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Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926) is an American 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 remarkable 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 2010s.
Bennett is also an accomplished painter, creating works under his birth name, Anthony Benedetto.
Early life
Anthony Benedetto was born in Astoria, Queens, New York City, the son of Ann (née Suraci) and John Benedetto.[1] His father was a grocer who had emigrated from Podàrgoni, a rural eastern district of the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria, and his mother was a seamstress.[2] With two other children and a father who was ailing and unable to work, the family grew up in poverty.[3] John Benedetto died when Anthony was 10 years old.[3]
The young Benedetto grew up listening to Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Judy Garland and Bing Crosby as well as jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden and Joe Venuti. An uncle was a tap dancer in vaudeville, giving him an early window into show business.[4] By age 10 he was already singing and performed at the opening of the Triborough Bridge.[5] Drawing and caricatures were also an early passion of his.[3] He attended New York’s High School of Industrial Art where he studied painting and music,[2] but dropped out at age 16 to help support his family.
Bennett is also an accomplished painter, creating works under his birth name, Anthony Benedetto.
Early life
Anthony Benedetto was born in Astoria, Queens, New York City, the son of Ann (née Suraci) and John Benedetto.[1] His father was a grocer who had emigrated from Podàrgoni, a rural eastern district of the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria, and his mother was a seamstress.[2] With two other children and a father who was ailing and unable to work, the family grew up in poverty.[3] John Benedetto died when Anthony was 10 years old.[3]
The young Benedetto grew up listening to Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Judy Garland and Bing Crosby as well as jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden and Joe Venuti. An uncle was a tap dancer in vaudeville, giving him an early window into show business.[4] By age 10 he was already singing and performed at the opening of the Triborough Bridge.[5] Drawing and caricatures were also an early passion of his.[3] He attended New York’s High School of Industrial Art where he studied painting and music,[2] but dropped out at age 16 to help support his family.
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fancykatya wrote:
Tony Bennett is love, I enjoy the duets with Mariah Carey, GaGa, Norah Jones, Aretha. Agreed the duets with Alejandro Sanz & Carrie Ubderwood not up to speed but not everyone is suited to singing with Tony or in the vein of jazz~
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littlemonster_d wrote:
Tony Bennett ♥
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EricValeev wrote:
♥ Body And Soul
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Oriol1992 wrote:
I bet you half of these people didn't start listening to him until Gaga was featured on one of his songs. smh [3] I have to confess, I'm one of those who didn't listen too much to Bennett's music until Gaga sang with him, but isn't that the purposo of this album?
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PaPaPaParis wrote:
The Way You Look Tonight <3
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gozzi_gozzi wrote:
impressed.....
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darthpaula wrote:
v what she said - YES.
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adrissia wrote:
If you guys could stop paying attention to what Gaga wears and actually listen to her voice, her message and etc you'd see what an amazing artist she is. Society, you are WAY too judgmental. You hear the name "Gaga" and you associate with weirdness. She's different, yes. And she is a true talent. I love the The Lady Is A Tramp duet. Two legends.
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MetalBeerSolid wrote:
Who the hell is this old guy and why does Tom Bennett auto-correct to Tony Bennett?
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Kaleeya wrote:
new album is absolutely PERFECT !!!! <3 btw, lady gaga is talented and her voice is perfect for the song.
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lucssb wrote:
The Lady Is A Tramp (ft. Lady Gaga)
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Agos1982 wrote:
I hate the GaGa duet... [2]
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SoulJazzsterInc wrote:
It's sad nobody's paying attention to his duets with Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah... the album is so awesome and yet people only talk about Gaga. What a shame! [2] I don't think all the album is awesome (Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Alejandro Sanz, so blandly middle-of-the road :/) but I agree with you
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nopamuk wrote:
It's sad nobody's paying attention to his duets with Norah Jones, Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah... the album is so awesome and yet people only talk about Gaga. What a shame!
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liquiddatura wrote:
Why does that even matter?
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SoulJazzsterInc wrote:
I bet you half of these people didn't start listening to him until Gaga was featured on one of his songs. smh [2] Agreed. And that's a real shame. Tony is a living legend
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SoulJazzsterInc wrote:
I see only comments about either Lady GaGa or Amy Winehouse (the duet with the latter is very nice though, R.I.P.). I'm amazed (but not that surprised) that there's nothing about the duet with Norah Jones, "Speak Low"? I find it really great. What an alchemy between these two. Pure class
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davidandrey wrote:
o modo de se vestir não afeta em nada o talento de alguém (:
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aleparente wrote:
Tony Bennett – The Lady Is A Tramp [with Lady GaGa] ♥
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Sr_Jones wrote:
Body And Soul (Ft. Amy Winehouse) ♥ , and Lady Who Fuck you ¬¬
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