Bobby Short

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Born
15 September 1924
Born In
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States
Died
21 March 2005 (aged 80)
Robert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin. He also championed African-American composers of the same period such as Eubie Blake, James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, presenting their work not in a polemical way, but as simply the obvious equal of… read more
Robert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Ver… read more
Robert Waltrip "Bobby" Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, best known for his interpretations of songs by popular composers of the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin. He also championed Af… read more

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1 I Happen to Like New York (From the New Yorkers) - Live @ the Carlyle I Happen to Like New York (From the New Yorkers) - Live @ the Carlyle
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2 Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter You've Got That Thing
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3 Play track Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter I'm in Love Again
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4 Play track The Mad Twenties Heebie Jeebies
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5 Bobby Short Sand In My Shoes
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6 I Happen to Like New York (From "The New Yorkers") [Live] I Happen to Like New York (From "The New Yorkers") [Live]
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7 Songs By Bobby Short Manhattan
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8 Bobby Short Celebrates Rodgers & Hart Isn't It Romantic
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9 Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter I've Got You On My Mind
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10 Play track 50 by Bobby Short The Best Is Yet To Come
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Albums

  1. 8,675 listeners

    1971 · 22 tracks

    Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter
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  2. 7,742 listeners

    1 Jan 1974 · 24 tracks

    Live At The Café Carlyle
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  3. 6,250 listeners

    1 Jan 1959 · 12 tracks

    The Mad Twenties
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  4. 1,878 listeners

    1956 · 13 tracks

    Bobby Short
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