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Tony Bennett says it was the genius of the late Toronto-born composer Robert Farnon that led to his long break from producing Christmas albums. Bennett's new record "A Swingin' Christmas," being released this week, is just his second holiday album. The first was 1968's "Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album," and the iconic crooner says the 40-year gap is a result of Farnon's superb orchestrations on that disc...MORE - WEB - IMAGES - Available Here
3 AUGUST 1926 - Birth of Tony Bennett (Benedetto), American Grammy Award-winning singer. Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto...singer of popular music, standards and jazz. After having achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1950s and early 1960s, his career suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era. Bennett staged a comeback, however, in the late 1980s and 1990s, expanding his audience to a younger generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter. 
3 AUGUST 1926 - Birth of Tony Bennett (Benedetto), American Grammy Award-winning singer. Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto...singer of popular music, standards and jazz. After having achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1950s and early 1960s, his career suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era. Bennett staged a comeback, however, in the late 1980s and 1990s, expanding his audience to a younger generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter.
Tony Bennett has long been regarded as one of the greatest pop vocalists. He has sold over 50 million albums in his 60-year career, and he has won 13 Grammy Awards and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. This past August, Bennett turned 80, and he amazingly remains in prime form as a singer & artist. To celebrate his birthday milestone, Bennett has recorded a special, 18-song album called Duets/An American Classic, which has just been released. ...more
The special Tony Bennett: An American Classic airs later this year. The special, sponsored by Target, showcases the Grammy and Emmy Award-winning singer along with a myriad of superstars who perform duets from his upcoming album Tony Bennett Duets/An American Classic.
The special will take viewers on a musical journey through the renowned singer's life. Set amongst the backdrop of different eras from Bennett's career, he performs his most memorable songs with popular artists. Bennett performs Rags to Riches with Elton John, The Best Is Yet to Come with Diana Krall; For Once in My Life with Stevie Wonder; Because of You with K.D. Lang and trumpeter Chris Botti; and Sing You Sinners with John Legend. Additional participants will be announced at a later date.
Sir Paul McCartney is one of several stars who will duet with Tony Bennett to mark the singer's 80th birthday.
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