What is "torch singers"

Usage examples of "torch singers".

Its editorial policy was dictated by the white directors of Associated Newspapers but amongst the articles and photographs of African football stars and torch singers, of black American athletes and film actors, an occasional article slipped through of a fiercely radical slant.

The big new handsome radio in the corner whispered of dancing and love with a deep soft throbbing note like the catch in a torch singers voice.