In the pros they tell you to crossover run.
Landrieu's appeal to "crossover" black voters was aided by his family's legacy.
The possibilities were there.' For members of the group, forced attempts to crossover were misguided.
Then the bassist Stanley Clarke, no stranger to crossover himself, digs in with Hiromi, a hyperdynamic young pianist.
Hedley believes The Big Life is a more conventional production naturally appealing to an older audience and, possibly, more opportunity to crossover into the West End.
But despite the occasional mid-chart hit, it never achieved the crash-over (as opposed to crossover) so many of us expected.
Haggard's working-class persona proved mostly resistant to crossover appeal, and his counter-to-the-counterculture political associations always muted his broader appreciation.
Many switched to crossover vehicles, which are S.U.V.'s built on car underpinnings, making them easier to handle and more fuel-efficient.
"In trying to crossover to the mainstream, some people stopped writing what they witnessed," he said with what seemed like mild annoyance.
In 1998, Cam'ron's first single, "Horse & Carriage," introduced his winking, raunchy lilt to crossover radio; the song featured Mase, who was a year into platinum fame himself.
"I think younger audiences are much more open to crossover than was the case 25 years ago," said Mr. Serota, the museum director.
