The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Lucky To Be Me

The song of the day for Wednesday, February 12, 2020, is “Lucky To Be Me.”

About This Song

“Lucky To Me” was written by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, for the 1944 Broadway musical On The Town, where it was introduced by John Battles. The song (as were most of the songs from the score) was cut from the 1949 film.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Lucky To Be Me” in September 1976 for their second album, Together Again.

“Lucky To Be Me,” as well as Together Again, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Lucky To Be Me

The song of the day for Monday, July 22, 2019, is “Lucky To Be Me.”

About This Song

“Lucky To Me” was written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green for the 1944 musical On The Town, where it was introduced by John Battles. This song (as were most of the songs from the score) was cut from the 1949 film.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “Lucky To Be Me” in 1976 for their second album, Together Again released in 1977.

Lucky To Be Me

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“Lucky To Be Me,” as well as Together Again, is available from iTunes.

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Playlist of the Week: Tony Loves a Piano

The playlist of the week of May 12, 2019, is Tony Loves a Piano. Some of Bennett’s finest recordings have been made with just Tony and a pianist. This week we honor some of the best of those recordings.

Tony Loves a Piano

Some of Tony Bennett's finest recordings have been with only Tony and a pianist. This week we honor some of the best of those recordings.

My Foolish Heart (Victor Young and Ned Washington) with Bill Evans
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Richard Rodgers and Larry Hart) with Ralph Sharon
Cold, Cold Heart (Hank Williams) with John Bunch
Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green and Betty Comden) with Bill Evans
The Man That Got Away (Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin) with Ralph Sharon
A Sleepin’ Bee (Harold Arlen and Truman Capote) with Ralph Sharon
Dream Dancing (Cole Porter) with Bill Evans
One For My Baby (by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer)/It Had To Be You (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) with John Bunch
We’ll Be Together Again (Carl T. Fischer and Frankie Laine) with Bill Evans

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Playlist of the Week: Tony Loves Broadway

The playlist of the week starting May 5, 2019, is Tony Loves Broadway.

Tony Loves Broadway

Many of Bennett’s early successes were Broadway songs. This year’s Tony Award nominations have me in a Broadway kind of mood

About These Songs

Just in Time from Bells Are Ringing — 1956: Jule Styne, Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Stranger in Paradise from Kismet — 1953: Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George Forrest
Lazy Afternoon from The Golden Apple — 1954: Jerome Moross, John Treville Latouche
All the Things You Are from Very Warm For May — 1939: Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein
Some Other Time from On the Town — 1944: Leonard Bernstein, Adolph Green, Betty Comden
Baby, Dream Your Dream from Sweet Charity — 1966: Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields
The Party’s Over from Bells Are Ringing — 1956: Jule Styne, Adolph Green, Betty Comden

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Song of the Day: Lucky To Be Me

The song of the day for Friday, April 26, 2019, is “Lucky To Be Me.”

About This Song

“Lucky To Me” was written for the 1944 musical On The Town by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden. This song (as were most of the songs from the score) was cut from the 1949 film.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded Lucky To Be Me in 1976 for their second album, Together Again, released the following year.

Lucky To Be Me

Lucky To Be Me, a song by Tony Bennett, Bill Evans on Spotify

“Lucky To Be Me,” as well as Together Again, is available from iTunes.

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