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“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

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“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

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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

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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

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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 (fi lm), 146 Faith, Percy, 75–76, 84, 94, 146, 159, 186 “Georgia Rose,” 156 Falcone, Vincent, 252, 273, 279, 299–300 Gershwin, George, 39, 100, 107, 120, Farnon, Robert, 70, 165, 169–170, 176, 177, 239, 287 183, 193, 201, 216, 225, 294, 304 Gershwin, Ira, 39, 120, 229 Tony Bennett Meets Robert Farnon “Get Happy,” 160, 180, 203 (television), 145 Get Happy / With the London Philharmonic “Fascinating Rhythm,” 66, 162 Orchestra (album), 201 “Firefl y,” 119, 127, 169 Getz, Stan, 40, 61– 62, 179, 200, 243 Fitzgerald, Ella, 9, 78, 96, 108, 138, 166, Giddins, Gary, 7, 16, 78, 108, 136, 200, 291, 311 139, 196, 224, 235, 242–243, Bennett’s friendship with, 226 257, 258, 285 Flanagan as accompanist for, 164 Gift of Love, A (fi lm), 254 Flippo, Chet, 27, 98, 106, 256 –258 Gillespie, Dizzy, 8, 113, 179, 271, 306 “Fly Me to the Moon,” 8, 127, 240, “Girl I Love, The,” 272, 283 241, 275 “Girl Talk,” 146 “Folks That Live on the Hill, The,” 283 “Give My Regards to Broadway,” 138 “Fool of Fools, A,” 128 “Glory Road,” 133 “For Once in My Life,” 127–128, 160, “God Bless America,” 33 171, 178, 203, 272, 313 “God Bless the Child,” 115 For Once in My Life (album), 178, 203, 286 God Is Love (painting), 2 Forty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett— Goodfellas (fi lm), 65 A 4-CD Compilation (album), 286 “Good Life, The,” 119, 127, 143, 172, Fox, Margaret, 296 226, 236, 289 Fox, Mark, 296 “Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever Frank Sinatra Duets (album), 285 you are,” 38 Friedwald, Will, 6, 7, 10, 14, 17, 31, Good Things in Life, The (album), 201 84 – 85, 87, 91, 96, 104, 107–108, Gotterer, David, 186 110 –114, 117, 120, 126, 129, 141, Grant, Sandra (“Sandy Two”), 147, 158, 203, 207–208, 230, 233, 234, 180 –183, 187, 195 –196, 218, 226, 241, 243, 252, 262, 287, 291, 305 238, 242, 244 –245, 248 “From This Moment On,” 240 Frost, David, 19, 26, 29, 196 Hackett, Bobby, 81, 114, 129, 145, “Funny Thing,” 97 161–162, 174, 210, 287, 304

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Hajdu, David, 7, 9, 19, 90 –91, 126 “If You Were Mine,” 241 “Happiness Is Just a Thing “I Get Ideas,” 80 Called Joe,” 180 “I Got a Right to Sing the Blues,” 180 Harlow (fi lm), 146 “I Got Lost in Her Arms,” 265 –266, 272 Hart, Lorenz, 39, 211, 229, 273 “I Got Rhythm,” 220 “Have a Good Time,” 94 I Gotta Be Me (album), 203 Hefner, Hugh, 129, 139, 164 “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” 77, Hefti, Neal, 84, 112, 142, 146, 173, 197 128, 129, 130, 132, 135 –137, “Hello Dolly,” 139 139–140, 148, 160, 163, 174, 212, Hentoff, Nat, 7, 110, 117, 163, 206 273, 287 “Here in My Heart,” 94, 111 I Left My Heart in San Francisco (album), “Here’s That Rainy Day,” 240 142 Here’s to the Ladies (album), 287 “I’ll Be Around,” 143, 173, 304 Herman, Woody, 66, 111, 160, 197, 210, “I’ll Be Seeing You,” 112 223, 317 “I’ll Only Miss Her When I Think of “High Hopes,” 200 Her,” 127 Holiday, Billie, 7, 9, 59, 62, 75, 197, 210, “I’ll Take Manhattan,” 138 241, 283, 287, 303, 306 “Ill Wind,” 180 Homage to Hockney (painting), 278 Imagine (album), 203 Hometown, My Town (album), 108, 112, “I’m Always Drunk in San Francisco,” 138 118, 120 –121, 127, 129, 286 “I’m Building Up to an Awful Hope, Bob, 45, 50, 59, 67, 71 Letdown,” 227 Horne, Lena, 63, 78, 82, 96, 180, 198, “I’m Lost Again,” 94 202, 204 –207, 317 Improv (record label), 207–208, 211, Hot and Cool: Bennett Sings Ellington 225, 229, 230, 231, 234 –235, 237 (album), 287 “Inka Dinka Doo,” 38 House I Live In, The (fi lm), 51, 91, 316 “In My Solitude,” 148 “How About You,” 138 In Person with Count Basie and His “How Can I Replace You?”, 101 Orchestra (album), 118 “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?”, “In the Middle of an Island,” 87, 114 265, 268 “In the Wee Small Hours,” 273 Howe, Buddy, 177, 185, 197, 220 Isaacs, James, 7, 83, 97, 110, 114, 231 “Hushabye Mountain,” 160 “Is That All There Is?”, 189 “It Could Happen to You,” 143 “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” 129 75, 112 “It Had to Be You,” 112, 143 “I Cover the Waterfront,” 120 “It Never Entered My Mind,” 273 “Ida,” 26 It’s All Yours (radio show), 50 “I Don’t Know Why,” 170 “It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie,” 148 “I Fall in Love Too Easily,” 111 “It’s a Wonderful World,” 314 “If I Ruled the World,” 119, 127, “It’s Like Reaching for the Moon,” 283 144 –145, 159, 174, 301 “It’s Too Soon to Know,” 101 If I Ruled the World (album), 169 “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow “If You Knew Suzie,” 25, 128 Polka-Dot Bikini,” 99

