Most big band and orchestral acts in 1930s and 1940s sometimes spotlighted the silver-tongued vocals of singers like Frank Sinatra. Part of the after-dinner, martini hour, these soft, melodic singers later went on to become wildly popular in their own right, leading the way for other crooners like Bobby Vinton, Robert Goulet, and even Harry Connick Jr. Key Artists: Perry Como, Harry Connick Jr., Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Mel Tormé, Frank Sinatra, and Rudy Vallee.
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