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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

January 31, 2016 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Dearly Beloved

The song of the day for Sunday, January 31, 2016 is “Dearly Beloved .”

About This Song

Jerome Kern wrote “Dearly Beloved” for the 1942 Fred Astaire film You Were Never Lovelier, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Fred Astaire introduced the song in the film. The song was nominated for an Oscar for best original song, but lost to Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” Pretty stiff competition.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Dearly Beloved” with The Bill Charlap Trio for his 2016 album The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern.

Today marks the end of our Songwriter of the Month tribute to Jerome Kern. We’ll be starting up with a new songwriter tomorrow, so please stay tuned.

Dearly Beloved

Listen to Dearly Beloved on Spotify. Tony Bennett, Bill Charlap · Song · 2015.


“Dearly Beloved ,” as well as The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, is available from iTunes.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, The Bill Charlap Trio, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, You Were Never Lovelier

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