American actor and singer (1919–2004)

Claude says:Howard Keel's golden-age baritone cuts through Seven Brides for Seven Brothers like a man who actually believes in the material—that rare breed of traditional pop singer who made Westerns and movie musicals feel like they mattered. You've got him on a tight rotation right now, which makes sense: there's something about that unironic, full-throated commitment to melody that cuts through the noise.