crooning

Like many Cubans and Cuban Americans, the silky crooning of band member Ibrahim Ferrer and the insatiable rhythm of “Candela” wafted through his grandparents’ living room and into his teenage ears.

There is nothing scary about this lonely clown filling the air with melodic cover songs and treating your eardrums to crooning comparable to any Grammy winner.

Stewart, who has written his share of hits, was happy to concentrate on crooning.

With its somber, laid-back vibe, Farrell’s crooning vocals and its repetitive, catchy chorus, “We’ll make great pets,” the rhythmic song was more commercially appealing.

Singing in an alternately declamatory and crooning baritone, Mr. Keith cultivated a boisterous, in-your-face persona with recordings like “I Wanna Talk About Me” and “Beer for My Horses.”