Legacy Recordings

Tony Bennett and Dick Golden conclude their discussions of the American Songbook with “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “The Way You Look Tonight,” “Anything Goes,” and “She’s Funny That Way.” Although these songs were written more than fifty years ago, they are never dated, are well known all over the world. As Bennett says, “they are our greatest ambassadors.”

 

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With Host Dick Golden, Tony Bennett tells stories behind his most memorable recordings of the American Songbook classics, and the impact they have had our lives. In the second part of this podcast series, Bennett looks back on “The Very Thought Of You,” “A Foggy Day,” and “You Go to My Head” and the versions compiled for his 2007 release, “Tony Bennett Sings the Ultimate American Songbook.”

 

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Tony Bennett and Dick Golden discuss the great music of the American Songbook, the legendary composers who wrote them, and Bennett’s long career of performing these standards. This first episode features Bennett’s thoughts on “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” “Moonglow,” “That Old Black Magic” and “It Had to Be You.” You will also hear excerpts of Tony Bennett’s recordings of these classics as featured on his CD, “Tony Bennett Sings the Ultimate American Songbook.”

 

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