Richard Crooks - Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life (1928)

[@michaelpitt8642]

This is wonderful - his voice caught at its finest. He was a truly exceptional lyric tenor.

[@minayoussef9642]

❤ 🎉Ah! Sweet mystery of life At last I've found thee Ah! I know at last the secret of it all; All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning The burning hopes, the joy and idle tears that fall! For 'tis love, and love alone, the world is seeking, And 'tis love, and love alone, that can repay! 'Tis the answer, 'tis the end and all of living For it is love alone that rules for aye! Love, and love alone, the world is seeking, For 'tis love, and love alone, that can repay! 'Tis the answer, 'tis the end and all of living For it is love alone that rules for aye!💞

[@kaitee5279]

My mother’s favourite beautifully sung with precise diction, magical interpretation and great lyricism.

[@oohyllab]

I feel nobody could ever do this song any better!!

[@docksinwater]

Can you post the "lyrics to this song"? thanks

[@oohyllab]

TIMOTHY BEERY I didn't put this up, n don't know to transfer the lyrics to you, but the name of the song is Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life. You can find it with no problem I'm sure. Seems the internet has endless info.

[@docksinwater]

Thanks for the reply Donna....It's hard to find "the lyrics" only...Yes the song is easy to access.

[@photo161]

A great tenor, largely forgotten today, sadly.

[@bernardbrenner6088]

He came from a long line of Crooks.

[@jimdrake-writer]

The long-time “Voice of the Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, Milton Cross, told me that in his opinion Richard Crooks had the most beautiful lyric-tenor voice of his generation. Cross had heard every Met tenor beginning with Caruso, and paid Crooks the further compliment of being one of the finest musicians among all the singers of that period. Crooks sang the very moving “Berceuse” (“Angels Guard Thee”) at the funeral services for Cross’s daughter, Lillian Gale, who died at the age of eight in 1933.

[@queenievenus]

It's so beautifully sang! It just makes me bawl my eyes out.

[@rickraven1410]

I remember my dad playing this on an old 78 recording great song

[@murraymae]

Sad to never have heard of Richard Crooks! Brings to mind an earlly John McCormack! Beautiful vocals. Wonderful.

[@LostNFoundASMR]

I just found this record in my things broken in half. I can’t believe it’s broken- man a collector would have been thrilled to have had it.

[@dataduck811]

I'm blown away by his songs. Earlier, I discovered an old album done by him and his Balladeers doing Stephen Foster tunes and am completely sold. Thank you for including these!

[@stefaancallewaert1759]

The voice and the song...tears well in my eyes...

[@jagriv7882]

Stefaan, not necessarily forgotten, but not as popular as the others, I think he was better than John McCormac

[@emailvonsour]

@@jagriv7882 He wasn't.

[@georginaallwood4776]

Have loved this since childhood

[@tenorotti]

My father introduced me to him many years ago. Wonderful tenor.

[@roccovitiello7031]

Great song and the singer has a great voice

[@rebeccad5988]

Magnificent ❤️

[@bonncaruso]

One of my darlings of the past. Nice ring in the voice, good appogio, efficient diction, consistent vibrato in the voice, pretty good line. This sounds 1/2 step lower than the the original, but that could just be the recording process of the day.

[@TheBranMan100]

Young Frankenstein anyone?

[@kevinkelly8037]

Victor Herbert's wife was a devout Catholic and it is believed that he wrote this for her, its about the Eucharist, the body and blood of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, beautiful!

[@ruthhildenbrandt449]

beautiful,

[@Sokx41]

I have an album of his recordings but this was not included. He and his wife were a close neighbor of my Mother in Westridge. Portola Valley, California.

[@anwermooraj6094]

When I was a student in London a Romanian friend Basil Ashkenazi presented me with a recording of Richard Crooks singing this Victor Herbert classic. I was mesmerized. I said to him Diese Musik hat mich ganz mushugge gemacht. . He couldnt understand German , but he got the drift. .Ive heard a number of tenors and a couple of baritones sing this song but I feel R.C. had an edge over the others. . . . - via YTPak(.com)

[@irispolinesiakawuaiirangel7003]

Vieja. Tonta 😂👵

[@irmagonzalez1968]

My father's favorite

[@niltinhofla7]

No Brasil, um cantor e compositor chamado Belchior fez uma versão lindíssima

[@peterlynch2193]

Beautifully clear sound on this! Is it well preserved or well restored? Anyway, I love this version. I had not heard it sung by Richard Crooks before, but I grew up with his music in my Grandfather's collection! I love his voice.

[@paulnelson1094]

Crooks is perfect in this with his lyric tenor light and pliant, Yes it is sad that music has so deteriorated into screaming, flashing lights and, alas is no longer music. At least Elvis crooned a few decent tunes

[@martinmills135]

Just leaving a little easter egg 🥚 for anyone nostalgic for Annie Wobbler in September 2021.

[@TomElvisSmith]

@nipsterstang You're welcome, Jim!

[@donn409]

Don't heap ELVIS in with the trash of today. "THE KING" actually had a great singing voice.

[@ayodelesirjet40]

Just so we know, could John Lennon carry a tune?