"Duets: An American Classic" by Tony Bennett

"Duets: An America Classic"

Columbia/2006

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"Duets: An American Classic" by multi Grammy winning crooner Tony Bennett shows everyone that not only can this 80 year old still sing; but that he can sing well and continue to put out good stuff.

"Duets: An American Classic" is a collection of 21 songs by the 14 time Grammy winner. Twenty of the songs are sung with an international line up of members from the musical world including royalty, the great, and the good. The songs include hits by Bennett including his signature song "I Left My Heart in San Fransisco", which he sings solo, and his first three hit songs "Because of You", the Hank Williams cover "Cold, Cold Heart", and "Rags to Riches". Bennett also performs a song with fellow Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder. "For Once in My Life" was a hit for Wonder in the seventies. Bennett's rendition of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" with The Police frontman Sting sounds very much like Sting's "Moon Over Bourbon Street" from his first solo album "Dream of the Blue Turtles".

"Duets: An American Classic" features Bennett performing with The Dixie Chicks, Barbara Streisand, the original JT James Taylor, Sir Paul McCartney, Columbian star Juanes, Sir Elton John, Billy Joel, Tim McGraw, Celine Dion, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, k d lang, Michael Buble', Sting, U2 lead singer and activist Bono, John Legend, Christina Aguilera, and the former lead singer from WHAM George Michael.

He was born Anthony Dominick Bendetto in Queens in 1926. At the age of 10 Tony sand at the opening for the Triburough Bridge. When he turned 18 Tony was drafted into the Army where he served for two years n Europe. After returning to the United States and leaving the Army Bennett returned to singing and in 1950 was signed by Mitch Miller. For over 50 years Bennett has been entertaining audiences of all ages. At the age of 80 Tony Bennett released an album of duets with artists who are from a variety of musical genres; and proves to the world that you are never to old to sing and to sing well.