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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

December 17, 2018 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

It Was Just One of Those Things

Tony Bennett sang this charming song by Irving Berlin, written in 1915, on his Grammy-winning performance on MTV Unplugged: “I Love a Piano.”

I Love a Piano – Live

I Love a Piano – Live, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

Today’s New York Times had this article about the restoration of Cole Porter’s piano. It was a gift from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where Porter made his home when he moved back to the US from Europe in the mid-1930s and was his piano until his death in 1964. The piano continued to live at the Waldorf Astoria, where it was played in a piano lounge.

The Steinway Corporation is refurbishing this storied piano. The article is quite charming!

Delightful, De-Lovely and Deconstructed: Cole Porter’s Piano Is Being Rebuilt

Grace Notes [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox .] The piano arrived with a scrap of paper inside, a relic from when it did cocktail-hour duty. On the torn-off page, “Misty” was written in large letters and “please” in smaller letters below.

Just One Of Those Things

Just One Of Those Things, a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

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