It’s still Tony Bennett 1950s Hit Parade Week and the hits keep coming. The song of the day for Friday, January 11, 2013 is Blue Velvet.
About Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet was written in 1950 by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris. It was first recorded by an R&B group called The Clovers. It’s been recorded a number of times over the decades, including Tony Bennett duets with k.d. lang (Duets II) and Maria Gadú (Viva Duets – Target and South American versions).
About This Version
Today’s version is Tony Bennett’s first recording of the song in July, 1951, arranged and conducted by Percy Faith. It reached #19 on the Billboard popular chart in October, 1951. Mr. Bennett also sang Blue Velvet at his legendary 1962 Carnegie Hall concert.
Blue Velvet, as well as the full Columbia Singles: Volume 1, is available from iTunes.
The 1950’s saw the rise of a young singer with a beautiful voice and a passion to sing! His name is familiar to lovers of GREAT music: Tony Bennett is a one of a kind performer loved by many worldwide.
BLUE VELVET was a hit song by Tony but it was defined by the feeling he brings to the song not just by the sales of the record.
Tony is more then a national treasure he is a citizen of the world because of his unique ability to make a listener feel that Tony is only singing for them! No matter what language is spoken Tony’s unique ability makes us all live in a better place.