crooner
Soft sentimental singer
A crooner is a singer, especially a male vocalist, who sings sentimental songs in a soft, smooth style.
The term evokes the intimate microphone technique that emerged in the 1930s and 1940s, associated with performers like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra: He fancies himself a crooner at karaoke night.
Narrative poem or song
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- torch songSentimental song of longing
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
lounge · romantic · sentimental · wistful · yearning · pensive · heartfelt · intimate
Audio input device
- stageRaised performance platform
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
spotlight · orchestra · bandstand · entertainer · showman · audience · applause · encore
Mid-range male voice
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- velvetThick-pile textile
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
melodious · vibrato · timbre · phrasing · intonation · resonant · silky · honeyed
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- oldiesNostalgic popular songs
- yesteryearTime not long past
vinyl · phonograph · jukebox · swing · old-time · standards · supper club · midcentury
Intense fond attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
- charmAttractive personal quality
seduction · wooing · sweetheart · moonlight · longing · devotion · tenderness · swoon
ballad
Narrative poem or song
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- torch songSentimental song of longing
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
jazz · lounge · romantic · sentimental · wistful · yearning · pensive · heartfelt · intimate · sophisticated
microphone
Audio input device
cabaret · spotlight · orchestra · bandstand · entertainer · showman · audience · applause · encore · setlist
baritone
Mid-range male voice
sultry · melodious · vibrato · timbre · phrasing · intonation · resonant · silky · honeyed · velvety
vintage
Quality from past eras
yesteryear · vinyl · phonograph · jukebox · swing · old-time · standards · supper club · midcentury · postwar
love
Intense fond attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
charm · seduction · wooing · sweetheart · moonlight · longing · devotion · tenderness · swoon · dreamboat
Sinatra
Iconic American crooner
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
- celebritiesmovie stars, A-lister, pop stars, superstar, celebrity
- singingsoprano, lead vocals, vocalist, alto, backing vocals
- music makerssongwriter, composer, musician, vocalist, producer
- performersactor, dancer, actress, musician, comedian
- Piano Barpianist, grand piano, baby grand, upright piano, ivories