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index NOTE: Page numbers in italics indicate photos. “Accentuate the Positive,” 180 performance with Bennett, 60, 196 –197 “Afraid of the Dark,” 101 Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts (radio “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” 143, 148, 291 program), 60, 66 “Al Dente,” 141 Art of Excellence, The (album), 17, 262, “All Mine,” 229 265, 268, 271, 273, 304 “All of My Life,” 271 Astaire, Fred, 3 “All the Things You Are,” 133, 210, 223 Bennett acquaintance, 208, 226 –227 Alone at Last with Tony Bennett (album), 111 Bennett’s paintings, 269 Alone Together (album), 287 Bennett’s views, 72 “Always,” 112, 148 infl uence on Bennett, 82, 179, 187, “America,” 14 270, 287–288, 291 American Idol (television show), 66, 303 performance with Bennett, 229 Americanization of Emily, The (fi lm), 146 “As Time Goes By,” 272 “Antonia,” 283 Astoria (album), 57, 265, 271, 282, 285, 304 “Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home,” 180 “Autumn in New York,” 138 “Anywhere I Wander,” 94 Avakian, George, 70 –71, 74, 235 –236, 308 “April in Paris,” 138 Arison, Warrant Offi cer Harold Lindsay Backstreet Boys, 295 “Lin,” 50COPYRIGHTED Bailey, MATERIAL Pearl, 67, 72, 135, 169, 179, 237 Arlen, Harold, 100, 135, 177, 179, 189, Balliett, Whitney, 7, 24, 33, 36, 258, 270, 272 89, 208 –212 Armstrong, Louis, 3 Basie, Count, 1, 40 – 41, 125 Avakian and, 71 infl uence on Bennett, 3, 61– 62, 88 Bennett’s paintings of, 279 performance with Bennett, 16, 40 – 41, infl uence on Bennett, 17, 37, 58, 91, 118 –119, 125, 127, 142, 160, 138 –139, 140, 228, 306, 314 165, 181, 202, 239, 241, 260 335 bbindex.inddindex.indd 333535 55/20/11/20/11 22:17:22:17:22 PPMM 336 index “Basin Street Blues,” 279 on father’s career, 15, 40, 86, 156, Beatles, 108, 128, 130 –131, 144 –145, 191, 235 159, 310 support of, 245 –246, 247–249 Beat of My Heart, The (album), 114, 115, Bennett, Joanna (daughter), 182, 119–120, 127, 286 210 –211, 227 “Beautiful Friendship, A,” 170 Bennett, John, Jr. (brother), 23, 26 –27, “Beautiful Madness,” 75 28 –29, 43, 214, 283, 306 “Because of You,” 2, 75 –77, 79– 80, 88, Bennett, Patricia (wife). See Beech, 142, 162, 236, 240, 272 Patricia Ann (“Sandy One”) Bennett’s singing style and, 79– 80 Bennett, Sandra (wife). See Grant, Sandra production of, 162, 240, 272 (“Sandy Two”) success of, 2, 75 –77, 88, 142, 236 Bennett, Susan (wife). See Benedetto, Because of You (album), 110 Susan Crow (wife) Beech, Patricia Ann (“Sandy One”), 92–93, Bennett, Tony, 55, 56, 122, 123, 124, 125, 95, 97, 160, 180 –181, 183 –185, 196 213, 214, 216, 293, 294, 295, 296 Belafonte, Harry, 81, 119, 150, 152, acting by, 129, 139, 254 154, 178 Carnegie Hall concert (1962), 16, 112, “Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle,” 80 130, 131–134, 230, 253 Bellson, Louis, 37, 119, 129, 161, childhood of, 19– 41, 53, 54 219–220, 225 civil rights activism by, 90, 91, 143, Benedetto, Anna Suraci (mother), 19–20, 150 –154, 156 22–31, 34, 37–39, 44, 54, 55, Columbia Records and, 1, 6 –7, 68, 57–58, 90 –92, 92, 182, 217, 282 74 –76, 84, 95, 189–192, 262, 270 Benedetto, Anthony Dominick. See drug addiction of, 6, 187, 196, 198, Bennett, Tony 226, 234, 237–252 