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I think we still all value the tones recorded back in that era..
I have two observations to add to the pot.
1) "crooners' of that era were selected & revered not just for thier looks, style and pitch abilities, their vocal tone was a HUGE part of their popularity. Every one here knows that if you put a large 6 foot 6 man up on a mic, there is no guarentee of a 'deep sound'. Even folks with seemingly 'deep sounding' voices can sound thin on a mic.. What is going to work on a mic isn't obvious it needs to be tested.
The crooning stars ALL shared "good mic sound" in common. I am sure there were legions of potential stars of that era that did 'demo recordings' who were regected not on singing ability, looks or style, but simply because they didnt sound good up on the mic....be it thin, siblant, or TOO muffled. Unsuited to the sound of the era...
Bing Cosby, Dean Martin, Samy Davis Junior, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong ALL had that great 'microphone thang' going on...
2) Whats missing (for most of us) from enjoying music of that era is playback on valve equipment, the creamy bass rich sound of valve record players or radios..
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