Mika loves crooners, but we're not talking about any that she knows in this episode. Instead, we cover the origin story of crooners: where did they come from and how did they create the archetype for the American Pop star?
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Videos in This Episode:
"When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" by Gene Austin and Aileen Stanley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ-T8WtzvTc
"My Blue Heaven" by Gene Austin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2MUy2uOesw
"You Call it Madness, I Call it Love" by Russ Columbo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K-jfAOzFVk
Episode 38: Soul Music
Bonus Episode: Elvis Presley
Episode 37: Chuck Berry
Episode 36: The Birth of Rock and Roll
Episode 35: Hank Williams
Episode 34: Western Swing, The Nashville Sound, and Rockabilly
Episode 33: Little Richard
Episode 32: Rhythm and Blues
Episode 31: Muddy Waters
Episode 30: The Blues Part 2
Episode 29: The Temptations
Episode 28: Doo Wop
The Bing Crosby Special
Episode 27: Mamie Smith
Episode 26: Race Records
Bonus Episode: Irving Berlin
Episode 25: Gershwin Brothers
Episode 24: Broadway part 2
Episode 23: Jimmie Rodgers
Episode 22: Country Music
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