Exciting News
THIS IS AMAZING!
November 7, 2025
I'm absolutely thrilled to tell you "I Wish I Knew" has debuted at #1 in America on three major USA Amazon charts:
#1 on the Amazon Bestseller List in Pop (Easy Listening)
#1 on Amazon Hot New Releases in Pop (Easy Listening)
#1 spot on Amazon’s Movers & Shakers chart across ALL genres in the official Top 100 Digital Music rankings. (A 24-hour chart)
Music travels fast and I know this is a moment in time, but it's a great moment! Special thanks to Oliver Sean and the team at WOAentertainment.com for your commitment to help indie artists.
Press Clippings
Click on the links to read what music pros are saying about Crooner Ed's music
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“I Like the Way You Walk” is a swinging love song set to motion. It is a revival of vintage jazz and a celebration of timeless emotion. Crooner Ed’s affection for his wife radiates through every note.
"I Wish I Knew" is heartfelt at its core and perfectly captures the ache of unrequited love. CroonerEd delivers the track with raw authenticity and sincerity – this time, like a whispered confession.
Blissfully elegant and nostalgic...the song takes us back to the golden age of the Crooners, with smooth, intimate vocals.
Crooner Ed's wonderful Christmas album featuring Jon Michael Ogletree
“All We Really Want” is at its best in its simplicity. No gimmicks. No grand production tricks. Just real talk set to soft jazz, dished out with soul and understated grace.
Crooner Ed's Store
One of the most encouraging things you can do for an independent artist like me is to buy one or two of my songs. Here are some from iTunes:
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Crooner Ed Shows
Highly interactive, captivating journeys of
music, video, and entertainment.
A Crooner Ed show is a captivating journey of uptempo swing music and tender ballads in the music and style made famous by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Michael Bublé, and even some of my own originals. When appropriate, I love to wander around and invite your guests to sing along, dance, and find ways to create fun, memorable moments. It's a terrific night of entertainment which usually includes some hilarious musical comedy, great story telling, and moments that tug at your heart.
Most all Crooner Ed shows are just him, along with his wonderfully entertaining background videos on a big screen(s) playing for every song Ed performs. Audiences love the videos and most agree they are a welcomed change from a band. For those very special engagements, however, Ed can bring all or part of his talented jazz ensemble.
Ed has been entertaining audiences for over 20 years, recorded several albums, and enjoys millions of views at YouTube.com/@CroonerEd, Instagram (@InstaCroonerEd), music streaming and social media sites.
About Crooner Ed
"Hardly anybody knows this, but I'm really quite famous."
Eddie Thompson - CroonerEd - is a songwriter, recording artists, and entertainer. He grew up in a singing family where they performed around the country and recorded Thompson Family albums. At age 17, Ed won a nation-wide talent competition sponsored by the Gospel Music Association earning his first recording contract. He's shared the stage with amazing top-line artists (like Grammy Award Winner Bob Carlisle of "ButterFly Kisses" fame), recorded with world class musicians and orchestrators such as the late jazz pianist, John Colianni, and Mel Tormé and Natalie Cole's music arranger, the late Bob Krogstad. He's enjoyed radio singles produced by multi-Dove-Award winner, Don Koch, "donated" two knees to his college football team, and wrote a book titled, "Monkeys In My Coconut Tree" (2016 Readers Favorite Medal winner). He's an in-demand corporate entertainer and is often remembered for his infamous "solo trumpet duet" routine with millions of views on YouTube. In recent days, he's been focused on writing and creating new soft and swing jazz songs for upcoming albums.
Audiences love Ed's fun and engaging style and personality. His voice is smooth, rich, and easy on the ears - ideal for crooning. Add a great sense of humor, terrific story telling, wonderful videos helping make the music come alive, and you have a wonderful event full of timeless music and terrific entertainment.
"Ed truly went above and beyond to make our special event memorable"
What an amazing asset to our annual event. It was classy and great fun. People are still talking about it. We could not have asked for more!"
CroonerEd's set lists are packed full of hit songs such as:
I Can’t Believe You’re in Love With Me
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Get Me to the Church on Time
All I Do is Dream of You
Just the Way You Are
Nice & Easy
Crazy
L-O-V-E
Bewitched
Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Fly Me to the Moon
Bésame Mucho
The Way You Look Tonight
When You’re Smiling
Quando, Quando, Quando
Going to Build a Mountain
It Had to Be You
One For My Baby
Luck Be A Lady
You Make Me Feel So Young
You are the Sunshine of My Life
We’ll Meet Again
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Always
Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
Maybe This Time
It’s You I Like
Come Dance With Me
Come Fly With Me
Papa Love Mambo
Father of Girls
A Closer Walk
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
I’m Gonna Write Myself a Letter
Cheek to Cheek
Count Your Blessings
Where or When
Everybody Loves Somebody
Give Me the Simple Life
Moon River
The Impossible Dream
I Thought About You
Learning the Blues
And I Love You So
You’re Nobody Til’ Somebody
Let’s Face The Music & Dance
Luck Be a Lady
New York, New York
I Only Have Eyes For You
Mambo Italiano
New York, New York
Let There Be Love
Ring A Ding Ding
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