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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

October 1, 2021 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

NPR Story on Love For Sale

NRP did this story on Morning Edition today about Love For Sale on its launch day.

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Lady Gaga, Love For Sale, NPR, Tony Bennett

July 26, 2019 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: It Was Me

The song of the day for Saturday, July 27, 2019, is “It Was Me.”

About This Song

Today’s song was originally titled “C’etait Moi” was composed by Gilbert Bécaud, with lyrics by Maurice Vidalin, in 1960. The English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel, with the English title “It Was Me.” It’s a beautiful love song that brings memories of summers past and, maybe, to come.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “It Was Me” in 1962 for his 1963 album I Wanna Be Around. The excellent arrangement is by Marty Manning.

In 2009, Tony Bennett was interviewed on NPR for a series where people named their favorite summer song. Bennett picked “It Was Me.”

It Was Me

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“It Was Me,” as well as I Wanna Be Around, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Gilbert Becaud, I Wanna Be Around, Marty Manning, Maurice Vidalin, Norman Gimbel, NPR, Tony Bennett

October 8, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Tony on NPR This Saturday

Tony Bennett will be interviewed by Scott Simon on Saturday’s Weekend Edition. That’s this Saturday, October 10, 2015. NPR will be posting the interview on their site that day; I’ll touch back here and add the URL. Scott adores Tony and I think it will be a great interview.

I'm excited to be speaking with @nprscottsimon for @NPR Saturday's Weekend Edition! pic.twitter.com/xR2Xy1Hvwv

— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) October 7, 2015

Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) came by the New York bureau today! On his left is Bill Charlap, a fantastic pianist. pic.twitter.com/fn1fhzZRTH

— nprmusic (@nprmusic) October 7, 2015

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: NPR, Scott Simon, Weekend Edition

November 29, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

NPR Here and Now Interview With Tony Bennett

Robin Young interviewed Tony Bennett for the NPR program Here and Now. Click here to listen to the interview.

It’s a great day for interviews at The Year of Tony Bennett.

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Here and Now, NPR, Robin Young

November 29, 2012 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Tony Bennett and Piano Jazz


Tony Bennett’s 2004 visit to Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz was replayed this week. If you haven’t heard this episode of this very fine program, you can listen to it here.

I’ve been listening to audio version of Marian McPartland’s book, All In Good Time. Ms. McPartland reads her own book, which makes it even more special. The book is available from Audible.

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: All In Good Time, Marian McPartland, NPR, Piano Jazz

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