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

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Crooners and Songbirds

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Russ Columbo

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Lee Morse

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Whispering Jack Smith

Jack Smith (31 May 1898 in New York City - 13 May more...1 point

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker, 1917 Birth name Sonia Kalish Born J more...1 point

Annette Hanshaw

Birth name Annette Hanshaw Born October 18, 1901 O more...1 point

Ruth Etting

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Cliff Edwards aka "Ukulele Ike"

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Ethel Waters

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Ragtime and Early Jazz - 1900-1935 (Jazz Bible Fake Book Series)

Ragtime and Early Jazz - 1900-1935 (Jazz Bible Fake Book Series)

This great fake book features 200 songs, including more...0 points

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trainwreckwreck wrote...

This is a great group. So much info right at my fingertips... and so pretty to look at, too!

ReplyPosted August 22, 2007

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