AP - Aug 11, 2009
Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck spun some of their old magic when they performed together for only the second time in their 60-plus-year careers. Brubeck closed his set at the George Wein s CareFusion...
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Tony Bennett donated a watercolor he made of longtime friend Duke Ellington to a Smithsonian museum on Wednesday, the 110th anniversary of the jazz great s birth. The painting depicts Ellington with...
More »Reuters - Dec 17, 2008
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary this spring with a star-studded lineup featuring Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, James Taylor, Wynton Marsalis,...
More »AP - Jul 18, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock...
More »AP - Apr 23, 2008
Since Quincy Jones has spent most of his life making memorable music, it s only fitting that his friends celebrated his 75th birthday by sharing their memories of the legend in song. Tony Bennett, Roberta...
More »E! Online - Dec 6, 2007
Kanye West hates losing at awards shows. The Grammys will give him eight more chances to win. Or not. The rapper scored eight nominations—more than any other artist—as the field for the...
More »AP - Dec 3, 2007
It looked a collision between the Grammys and the Oscars Jennifer Lopez, Tony Bennett, Charlize Theron, Quentin Tarantino, Beyonce, Usher and dozens of other stars at the Kodak Theatre. The Kodak...
More »AP - Nov 20, 2007
Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs: Patti LaBelle, Miss Patti s Christmas (Def Soul) When it comes to Christmas music, Patti LaBelle is almost as experienced as the jolly fat man himself...
More »Reuters - Sep 21, 2007
Winning seven Emmy Awards couldn't have come at a better time for Tony Bennett. On September 16, the venerable singer took home seven of the TV industry's top prizes for his 2006 NBC special...
More »Reuters - Apr 18, 2007
Wannabe pop star Sanjaya Malakar, the American Idol contestant best known for his wacky hairdos, was booted from the hit show on Wednesday, disappointing a hard core of smart alecks who delighted in mocking...
More »AP - Apr 18, 2007
Tony Bennett has postponed two concert appearances in Ohio this week because he s recovering from the flu. Bennett, 80, postponed Thursday s appearance in Columbus and Friday s show in Cleveland because...
More »AP - Feb 11, 2007
In one of the most competitive Grammy categories, two slightly hunched, long-since hip music veterans bested the likes of Mary J. Blige, U2, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland. Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder...
More »AP - Feb 11, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tony Bennett, a double winner at Sunday s Grammys, loves traditional pop. It means the music is going to last forever, said the 80-year-old crooner, adding that he always wanted...
More »Reuters - Feb 5, 2007
Singer and actress Barbara McNair, who starred opposite Elvis Presley and Sidney Poitier and became one of the first black women to host her own television variety show, has died at 72, her husband said...
More »AP - Jan 19, 2007
Barry Manilow became one of the world s best-selling artists by making timeless classics out of unknown songs. But these days, he s more likely to rely on other people s classics than interpret new material...
More »E! Online - Dec 8, 2006
Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys. The finger-pickin trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines off-handed insult of President Bush...
More »E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
More »E! Online - Nov 29, 2006
Nickelback has all the right reasons to be among the top contenders for the 2006 Billboard Music Awards—namely, the Canadian rock outfit outsold virtually everyone else. The band tied with ...
More »AP - Nov 20, 2006
Rob Marshall admits he had difficulty holding his emotions in check while directing the opening sequence of the Tony Bennett TV special. There was Bennett on stage in the empty art deco Los Angeles...
More »Reuters - Nov 20, 2006
This birthday gift to the grand old man of pop is probably the best thing of its sort that you will ever see. Nine Tony Bennett classics are heard in nine micromovies, each with a new guest star, a...
More »AP - Nov 10, 2006
Tony Bennett left a little of his heart in Hollywood after an emotional 80th birthday bash thrown by movie and music stars spanning three generations from Paul Newman to Kelly Clarkson. Other...
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