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Crooner

Name: Crooner
Brand: Reaktion Books
SKU: 9781789147667
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ISBN: 9781789147667

Singing from the Heart from Sinatra to Nas

Contributor(s): Alex Coles Author Format: Paperback

Paperback · ISBN 9781789147667

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ISBN	9781789147667
Subtitle	Singing from the Heart from Sinatra to Nas
Publisher	Reaktion Books
Publication date	August 2023
Language	English
MRP	£14.99 GBP
Page count	208

Crooners sing close to the mic in a soft, intimate style. In this book Alex Coles explores the crooner in popular music from the 1950s to the present. Each chapter focuses on one song and one singer – Frank Sinatra, Scott Walker, Barry White, David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Tom Waits, Grace Jones, Ian McCulloch, Nick Cave and Nas – and examines in detail how each contributes to the crooner image. The book describes how crooners traverse era, gender, geography and genre – where Barry White developed out of disco, Nick Cave sprang from alternative rock; where Grace Jones was born from reggae and funk, Nas originated from hip-hop. Ultimately, Coles shows how the crooner continues to be a figure that enables listeners to reflect on and communicate their emotions.

Crooner

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Alex Coles Author

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