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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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I Left My Heart in San Francisco
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Winter Wonderland
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The Good Life
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The Way You Look Tonight
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Rags to Riches
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I Wanna Be Around
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Stranger in Paradise
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The Best Is Yet to Come
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Fly me to the Moon
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If I Ruled The World
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The Shadow Of Your Smile
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Because Of You
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My Favorite Things
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George Wein’s JAZZ FESTIVAL 55
Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI, United States
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The Nest Summer Concert Series
23 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/tonybennett
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Don't Miss 'Tony Bennett: An American Classic' Airing on APT!
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Chocolat au Vin: Benefit for St. Jude Children's Hospital
20 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/tonybennett -
iTunes Holiday Single of the Week!
25 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/tonybennett
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