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Word: crooner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Harper, 28; and organist Joey De Francesco, 19. At the superstar end of the scale, of course, sits young Harry Connick Jr., 23, the slicked-back New Orleans-born entertainer who started out as a jazz-piano player but has crossed over into show business as a Sinatra-style crooner and bandleader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wynton Marsalis: Horns of Plenty | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

...hope Republican contender for New York Governor has turned into the state's Nowhere Man. When the New York Times asked local voters to identify Rinfret, only 25% could. Others said he was a French chef, a hockey player, a Las Vegas crooner and a brand of perfume...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stealth Candidate of the Week | 10/8/1990 | See Source »

...easily, she has turned her life into a sad joke, blowing lines on the set and nearly dying from an overdose. To get a new movie job, Suzanne must agree to live with her mother, who has her own abuse problems. Doris needs a drink the way a crooner needs a mike, though she claims she is no longer an alcoholic. "Now," she says, "I just drink like an Irish person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Spin And Sizzle | 9/17/1990 | See Source »

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