List of crooners

The following is a list of crooners and includes artists who have been described as a crooner at some point in their career. Crooners are singers who sing in a soft, intimate style made possible by the introduction of microphones and amplification.[1]

Golden Age (1920s-1960s)

• Al Bowlly[2]
• Al Jolson[3]
• Al Martino[4]
• Alan Dale[5]
• Andy Russell[6]
• Andy Williams[7]
• Arthur Prysock[8][9]
• Barry White[10]
• Billy Eckstine[11]
• Bing Crosby[12][13][7]
• Bobby Darin[4]
• Bobby Rydell[14]
• Bobby Short[15]
• Brian Evans[16]
• Brook Benton[17]
• Bryan Ferry[18]
• Buddy Clark[19]
• Buddy Greco[4]
• Carlos Gardel[20]
• Charles Aznavour[21]
• Cheo Feliciano[22]
• Dean Martin[7]
• Desi Arnaz[23]
• Dick Farney[24]
• Dick Haymes[7]
• Dick Powell[25]
• Dick Todd[26]
• Domenico Modugno[27]
• Don Cornell[4][7]
• Ed Ames[28]
• Eddie Fisher[7]
• Eddy Arnold[29]
• Engelbert Humperdinck[30]
• Fabian[31]
• Frank Sinatra Jr.[32]
• Frank Sinatra[33][7]
• Frankie Laine[4]
• Frankie Randall
• Gene Austin[34]
• James Darren[4]
• Jerry Vale[4]
• Jimmy Roselli[4]
• Johnny Dorelli[4]
• Johnny Marvin[34]
• Johnny Mathis[7]
• Julius La Rosa[4]
• Lucho Gatica[4]
• Mel Tormé[7]
• Merv Griffin[7]
• Nat King Cole[7]
• Neil Diamond[35][36]
• Neil Hannon[37]
• Nick Lucas[34]
• Paul Anka[38]
• Perry Como[4][7]
• Ricky Nelson[39]
• Roy Orbison[40]
• Rudy Vallée[2][34]
• Russ Columbo[41]
• Sam Browne[42]
• Sammy Davis Jr.[43][7]
• Sergio Franchi[4]
• Tom Jones[7]
• Tony Bennett[4]
• Tony Clifton[44]
• Tony Martin[7]
• Val Doonican[45]
• Vaughn De Leath[46]
• Vaughn Monroe[47]
• Vic Damone[4][7]
• Wayne Newton[48]
• Whispering Jack Smith[1]

Post-Golden Age (1970s-Present)

• Alejandro Fernández[49]
• Anthony Strong[50]
• Barry Manilow[51][52]
• Camilo Sesto[19]
• Chris Isaak[53]
• Glenn Danzig[54]
• Michael Bolton[55]
• Michael Bublé[4]
• Seth MacFarlane[56][57]

See also

• Traditional pop
• Easy listening

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