The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

Quote of the Day

I last saw Judy in London, in April 1969. I was doing a television special with Count Basie, and she came backstage. “You know what, Tony?” she said. “You’re pretty good.” We lost her just two months later, much too young, at the age of forty-seven. Of course it was tragic. But like that great performer she was, Judy Garland always left us wanting more.

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Song of the Day: Over the Rainbow

The song of the day for Wednesday, June 10, 2026, is “Over the Rainbow.” About Today We are remembering the great Judy Garland, who was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on June 10, 1922. About This Song “Over the Rainbow” was written in 1939 by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg. Probably the most widely known […]

Song of the Day: Lost in the Stars

The song of the day for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, is “Lost in the Stars.” About This Song “Lost in the Stars was written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson for the 1949 musical Lost in the Stars, based on the 1948 novel by Alan Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country. Set in South Africa in […]

Song of the Day: I’m Just a Lucky So and So

The song of the day for Monday, June 8, 2026, is “I’m Just a Lucky So and So.” About This Song “I’m Just a Lucky So and So” was written in 1945 by Duke Ellington and Mack David. It’s been widely recorded by artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Diana Krall, Mose Allison, and Harry […]

Song of the Day: All The Things You Are

The song of the day for Sunday, June 7, 2026, is “All The Things You Are.” About This Song “All the Things You Are” was written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein for the 1939 musical Very Warm For May. In American Popular Song, Alec Wilder considers it to be one of Kern’s finest songs […]