane Greene. She appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies and recorded over 30 phonograph records, and appeared in some early s...

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The Boswell Sisters

The Boswell Sisters were a close harmony singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s. Sisters Martha Boswell (June 9, 1905 - July 2, 1958), Connee Boswell (December 3, 1907 - October 11, 1976), and Helvetia "Vet" Bos...

Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Born on May 3, 1903, was an American popular singer and actor whose career lasted until his death on October 14, 1977. Background information Birth name: Harry Lillis Crosby Born: May 3, 1903(1903-05-03) Taco...

Jane Green

Mound City Blue Blowers

The Mound City Blowers were an unlikely success. Originally comprised of Red McKenzie on comb and tissue paper (which sounded like a kazoo), Dick Slevin on an actual kazoo, and Jack Bland on banjo, the unique band's initial recording in 1924 ("Arka...

Lew Stone

London native Lew Stone was an extremely popular bandleader, arranger, and pianist throughout the'30s. The self-taught musician also authored Harmony and Orchestration for the Modern Dance Band, a book that was the standard in its field against w...

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Ethel Waters

Background information: Born October 31, 1896(1896-10-31) Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Died September 1, 1977 (aged 80) Chatsworth, California, USA Genre(s): Jazz Occupation(s): Actress, singer Instrument(s): Vocals Years active: 1925-1977 Associated acts: Be...

Cliff Edwards aka "Ukulele Ike"

Cliff Edwards Background information: Birth name Clifton A. Edwards Also known as "Ukelele Ike" Born 14 June 1895 Origin Hannibal, Missouri Died 17 July 1971 Genre(s) Jazz Vaudeville Occupation(s) Singer Instrument(s) Vocals Uk...

Annette Hanshaw

Birth name Annette Hanshaw Born October 18, 1901 Origin USA Died March 13, 1985 Genre(s)Jazz Occupation(s) Singer Instrument(s) Vocals Annette Hanshaw was one of the first great female jazz singers. In the late 1920s she ranked alongside Ethel...

Smith Ballew

Date of Birth: 21 January 1902, Palestine, Texas Date of Death: 2 May 1984, Longview, Texas One of the finest singers of the Crooner era, Smith Ballew was nicknamed the Texas Troubadour. Born in Palestine, Texas, Ballew made his way to New York City...

Sophie Tucker

Birth name Sonia Kalish Born January 13, 1884 Origin Czarist Russia Died February 9, 1966 Genre(s) Jazz vaudeville Occupation(s) Singer Comedian Instrument(s) vocalist Sophie Tucker, 1917 Sophie Tucker (January 13, 1884–February 9, 1966)...

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Nat Gonella

NAT GONELLA Born: March 7, 1908 in London, England Died: August 6, 1998 Genres: Hot Jazz, British Dance Band, Dixieland Instruments: Trumpeter, Bandleader, Singer, also played Mellophone Associated acts: Lew Stone, Roy Fox, Nat Gonella and His Georgi...

Fats Waller

Thomas "Fats" Waller (1904-1943) was the son of a preacher and learned to play the organ in church with his mother. In 1918 he won a talent contest playing James P. Johnson's Carolina Shout which he learned from watching a pianola play the...

Ruth Etting

Ruth Etting on the cover of Radio Mirror magazine, June 1932. Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recor...

Gene Austin

Gene Austin June 24, 1900-January 24, 1972 was an American singer and songwriter who is considered to have been the first "crooner". Background information Birth name: Gene Austin Born: June 24, 1900 Origin: Gainesville, Texas Died: January 24, 19...

Louis Armstrong

Birth Name Louis Daniel Armstrong Also known as Satchmo, Pops Born August 4, 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Died July 6, 1971 (aged 69) Corona, Queens, New York City, NY, USA Genre(s) Jazz Dixieland Swing music Traditional pop...

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Red Hot Jazz

The music called Jazz was born sometime around 1895 in New Orleans. It combined elements of Ragtime, marching band music and Blues. What differentiated Jazz from these earlier styles was the widespread use of improvisation, often by more than one pla...

Vintage Sheet Music

A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHEET MUSIC People have always loved music. It is said that almost anywhere one goes in the world, there will be somebody playing some kind of rhythm and tune, even if it is just hitting two sticks together! In the early 1900s, p...

The Talking Machine

victrola (plural victrolas) In common usage, any upright or console model phonograph from the early 1900s, usually with a wooden cabinet body and an interior horn for the projection of sound, that plays 78 rpm records using a steel needle.

Crooners and Songbirds

The Jazz Age! Tin Pan Alley!! The Great White Way!!! croon ( P ) Pronunciation Key (krn) v. crooned, croon·ing, croons v. intr. 1. To hum or sing softly. 2. To sing popul...

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age describes the period from 1918-1929, the years between the end of World War I and the start of the Roaring Twenties; ending with the rise of the Great Depression, the traditional values of this age saw great decline while the American st...

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