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- noun Plural form of
crooner .
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Examples
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Another thing that I noticed about the 50's "crooners" and the groups that put out albums, was that these groups also put out Christmas albums with Christian songs on them.
A Look at the Past 2006
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His "crooners" told him he didn't think when entering his plea, just like he didn't think when he "touched feet" with the monkey in the next stall.
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Along with Sinatra, an entire generation of tuxedo-clad, slow-moving Italian American crooners followed Crosby to stardom.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The wish for better luck with the ladies, to put it delicately, is the main reason – along with money – why such a disproportionately high number of sweaty-palmed crooners, twirlers and pluckers, are mysteriously attracted to a career in music.
Good luck to Caroline Flack. She'll need it | Barbara Ellen 2011
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LO: I would describe my music--or at least my romantic version of it--as a roadside motel love affair between old school outlaws and country crooners.
Mike Ragogna: Keb' Mo's "...Enchilada," Plus Chats with Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Alex Miller, Flogging Molly's Dave King, and Lindi Ortega Mike Ragogna 2011
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LO: I would describe my music--or at least my romantic version of it--as a roadside motel love affair between old school outlaws and country crooners.
Mike Ragogna: Keb' Mo's "...Enchilada," Plus Chats with Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Alex Miller, Flogging Molly's Dave King, and Lindi Ortega Mike Ragogna 2011
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LO: I would describe my music--or at least my romantic version of it--as a roadside motel love affair between old school outlaws and country crooners.
Mike Ragogna: Keb' Mo's "...Enchilada," Plus Chats with Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Alex Miller, Flogging Molly's Dave King, and Lindi Ortega Mike Ragogna 2011
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In this way, Styles should not be judged for wanting the same perks as innumerable comely hip-wriggling young crooners before him.
Good luck to Caroline Flack. She'll need it | Barbara Ellen 2011
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Of course, there's also a couple of classic Christmas anthems courtesy of that other tradition's most beloved holiday crooners, Barbra and Neil.
Boing Boing 2009
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LO: I would describe my music--or at least my romantic version of it--as a roadside motel love affair between old school outlaws and country crooners.
Mike Ragogna: Keb' Mo's "...Enchilada," Plus Chats with Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Alex Miller, Flogging Molly's Dave King, and Lindi Ortega Mike Ragogna 2011
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