182k views 60 items Embed. List of famous crooners, with photos. Crooning is a 20th century style of singing made possible by the invention of microphones and amplifiers, which allowed the crooner to sing in a much softer, quieter, more intimate style.
Even Godâs Love We Deliver had to rename its building in downtown New York the David Geffen Building after he donated $1 million for renovations. And now thereâs going to be a David Geffen Hall in New York, too. Geffen is donating $100 million to Lincoln Center, payable in eight annual installments.
The answer is that Lincoln Center had put Fisherâs name on what used to be called Philharmonic Hall, and Fisherâs family had threatened to sue if his name was ever removed. Lincoln Center, however, really, really wanted to be able to change the name of Avery Fisher Hall. So the nonprofit paid up: For $15 million, it got the ability to change the name to anything it liked.