An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett
The song of the day for Wednesday, January 13, 2021, is “Sing You Sinners.”
“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.
Tony Bennett recorded “Sing You Sinners” on July 20, 1950. Marty Manning wrote the arrangement.
Sing You Sinners
Listen to Sing You Sinners on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011
“Sing You Sinners,” as well as all of singles collected on The Columbia Singles, Volume 1, is available from Apple Music.
The song of the day for Saturday, May 16, 2020, is “Sing You Sinners.”
It’s the weekend and we’re returning to featuring Tony’s live performances on Fridays and Saturdays. Today we return to Live at the Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964.
“Sing You Sinners” was written by W. Franke Harling and Sam Coslow in 1930 for the movie Honey.
Tony Bennett recorded “Sing You Sinners” for his show at The Sahara, in Las Vegas, which was recorded and released on Live At The Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964. Bennett was the first major performer at the then-new hotel and casino.
“Sing You Sinners,” as well as Live At The Sahara: Las Vegas, 1964, is available from iTunes.
The song of the day for Sunday, January 25, 2020, is “Sing You Sinners.”
“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.
Tony Bennett sang “Sing You Sinners” at his concert at Carnegie Hall, released on the album Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall.
“Sing You Sinners,” as well as Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall, is available from iTunes.
The song of the day for Thursday, August 1, 2019, is “Sing You Sinners.”
“Sing You Sinners” was written in 1930 by W. Franke Harling and Sam Coslow for the movie Honey, which starred Lillian Roth.
Tony Bennett recorded “Sing You Sinners” in 1950, his first year under contract with Columbia. It was released as single in October 1950; it is collected on The Columbia Singles, Vol. 1, which also includes his first recording for Columbia, “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.” Marty Manning wrote the fine arrangement for “Sing You Sinners.”
Sing You Sinners
Listen to Sing You Sinners on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 2011
“Sing You Sinners,” as well as The Columbia Singles, Vol. 1, is available from iTunes.
The song of the day for Friday, November 3, 2017 is “Sing You Sinners.”
“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.
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
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.