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Anthony Dominick Benedetto,known professionally as Tony Bennett,was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades,including 20 Grammy Awards,a Lifetime Achievement Award,and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Bennett was named a National Endowments for the Arts Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He founded the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria,Queens,New York along with Exploring the Arts a non-profit arts education program. He sold more than 50 million records worldwide and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"Let's Do It,Let's Fall in Love" is a popular song written in 1928 by Cole Porter. It was introduced in Porter's first Broadway success,the musical Paris (1928) by French chanteuse Irène Bordoni,for whom Porter had written the musical as a starring vehicle.
"Love for Sale" is a song by Cole Porter introduced by Kathryn Crawford in the musical The New Yorkers, which opened on Broadway on December 8,1930,and closed in May 1931 after 168 performances. The song is written from the viewpoint of a prostitute advertising "love for sale".
"It's De-Lovely" is one of Cole Porter's hit songs,originally appearing in his 1936 musical,Red Hot and Blue. It was introduced by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope. The song was later used in the musical Anything Goes,first appearing in the 1956 film version;in the 1962 revival where it was sung by Hal Linden and Barbara Lang,and in the 2004 biographical film De-Lovely,where it was performed by Robbie Williams.
"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" is the second single by American singer-actress Cher from her second album,The Sonny Side of Chér (1966). It was written by her husband Sonny Bono and released in 1966. It reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week (behind "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" by The Righteous Brothers),eventually becoming one of Cher's biggest-selling singles of the 1960s.
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms,in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. This song is a spoof of New York high society and its strict etiquette and phony social pretensions. It has become a popular music standard.
"Just One of Those Things" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1935 musical Jubilee.
"But Beautiful" is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen,the lyrics by Johnny Burke. The song was published in 1947.
"I Can't Give You Anything but Love,Baby" is an American popular song and jazz standard by Jimmy McHugh (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics). The song was introduced by Adelaide Hall at Les Ambassadeurs Club in New York in January 1928 in Lew Leslie's Blackbird Revue,which opened on Broadway later that year as the highly successful Blackbirds of 1928,wherein it was performed by Adelaide Hall,Aida Ward,and Willard McLean.
"Anything Goes" is a song written by Cole Porter for his 1934 musical of the same name. Many of the lyrics include humorous references to figures of scandal and gossip from Depression-era high society.
"I Concentrate on You" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1940 film Broadway Melody of 1940,where it was introduced by Douglas McPhail.
"Do I Love You?" is a 1939 popular song written by Cole Porter,for his musical Du Barry Was a Lady,where it was introduced by Ronald Graham and Ethel Merman.
"Dream Dancing" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1941 film You'll Never Get Rich,where it was introduced as an instrumental. The first recording was made by Fred Astaire with Harry Sosnik and his Orchestra and The Delta Rhythm Boys in 1941 under the Decca label (#18188).
"This Is All I Ask" is a popular song written by Gordon Jenkins in 1958.
American singer Lady Gaga has released three video albums and has been featured in over thirty music videos. From her debut album The Fame (2008),she released music videos for the singles "Just Dance","Poker Face","Eh,Eh","LoveGame",and "Paparazzi". In the latter,Gaga portrays a doomed starlet taking revenge on her lover. She also shot a video for the album's promotional single "Beautiful,Dirty,Rich". Gaga reissued her first album as The Fame Monster (2009),preceded by a music video for the lead single "Bad Romance",which won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video and seven MTV Video Music Awards,including Video of the Year in 2010. The following year,Jonas Åkerlund directed the music video for "Telephone"—a continuation of "Paparazzi"—which was shot as a short film. It received an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year nomination,and was named the Best Music Video of the Decade by Billboard in January 2015. For her 2010 video "Alejandro",Gaga received positive reviews from critics,though she was criticized by the Catholic League that alleged blasphemy.
Cheek to Cheek is the first collaborative album by American singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga,released on September 19,2014,by Columbia and Interscope Records. It is Bennett's fifty-eighth studio album,and Gaga's fourth. The two first met at the Robin Hood Foundation gala in New York City in 2011,and later recorded a rendition of "The Lady Is a Tramp" together,after which they began discussing plans of working on a jazz project. Cheek to Cheek consists of jazz standards by popular composers such as George Gershwin,Cole Porter,Jerome Kern,and Irving Berlin. It was inspired by Bennett and Gaga's desire to introduce the songs to a younger generation,since they believed these tracks have a universal appeal.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga:Cheek to Cheek Live! is an American concert television special and live album featuring performances by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in support of their collaborative studio album,Cheek to Cheek,released in September 2014. It was held at the Rose Theater of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in July following the announcement of the album's release,and was aired on PBS on October 24,2014,as part of the network's Great Performances series. The concert was watched by an audience consisting of invited guests and students from New York schools. Bennett and Gaga were joined on stage by a 39-piece orchestra and jazz musicians associated with both artists. A number of costumes were worn by Gaga,provided by designers including Roberto Cavalli,Michael Costello,Mathieu Mirano,Valentino as well as David Samuel Menkes. The special received one nomination at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Love for Sale is the second collaborative album by American singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga,released on September 30,2021,by Columbia and Interscope Records. It is the sixty-first and final studio album of Bennett's career. Following Cheek to Cheek (2014),the duo's first collaborative album,Love for Sale was recorded between 2018 and early 2020,consisting of their renditions of various jazz standards by American composer Cole Porter,to whom the record is a tribute.
One Last Time:An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga is a television special by American singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. It originally aired on November 28,2021,on CBS while being simulcast on Paramount+. Consisting of select duets and solo performances,it was part of the promotion of their second collaborative studio album,Love for Sale,released on September 30,2021. A celebration of Bennett's 95th birthday,the special was recorded on August 3 and 5,2021,when Bennett and Gaga presented a pair of shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. They were Bennett's final public performances,as he retired shortly after from performing live due to his health condition.
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| The Fame | |
| The Fame Monster | |
| Born This Way | |
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| Cheek to Cheek | |
| Joanne | |
| A Star Is Born | |
| Chromatica | |
| Love for Sale | |
| Top Gun: Maverick | |
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| Other songs recorded | |
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