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“I’ve Come Home Again,” 284 –285, 298 “Last of the Red Hot Mamas, The,” “I’ve Gotta Be Me,” 129, 240 92–93 I’ve Gotta Be Me (album), 286 “Last Time I Saw Paris, The,” 138 “I’ve Got the World on a String,” 180, 273 Late Night with David Letterman “I Wanna Be Around,” 119, 127, 142–143, (television), 273 148, 160, 170, 174, 289, 310 Lategano, Jimmy, 12, 321–322 I Wanna Be Around (album), 142, 169 “Lazy Afternoon,” 115, 240, 314 “I Wanna Be Loved,” 72, 74, 75 Lee, Peggy, 9, 61, 78, 82, 140, 189, 231 “I Was Lost, I Was Drifting,” 57, 283 Lenner, Don, 273 “I Wish I Were in Love Again,” 211 “Let’s Dance,” 37 “I Won’t Cry Anymore,” 75 “Let’s Face the Music and Dance,” 271 “Let’s Fall in Love,” 180 Jacobs, Phoebe, 81, 162 “Let’s Make Love,” 75 James Moody (painting), 279 Lieberson, Goddard, 95, 98 –99, 136, 159 “Jezebel,” 80 “Life Is Beautiful,” 227 Jolson, Al, 3, 24, 39, 138, 149, 177, 311 Life Is Beautiful (album), 208, 229, 286 “Just In Time,” 119, 129, 155, 163, 240, “Limehouse Blues,” 127, 128, 143 271, 273 Listen Easy (album), 201 “Just Say I Love Her,” 75 Little Me (musical), 134 “Little Street Where Old Friends Meet, “Kansas City, Here I Come,” 140 A,” 283 “Keep Smiling at Trouble,” 127, 149 Live by Request (television), 290 Kelly, Gene, 181, 226, 244 “Living Together, Growing Together,” 200 Kennedy, John F., 109, 142, 143, 230, 243 Long Ago and Far Away (album), 118, 286 Kern, Jerome, 104, 119, 134, 239, 283 “Long and Winding Road, The,” 182 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 143 –144, “Lost in the Stars,” 1, 101, 112, 119, 162, 153 –154, 226, 243 230, 261 “King of Broken Hearts,” 94 Louis Armstrong (painting), 279 Kinstler, Everett Raymond, 35, 40, 260 “Loveliest Night of the Year,” 80 Kismet (musical), 94 “Love Look Away,” 148 “Kiss You,” 75 “Lovely to Look At,” 119 Kraft Music Hall (television show), 79 Love Story (album), 189, 287, 303 –304 Love Story (fi lm), 190 La Barbera, Joe, 221, 249, 259–260, “Love Walked In,” 112 263 –264, 272, 279 “Lucky to Be Me,” 233 “Lady Is a Tramp, The,” 11, 273 Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing), 112 “Lady’s in Love with You, The,” 160 “Lullaby of Broadway,” 129, 140, 149, 160 LaGuardia, Fiorello, 27 Laico, Frank, 74, 102, 142, 173, 285 “Mack the Knife,” 272 Laine, Frankie, 59, 72, 77, 80, 83, 154 Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour (radio Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross (trio), program), 66, 102 133, 171 “Make It with You,” 189 “Last Night When We Were Make Room for Daddy (television), 129 Young,” 180 “Make Someone Happy,” 233

