Crooners

In addition to Blues and Pure Jazz, "crooners" started to take the world by storm. What is a crooner?
(Bing Crosby was one! He sings "White Christmas".)

• People who could make crow sounds in songs
• Male jazz standard singers
• Women will lower, alto voices
• Men with high, tenor voices

Although there were some female crooners later on, two of the most popular male crooners at that time were:

• Michael Buble and Harry Connick Jr.
• Glenn Miller and Louis Armstrong
• Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra
• Kanye and Drake

Two very important African American musicians of the 40's were:
One was a phenomenal trumpet player from New Orleans whose career spanned from the 20's-60's, and the other was a famous pianist and one the first African Americans to have his own TV show.

• Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong
• Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway
• B.B. King and Louis Armstrong
• Nat King Cole and B.B. King

What form of media enables to us to see and hear many of the old style crooners?

• Radio

• Television specials

• Internet

In what city do crooners still get live performances?

• New York, NY

• New Orleans, LA

• Nashville, TN

• Las Vegas, NV

• St. Louis, MO

He was part of Sinatra's Rat Pack?

• Dean Martin

• Glen Ford

• Bob Hope

• Lou Costello

Which Christmas song by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time?

• The Christmas Song
• Jingle Bells
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• White Christmas

Who is NOT a singer from the 1940s?

• Bing Crosby
• Frank Sinatra
• Judy Garland
• Natalie Cole

Which is NOT a popular type of music from the 1940s?

• Bebop/Bop
• Big Band
• Hip Hop
• Jazz
  Jazz

What was Nat King Cole most known for?

• the first African American performer on stage

• the first African American performer to host a variety TV series

• the first African American to produce music for white people