Crooners & Co
Gregory reveals how the subtle art of crooning was developed by the likes of Bing Crosby and transformed by artists such as Roy Orbison, David Bowie and Lana Del Rey.
Soul and jazz star Gregory Porter explores the soft, intimate art of crooning. Born with the arrival of the microphone in the 1930s, crooning was initially about men seducing women and thrived through signature stars such as Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra.
But far from disappearing with the advent of rock 'n' roll, the art of crooning gained a new existential edge and was transformed by the likes of Roy Orbison, David Bowie and even Lana Del Rey into a haunting and abiding strain of contemporary pop.
With Iggy Pop, Joshua Homme, George Benson and Beck.
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Gregory Porter meets Engelbert Humperdinck
Duration: 01:38
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Beck & Iggy Pop on David Bowie as a 'crooner'
Duration: 02:03
Music Played
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Nat King Cole & George Shearing
Let There Be Love
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Nat King Cole & George Shearing
Let There Be Love
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Enrico Caruso
O Sole Mio
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Gregory Porter
1960 What?
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Jerome Kern
The Way You Look Tonight
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Bing Crosby
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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Nat King Cole
Smile
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The Nat King Cole Trio
The Christmas Song
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Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song
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Frank Sinatra
My Way
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Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra
Well, Did You Evah?
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Frank Sinatra
You Make Me Feel So Young
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Frank Sinatra
It Was A Very Good Year
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Gregory Porter
Hey Laura
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Perry Como
Magic Moments
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Little Richard
Ready Teddy聽
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Roy Orbison
Running Scared
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Engelbert Humperdinck
The Last Waltz
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Elvis Presley
Love Me Tender
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David Bowie
Life On Mars?
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David Bowie
'Heroes'
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David Bowie
'Heroes'
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David Bowie & Bing Crosby
Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
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Lana Del Rey
Video Games
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Queens of the Stone Age
Make It Wit Chu
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Gregory Porter |
| Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
| Series Producer | Ben Whalley |
| Director | Ben Whalley |