All the Things You Are
The Life of Tony Bennett
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- €18.99
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- €18.99
Publisher Description
The first complete biography of singing legend Tony Bennett
Among America's greatest entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ray Charles, and Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett alone is still here and at the top of his game. For the first time, All the Things You Are tells the incredible story of Bennett's life and sixty-year career, from his impoverished New York City childhood through his first chart-topping hits, from liberating a concentration camp to his civil rights struggles, from his devastating personal and career battles and addiction in the 1970's to his stunning comeback and emergence as a musical statesman, America's troubadour, role model and mentor, and unmatched interpreter of the American songbook.
Takes a candid, unvarnished look at the amazing life of one of America's most enduring musical icons Based on dozens of author interviews with Bennett's family members,?agents, musicians, composers and managers, and experts on the last fifty years of popular musicFilled with stories involving leading figures and entertainers of the twentieth-century, including Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fiorello LaGuardia, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ray Charles, Dean Martin, Billie Holliday, and more
Whether you've been a Tony Bennett fan for decades or are just discovering him, this book will deepen your understanding of this hugely gifted entertainer and his music.
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In this heartfelt tribute, Evanier (who has written biographies of Bobby Darin and Jimmy Roselli) bemoans that the accomplishments of legendary crooner Tony Bennett are inadequately known despite his fame and popularity. From interviews, archival materials, and his own listening to Bennett's music, Evanier chronicles Bennett's life and work, from a 10-year-old Bennett leading a throng of people, along with Mayor La Guardia, across the newly opened Triborough Bridge, singing "Marching Along Together," through his drug addiction and loss of his record label up to his present success. Evanier passes lightly over Bennett's shortcomings, but in the end Evanier's passion for Bennett shines through.