
Tony Bennett
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Biography
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Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz.
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 2000s. Bennett has won fifteen Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, been named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter, creating works under the name Benedetto that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is also the founder of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens.
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Simpsons

30 Rock

What's My Line?

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Saturday Night Live

The Ed Sullivan Show

Blue Bloods

The Daily Show

60 Minutes

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Remington Steele

The Early Show

Today

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Colgate Comedy Hour

American Idol

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Steve Allen Show

CBS News Sunday Morning

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Danny Kaye Show

Cybill

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

The Judy Garland Show

Entourage

Cosby

Playboy After Dark

Evening Shade

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Suddenly Susan

The Twentieth Century

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Doris Day Show

SCTV Network 90

The Celebrity Apprentice

Analyze This

Selma

Quincy

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Bruce Almighty

Muppets Most Wanted

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Gaga: Five Foot Two

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

The Oscar

Amy

King

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Lady Gaga at the BBC

One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
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