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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0013491550121 Label: Delos Records Manufacturer: Delos Records Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Delos Records Release Date: May 20, 1997 Studio: Delos Records Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Richard Crooks: A Fine Man and a Master SingerI most heartily agree with what the earlier reviewer has written of Richard Crooks and of this excellent Stanford Archive set. The 2 CD set is a most welcome release, and I note that, for now at least, one seller has it available at the bargain price of $14.95. Collectors of the recordings of singers from the early years of last century please note, and snap it up while still on offer at such a modest cost. These historic recordings have a bad habit of vanishing because ... Read More Rating:  - A Richard Crooks CollectionAmerican tenor Richard Crooks (1900-1972) would have been just another fine opera and recital singer if it had not been for the popularity of a long-running radio program, "The Voice of Firestone," which he hosted for many years. For this writer, the real difference came in the rare opportunity to actually meet the retired singer at his home in Portola Valley, California, on December 31, 1969. A close friend of mine had known Crooks for several years and he finally arranged for a meeting that memorable ... Read More |