Benedetto, Giovanni (grandfather), 19 fi nancial problems of, 245 Benedetto, John, Sr. (father), 22–31, 38, Improv (record label) and, 72, 139 207–208, 211, 225, 229, 230, Benedetto, Maria (grandmother), 23 231, 234 –235, 237 Benedetto, Mary (sister). See Chiappa, Mary Italian heritage of, 2, 19–23, 65 Benedetto, Susan Crow (wife), 5, 32, as “Joe Bari,” 40, 59– 60, 66, 67 213, 269, 274, 280, 291, 301–302, marriage to Beech, 92–93, 95, 97, 315, 319 142, 147, 160, 180, 183 –186, 196 Bennett, Antonia (daughter), 225, marriage to Sandra Grant, 147, 280 –281, 284, 296 180 –183, 187, 195 –196, 218, 226, Bennett, Daegal (son), 97, 187, 245, 262, 238, 242, 244 –245, 248 264, 277, 313 marriage to Susan Crow, 5, 32, 213, Bennett, Danny (son), 216 269, 274, 280, 291, 301–302, business role of, 255 –256, 262, 264, 315, 319 268, 273 –274, 277, 282, 287–288, MGM/Verve contract, 199, 200 290 –292, 308 military service of, 42–52 childhood of, 97, 142, 184 –185, organized crime and, 63 – 66, 69, 96, 187–188, 196 109, 174 –176, 210, 250, 253 bbindex.inddindex.indd 333636 55/20/11/20/11 22:17:23:17:23 PPMM index 337 painting career of, 1–2, 6 – 8, 161, 253, Braunstein, Fred, 186 259, 261–262, 306 Braunstein, Phil, 185 –187, 196 Paramount Theater debut, 67– 68 “Bridges,” 229 singing style/voice of, 2–3, 51, Bunch, John, 175, 221–222, 231, 304, 76, 83, 111 308, 317 on Vietnam War, 239–240 as Bennett’s pianist, 164, 174, 180, 193, views on racism, 49, 89, 149, 151, 196, 198, 304 197, 202 death of, 13 What My Heart Has Seen, 253 tennis and, 198 See also individual names of albums; Zito and, 203 –204 individual names of family members; Burke’s Law (television), 139 individual names of songs Burns, Ralph, 120, 127, 142, Bennett and Basie Together! (album), 260 162, 172 Bennett / Berlin (album), 270 –271 “By Myself,” 120 Bennett on Holiday (album), 287 Berlin, Irving, 26, 100, 135, 239, 266, “Ca, C’est L’amour,” 100 270, 272, 284 Calandrelli, Jorge, 262–265, 267–268, Bernstein, Leonard, 99, 154 275, 284, 302, 310 Bernstein, Sid, 130 –132, 136 “California, Here I Come,” 128, 138 “Best Is Yet to Come, The,” 119, Candido, 114, 133, 162, 279 127, 142 Candido Camero (painting), 279 Big Show, The (radio program), 101 “Candy Man,” 199 Blackboard Jungle (fi lm), 99 Carnegie Hall, 181, 234 “Black Magic,” 258 1971 concert, 177 Black Orpheus (fi lm), 146 1962 concert, 16, 112, 130, 131–134, “Blue Flame,” 37 230, 253 “Blue Moon,” 211 Carnegie Hall (album), 112 “Blue Velvet,” 80, 82 Carson, Johnny, 115, 139, 240, 256 Blue Velvet (album), 118 Central Park (painting), 2 “Body and Soul,” 50, 259, 284 Chaplin, Charlie, 168, 268 –269 “Boulevard of Broken Dreams, The,” 66, Charles, Ray, 1, 3, 5, 9, 18, 78, 99, 264, 68, 72, 74, 75, 79, 284, 305 267, 317 Boulton, Derek, 63, 69, 93, 95, 97, 109, “Cheek to Cheek,” 271–272 125, 147, 167, 181, 183 –185, 187, “Cherokee,” 37 224 –225, 237, 244, 285, 295, 299, Chevalier, Maurice, 25, 89 301, 322 Chiappa, Mary Bennett’s views on, 197–198 on Bennett’s friendship with Davis and, 177 Sinatra, 103 death of, 308 as Bennett’s manager, 177, 185 as manager, 4, 150, 193 –195, death of, 306 197–198, 202–204, 217–220 views on Bennett, 23, 29, 31, 34, 44, on organized crime, 91, 175 –176 55, 57, 90, 92, 109, 137, 150, 