The Great American Popular Singers

accomplishment achieved admirable American appear artists audience band become beginning Bessie Smith better Billie Bing Crosby blues called career church classical closer Cole critic early Elvis especially Ethel Waters European example fact feel flat Frank Sinatra girl give gospel guitar Hank head hear heard idiom jazz Jimmie Johnny Jolson Judy kind King knew later learned least less listeners live look Louis Louis Armstrong Mahalia matter melodic Mildred moved musicians natural never notes opera original performance person phrasing pitch playing popular singer probably production radio range records remembered REVIEW rhythm Rodgers sang seems sense simply singing sometimes song soul sound speak stage style success suggest tell theater thing thought tion told Tommy Dorsey tune vocal voice wanted young