December 21st, 2007
The following snippet is from a restaurant review on IslandPacket.com for Frankie Bones Restaurant and Lounge. Anyone near the area wanna go try it out and let me know what you think?
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December 17th, 2007
Okay, so more than half of my list of crooners to invite to a holiday office party are partying on in the afterlife somewhere. But if you’re really into throwing a huge musicians’ holiday bash, then you might enjoy these other lists from members of the b5media Music Channel!Top 120 OTHER Musicians to Bring to […]
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November 27th, 2007
This is a pretty cool story - goes to show you that good crooners just never give up!
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November 26th, 2007
Rev. Bob Glenn in Minnesota preaches the gospel by day, and croons his way through classics like “Meglio Stasera” with his jazz band at night.
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October 19th, 2007
Two items this morning, one that floored me…
First, the last surviving member of the Rat Pack, Joey Bishop, has passed away at 89.
An adept ad-libber with a dry, underplayed sense of humor, Bishop achieved his greatest fame in the ’60s. He was master of ceremonies for President Kennedy’s inaugural gala and joined Sinatra, Dean […]
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August 15th, 2007
C’mon bloggers… I know you have old family photos hiding somewhere in your homes! Dig them out and submit to the Friday Family Album Blog Project! I need at least ONE for this Friday’s post!
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July 9th, 2007
I’m so thoroughly excited to actually be a part of b5media now - to have this blog, and be writing about the genre of music I adore so much! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks with everyone getting set up and on board - but it’s been so much fun - the anticipation alone […]
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July 9th, 2007
According to some, crooners are only male. Others believe in female crooners. Here’s how Wikipedia defines crooner:
Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads thus a “balladeer”. The singer is normally backed by a full orchestra […]
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June 19th, 2007
Welcome to the latest addition to the b5media network’s Music Channel – Crooner Culture!
This blog is for lovers of crooners as well as the culture surrounding crooners over the years. This is more than just “The Rat Pack” – it’s Bobby Darin to Michael Buble, Paul Anka to Harry Connick, Jr. and Vic Damone to […]
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