Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett is an artist who moves the hearts and touches the souls of audiences. The singer’s singer, Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz.

Raised in New York City Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because Of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags To Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature songs, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career then suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era.

Bennett staged a remarkable comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out gold record albums again and expanding his audience to the MTV generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s. Bennett has won fifteen Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards been named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

Home Base: San Francisco

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