A01=Alex Coles
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Alex Coles
automatic-update
Barry White
Bing Crosby
camp
Carlos Alomar
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=AVG
Category=AVLP
Chris Blackwell
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Elvis Presley
eq_art-fashion-photography
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_music
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
Isaac Hayes
Jacques Brel
Language_English
Louis Armstrong
masculinity
Miles Davis
PA=Available
pop
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
Sammy Davis Jr
sensuality
sentimentality
Sly Dunbar
softlaunch
spoken word
The Beatles
Tom Waits
Ziggy Stardust
Product details
- ISBN 9781789147667
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2023
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
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.
Alex Coles is Professor in the School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield. He is the author of The Transdisciplinary Studio (2012) and Tainted Love: Twisted Romantic Ballads (2023), and editor of Design and Art (2007).
