Release Date: 26 March 2007
Label: Proper Box
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 805520021210
Genres: Easy Listening  
Release Date: 26 March 2007
Label: Proper Box
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 805520021210
Genres: Easy Listening  
Description
Tony Bennett grew up listening to Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, and 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. His first big hit was "Because of You", a ballad produced by Mitch Miller with a lush orchestral arrangement from Percy Faith. It started out gaining popularity on jukeboxes, then reached #1 on the pop charts in 1951 and stayed there for 10 weeks, selling over a million copies. This was followed to the top later that year by a similarly-styled rendition of Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart", which helped introduce Williams and country music in general to a wider, more national audience. We continue our survey throughout the 50s where Tony gained more chart success and then moved into a more jazzier style culminating in 1958 with sessions with the great Count Basie.
Tracklisting
Peggy Lee
Various Artists
Tubby Hayes
Sonny Clark
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Prima & Keely Smith/Sam Butera
Pete Seeger
Various Artists
Tony Bennett
Judy Garland
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett