The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Sing You Sinners

The song of the day for Friday, November 3, 2017 is “Sing You Sinners.”

About This Song

“Sing You Sinners” was written by w. Franke Harling and Sam Coslow for the 1930 film Honey, starring Lillian Roth. The song was an early hit in 1950 for Tony Bennett. He sings the song regularly in concerts today.

About This Version

Today I’m featuring Mr. Bennett’s recording of “Sing You Sinners” from the live recording of Live at the Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964. He’s backed by his trio: Ralph Sharon on piano, Hal Gaylord on bass and Billy Exiner on drums, as well as the Sahara house orchestra led by Louis Basil.

Sing You Sinners - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964

Listen to Sing You Sinners - Live at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - April 1964 on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1964


“Sing You Sinners,” as well as Live at the Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964, is available from iTunes.

About Today

For the next two weeks, Mr. Bennett and his quartet (Tom Ranier, Gray Sargent, Marshall Wood and Harold Jones) are performing at the Encore in Las Vegas. I’m sure this show will be even more exciting than that in 1964.

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Song of the Day: Sing You Sinners

The song of the day for Saturday, August 26, 2017 is “Sing You Sinners.”

About This Song

“Sing You Sinners” was written by W. Franke Harling and Sam Coslow for the 1930 film Honey, starring Lillian Roth. The song was an early hit in 1950 for Tony Bennett.

About This Version

Tony Bennett has recorded “Sing You Sinners” several times and each of those recordings are wonderful. Today I’d like to feature that first recording, make on July 20, 1950, his fourth session at Columbia, with an arrangement by Marty Manning.

Sing You Sinners

Listen to Sing You Sinners on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011


“Sing You Sinners,” as well as all of the songs collected on The Columbia Singles, Vol. 1, is available from iTunes.

About Today

For our weekly Saturday video, here is a nice video of the recording session with John Legend for the 2006 album Duets: An American Classic.

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Song of the Day: Sing You Sinners

The song of the day for Monday, July 3, 2017 is “Sing You Sinners.”

About This Song

“Sing You Sinners” was written by W. Franke Harling and Sam Coslow for the 1930 film Honey, starring Lillian Roth. The song was an early hit in 1950 for Tony Bennett. He sings the song regularly in concerts today.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Sing You Sinners” on July 20, 1950. It was release as a 78 rpm and on that newer format, the 45 rpm. Marty Manning did the arrangement and Mitch Miller was producer.

Sing You Sinners

Listen to Sing You Sinners on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011


“Sing You Sinners,” as well as all the songs collected on The Columbia Singles, Vol. 1, is available from iTunes.

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Song of the Day: Sing You Sinners

The song of the day for Saturday, August 27, 2016 is “Sing You Sinners.”

About This Song

“Sing You Sinners” was written by W. Franke Harling and Sam Coslow for the 1930 film Honey, starring Lillian Roth. The song was an early hit in 1950 for Tony Bennett. He sings the song regularly in concerts today.

About This Version

Tony Bennett has recorded “Sing You Sinners” several times. Today’s version is the first: from 1950 with an arrangement by Marty Manning. It swings quite nicely!

Sing You Sinners

Listen to Sing You Sinners on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011


“Sing You Sinners,” as well as all the singles collected on The Columbia Singles, Vol. 1, is available from iTunes.

About Today

It’s Saturday and that means a video. This is Tony singing today’s song, live from 1973.

All I can say is that it was the 1970s. I think that all of us who lived through that time have worn something during those years that we regret.:-)

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Song of the Day: My Old Flame

The song of the day for Friday, April 22, 2016 is “My Old Flame.”

About This Song

“My Old Flame” was written by Arthur Johnston (music) and Sam Coslow (lyrics) for the movie Belle of the Nineties, which starred Mae West. Mae West was an ardent Duke Ellington fan and insisted that he and his orchestra be hired to do the film and accompany her when she sang it.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “My Old Flame” in 1996 for his tribute album to Billie Holiday: Tony Bennett On Holiday. It was arranged by Jorge Calandrelli.

My Old Flame

Tony Bennett · Tony Bennett On Holiday: A Tribute To Billie Holiday · Song · 1997


“My Old Flame,” as well as Tony Bennett On Holiday, is available from iTunes.