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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

September 8, 2019 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: All From You

The song of the day for Monday, September 9, 2019, is “All From You.”

About Today

The Year of Tony Bennett wishes Susan Benedetto a very happy birthday! We enjoyed saying hello the last time you were in Portland.

About This Song

“All For You” was composed in 1940 by Django Reinhardt; the lyrics were written by Tony Bennett in 2004. Tony Bennett’s son, Danny, had long encouraged his father to write a song. While performing in Hawaii, he dropped into a small jazz club and heard the Django Reinhardt song “Nuages” and felt that he had found the right melody for the song he had in mind. The resulting song is really beautiful.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “All For You” in 2004 for The Art of Romance. The lovely arrangement is by Johnny Mandel.

“All From You,” as well as The Art of Romance, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Django Reinhardt, Happy Birthday to Susan Benedetto, Nuages, Susan Benedetto, The Art of Romance

September 9, 2014 By Suzanne 4 Comments

Happy Birthday to Susan Benedetto

The Year of Tony Bennett would like to wish Susan Benedetto a very happy and joyous birthday.

#77506381 / gettyimages.com

Filed Under: Etcetera Tagged With: Susan Benedetto, Susan Benedetto birthday

June 27, 2014 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Arts Education Op Ed

Susan & I have an OpEd in @NYDailyNews about our work with @ETA_ArtsEd & new funding for the arts in @NYCSchools: http://t.co/j5FJwNENG3

— Tony Bennett (@itstonybennett) June 27, 2014

Filed Under: Exploring the Arts Tagged With: arts education, Exploring the Arts, Susan Benedetto

December 12, 2013 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Tony and Susan on Arts Education and Optimism

Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto  did an interview on CNN about the students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and the relationship with The Gap this Christmas.

As someone who studied drama and music in high school, I cannot agree more about the value of arts education to encourage success in students.  I learned so many of the lessons I needed to succeed in life in my high school arts education: how to create as part of a team as well as on my own; how you have to practice and then practice some more because nothing comes that easily; how you are just one part of the group and it’s up to everyone in the group to help everyone succeed; and how be responsible and do what you say you’re going to do — be on time, be prepared with your own stuff, and to be ready to help others succeed. Even though I now work in the business world, I follow these guidelines every day in my work relationships and am much better person because of my early arts education.

Filed Under: About Tony Bennett Tagged With: arts education, CNN interview, Susan Benedetto, The Gap

October 4, 2012 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Exploring the Arts Gala 2012

Tonight is the annual gala for ETA. Looks like a great event for an even greater cause.

Excellent wrap-up article about the gala, which raised $1.2 million!
https://twitter.com/ETA_NYC/status/254035989469728768
https://twitter.com/ETA_NYC/status/254030184368443394
https://twitter.com/itstonybennett/status/254030427386413061
https://twitter.com/katiecouric/status/254012964242337792
https://twitter.com/itstonybennett/status/254005518899752960
https://twitter.com/ETA_NYC/status/254004673084801024
https://twitter.com/itstonybennett/status/254002396223660033
https://twitter.com/itstonybennett/status/253943979656237056

Filed Under: Other News Tagged With: Barbara Walters, Deborah and Allen Grubman, ETA, Exploring the Arts, Katie Couric, Sting, Susan Benedetto, Tony Bennett

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