Tony Bennett uppträder på Cirkus i Stockholm till sommaren, närmare bestämt den 4 augusti. Jag har nu biljett (till mycket bra plats)! Blir nog en av mitt livs största direktupplevelser inom musikvärlden (även om Tony B är hes vid tillfället ;) wow
Anthony Dominick Benedetto, better known as Tony Bennett (born August 3American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter, having created works — under the name Benedetto — that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is thefounder of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in New York City.
Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life then suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era. Bennett staged a remarkable comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out gold record albums again and expanding his audience to the MTV Generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2010s. Bennett has won 17 Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in 2001) and two Emmy Awards, and has been named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He has sold over 50 million records worldwide. /Wikipedia (fortsättning >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett)
Tony Bennett i det finaste sällskapet:
Den enda jag saknar tillsammans med Tony B är Ella Fitzgerald, men man kan ju inte få allt.
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