Another singer who influenced him at this time was falsetto crooner, Gene Austin. Mills redesigned the singer's image into that of a crooner. Reeves became known as a crooner because of his light yet rich baritone voice. He has also performed as a crooner styles and a classical tenor. Hawn's pre-fame boyfriends included actor Mark Goddard and Crooner Spiro Venduras. Fellow Italian-American crooner Perry Como recorded several albums with country producer Chet Atkins in Nashville. His recognizably crooner songs, especially those about Paris, became instant classics. It contains guest participations of Stephan Remmler (Trio) and the Austrian crooner Louie Austen. Teddy is the third album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, released on June 23, 1979. In his early radio appearances as a crooner he was sometimes billed as Merrill Miller. Her first feature film was "Rhythm on the Range" with crooner Bing Crosby. Between 1947 and 1949, country crooner Eddy Arnold placed eight songs in the top 10. His best known crooner was George Barclay. It has remained a country crooner standard ever since. She was the first female crooner and equivalent to Bing Crosby.