161, Braff, Ruby, 8, 196, 211, 225 175 –176, 183 –184, 207, 217, 283 bbindex.inddindex.indd 333737 55/20/11/20/11 22:17:23:17:23 PPMM 338 index Chiappa, Nina, 3, 10, 30 –31, 69, 89, 92, “Danny Boy,” 97 217, 233, 236 –237, 269 “Daphnis and Chloe,” 265 Chiappa, Tom, 92, 142, 217 Darin, Bobby, 9, 77, 96, 128 “Chicago,” 138, 149 “Darn That Dream,” 111 “Child Is Born, A,” 233 Davis, Clive, 159, 169–173, 177–179, Children’s Plea for Peace, The (album), 189 180, 190, 320 “Cinnamon Sinner,” 87, 96 Davis, Miles, 71, 111, 113, 118, 163, civil rights 231–232 activism by Bennett, 90, 91, 143, Davis, Sammy, Jr., 9, 96, 128, 144, 154, 150 –154, 156 199–200, 301 King and, 143 –144, 153 –154, 226, 243 De Sica, Vittorio, 2, 10, 150, 239 Clinton, Bill, 14, 298, 302, 323 “Didn’t We,” 4 Clooney, Rosemary, 60, 66, 75, 78, 80, DiFlorio, Anthony, 304 83, 85, 87, 102, 321 Di Novi, Eugene, 26, 41, 81– 82, 96, “Close Your Eyes,” 101 111, 254 –255 Cloud 7 (album), 110 –112, 127, 286 “Don’t Cry Baby,” 75 “Cold, Cold Heart,” 2, 79, 80, 83, 142 “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” 160 Cole, Nat King, 9, 50, 78, 80, 82, 96, “Don’t Tell Me Why,” 101 128, 149–150, 234 “Don’t Wait Too Long,” 127, 143 Columbia Records, 1, 6 –7, 68, 74 –76, Dorsey, Jimmy, 50, 80 84, 95, 189–192, 262, 270. See also Dorsey, Tommy, 37–38, 59, 68, 80, 86, 102 Davis, Clive; Miller, Mitch Duets (album), 15, 287, 309–311, 313 “Come Next Spring,” 101 Duke Ellington (painting), 2 “Come on-a My House,” 80, 87 Durante, Jimmy, 3, 15 “Come Rain or Come Shine,” 180, 272 Bennett’s performance with, 169 Como, Perry, 72, 77, 78 –79, 103, 321 infl uence on Bennett, 37, 38 –39, 82, “Congratulations to Someone,” 94 118, 140, 177, 281, 317 Conover, Willis, 139–140, 163, Dylan, Bob, 100, 159, 163, 174, 288 178 –179, 182 Copacabana, 38, 65, 96, 101, 115 –116, “East of the Sun,” 210 134, 142, 176, 181 Eckstine, Billy, 9, 14, 33, 78, 90 –91, Costa, Don, 84, 112, 142, 172, 199, 272 154 –155, 166, 195, 240 “Cottage for Sale,” 33 Ed Sullivan Show (television show), 79, Count Basie/Tony Bennett: Strike Up the 130, 132, 160 Band (album), 118 Ellington, Duke, 36, 210, 229, 255, 268, “Country Girl, The,” 169 287, 292, 317, 324 “Crazy Rhythm,” 66, 68 Avakian and, 71 Crosby, Bing, 9, 16, 25, 38, 66, 68, 78, Bennett’s painting of, 2, 3 82, 87, 106, 109, 242, 305, 321 friendship with Bennett, 161–162, 181 Cuomo, Mario, 14, 302 infl uence on Bennett, 10, 14, 40, 58, Cuomo, Matilda, 302 60, 88, 99, 118, 145 performance with Bennett, 150, 178 Damone, Vic, 63, 72, 77, 78, 83, 109, 128 songwriting for Bennett, 160 “Dancing in the Dark,” 271 views on Bennett, 19 bbindex.inddindex.indd 333838 55/20/11/20/11 22:17:23:17:23 PPMM index 339 Ellington, Ruth, 161 “Gal That Got Away, The,” 273 “Emily,” 146 Garland, Judy, 3, 7, 9, 13, 33, 78, 115, 118, “End of a Love Affair, The,” 304 138, 228, 285, 301, 303, 311, 317, 324 Evans, Bill, 115, 146, 171, 208, 229–235, death of, 237, 269 249, 260, 292, 303 friendship with Bennett, 141 Evans, Gil, 81, 84, 112, 178 infl uence on Bennett, 177, 178 “Everybody Gets the Blues,” 264, 267 television show of, 140 “Every Street’s a Boulevard in Old New views on Bennett, 4 York,” 138 Gavin, James, 205 –206 “Experiment,” 229 “Gentle Rain, The,” 146 Gentle Rain, The