Talk:Richard Crooks

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It was my privilege and pleasure to meet Richard Crooks in person, at his home in Portola Valley, California, on December 31, 1969. It was a balmy, sunny afternoon and Crooks was particularly gracious as he showed us around in his house on a wooded hillside. I will never forget seeing his entire room devoted to framed authographed photographs of singers, musicians, and U.S. presidents. He spoke about an individual who was pirating some of his radio broadcasts, including those with Bing Crosby; he told us that he called Bing and was assured that there would be some legal action taken. Crooks was also concerned about his new color television set, which RCA had given him, and had asked them to take it back; hopefully, the matter was resolved. One of my friends knew Crooks for many years and had arranged this meeting; he also related a number of stories about their discussions. He even taped the last meeting he had with Crooks, only a few weeks before he died; it was clear that Crooks remained quite knowledgeable about the music business and he also had a considerable sense of humor. He seldom was impressed with the modern tenors he heard, either in person or on recordings or broadcasts; he made it clear his favorites remained Enrico Caruso and Jussi Bjoerling. Sallyrob 19:40, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

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Suggestions for bio
The bio begins with Crooks's first performance seasons. There is nothing about his family background, childhood, education, and musical and vocal training. Surely something is known about his pre-professional life... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.3.154.100 (talk) 06:24, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Recordings
There is an HMV recording of "The Green Hills of Ireland" sung by him it seems, if you search youtube. Music by Teresa del Riego?.Perhaps add HMV recording lists. SignedJohnsonL623 (talk) 06:55, 24 February 2014 (UTC)