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Verve Records is proud to announce LOUIS IN LONDON, the last great performance by the most influential American musician of all time, Louis Armstrong.

Fifty years ago Barry McRae thought Aretha had much to do with jazz and was closely related to 'our' music (whoever and whatever they were)

The whole audience will be bouncing and swaying to the irresistible rhythm. Everybody singing HI-DE-HO! They’re echoing the King himself, Cab Calloway, as he thrusts his baton into the air, and in his Zoot Suit, jumps, twirls and signals to the band to begin another joyous chorus.

"I've Seen the Wall. Louis Armstrong on Tour in the GDR 1965" is on view at Das Minsk from September 16, 2023, through February 4, 2024.

To Tony Bennett, who died this morning at 96, pop and jazz gems were timeless, unimpeachable, his magnetic north — a principle he held even when favoring them meant risking financial ruin and irrelevance.

Tony Bennett had a truly impressive and successful career that spanned over 70 years.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony Bennett, iconic singer and performer, has died at age 96.

ANTHONY DOMINICK BENEDETTO, known professionally as TONY BENNETT, the last of the old-time torch singers equally adept at jazz, pop and R&B, died FRIDAY (7/21) in NEW YORK at 96.Born AUGUST 3rd, 1926, in ASTORIA, QUEENS, NY, BENNETT performed with military bands in GERMANY during WORLD WAR II. In 1946, he made his debut in a nightclub, sitting in as a singer with trombonist TYREE GLENN at the SHANGRI-LA in ASTORIA.  His big break came three years later, when BOB HOPE discovered him ...

In 2005, upon receiving the Kennedy Center Honors, Tony Bennett reflected on finding his voice and making a comeback.

For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business.