The age of the crooners began in 1925 when recording technology changed from acoustical recording, where artists would sing into conical horns that fed into a cutter that etched sound waves onto wax, to electronic recording using microphones and amplification. The amplification allowed singers to sing smoothly and intimately. Austin was one of the very first crooners and a … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Did You Ever See A Dream Walking” by Gene Austin