An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett
We thank Hulu and NBC for putting together this collection of interviews for viewing. Interviewers include Tom Snyder, Rona Elliot, Jonathan Schwartz, Gene Shalit, and Matt Lauer.
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Sorry for the commercials between sessions. Runs about 35 minutes, including the ads.
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I loved Jon Stewart’s interview with Tony Bennett on the Daily Show. Here it is, from September 29, 2011. Just click on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart link below to launch the video.
Sorry iPad and iPhone users: only available in Flash.
Here’s a video of Tony singing America The Beautiful at the Rally to Restore Sanity, which they discussed in the interview. I was watching it live on television and had no idea Tony Bennett was appearing. It was very moving to hear him that day:
Follow this link to view the performance.
Tony and kd lang have collaborated on several occasions: A Wonderful World, Playing With My Friends and both Duets albums. Here is a video of them singing–beautifully– Blue Velvet, from Duets II. Their voices match perfectly on everything they sing together.
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They also did an interview with NPR in 2002 when A Wonderful World was released. Click here to listen.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga sing Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. And they swing like nobody’s business! Pure joy! Pure energy!
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Here’s the full skit of Alec Baldwin playing Tony Bennett. Enjoy! Thanks, Hulu! Thanks, Yahoo! Thanks, NBC!
Update: Hulu seems to have pulled this video. We’ll keep looking for it, though.
Good news! The segment is up on Yahoo; just click here.
The clip is up on the NBC site. Click here to view … it starts off with Adam Sandler; Tony’s segment starts about 1:43. This page on the NBC site has all five of the Alec Baldwin impersonations of his good friend Tony Bennett.