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“Mama Will Bark,” 83 “Mule Train,” 83 “Mam’selle,” 129 Muscarella, Ray, 63 – 64, 66 – 68, 72, 88, Mandel, Johnny, 63, 64, 104, 146, 166, 92–93, 109 179, 290, 298, 301 music industry Manning, Marty, 68, 74, 84, 136, 143, 172 organized crime and, 63 – 66, 69, 96, Many Moods of Tony, The (album), 143, 109, 174 –176, 210, 250, 253 145, 170, 304 radio and, 7, 80, 128, 232, 244, 253, “Marching along Together,” 27 254, 292, 303 Marmorstein, Gary, 79, 82– 83, 84, 147, rock and roll inception, 99 1 156, 158, 172, 189 33 /3 LP format, 70 Martin, Dean, 3, 9, 68, 77, 91, 96, 102, See also individual names of artists; 109, 128, 218, 301, 317 individual names of recording companies Martin, Ellen, 3 Music Never Ends, The (documentary), 37, Mathis, Johnny, 78, 83, 171, 177, 190 152, 156 “Maybe September,” 146, 147, 159 My Fair Lady (musical), 95 “Maybe This Time,” 273 “My Favorite Things,” 241 “May I Never Love Again,” 101 “My Gal Sal,” 128 McCartney, Paul, 144, 177, 188, My Heart Sings (album), 112, 128, 286 200 –201, 223, 239, 288, 310, 313 “My Heart Stood Still,” 273 McDonough, John, 7, 106, 113, 221–222, “My Heart Tells Me,” 111 224, 227, 248, 311, 314, 320 “My Heart Won’t Say Good-bye,” 97 McRae, Carmen, 9, 138, 156, 283 “My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms,” 128 Mein Kampf (Hitler), 46 “My Kind of Town,” 138, 236 Mercer, Johnny, 119, 142–143, 149, 173, “My Love,” 200 –201 189, 227, 272, 284 “My Mom,” 24, 287 Mercer, Mabel, 8, 127 “My Pretty Shoo-gah,” 87, 97 Merica, La (La Sorte), 21 “My Reverie,” 111 Merrill, Helen, 203 “My Shining Hour,” 180 MGM/Verve, 199, 200 “My Way,” 86 – 87, 236, 240, 273 Mike Douglas Show (television), 240 –241 Miller, Mitch, 68, 71–72, 79– 80, “Nature Boy,” 240 82– 87, 94, 99, 110, 114, 126, 136, “New York, New York,” 138, 273, 285 158, 179, 308, 320 “New York State of Mind,” 138 Modern Times (fi lm), 168 New York Yellow Cab No. 1 “Moment of Truth, The,” 148, 149, (painting), 278 160, 162 “Not My Girl,” 227 “Moments Like This,” 266 “Moonlight in Vermont,” 138 Of Human Bondage (Maugham), 24 “Moonlight Serenade,” 26 “Old Devil Moon,” 111, 170, 241 “Most Beautiful Girl in the World, “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,” The,” 211 160 –161 Movie Song Album, 108, 146, 304 “Once There Lived a Fool,” 75 Mr. Broadway (album), 128, 287 “Once upon a Time,” 136, 149, 163 MTV Unplugged (album), 288 –289 “One,” 236

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Sharon, Ralph, 8, 84, 139, 143, 147, 156, “Sleepy Time Gal,” 174 172, 215, 234, 259, 261, 264 –265, “Small Café, Mam’selle, A,” 148 271–272, 278, 280, 284, 289, 296 “Smile,” 168 as Bennett’s accompanist, 104, Smithsonian Institution, Bennett’s 111–115, 118, 127, 133 paintings in, 1–2, 306 as Bennett’s conductor, 135, 248 Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album Bennett’s treatment of, 250 –252 (album), 170, 178 –179, 287, 304 Hefner and, 164 “Snuggle on Your Shoulder,” 70 professional relationship ended by Soldo, Joe, 31, 81, 101, 133, 163, 167, Bennett, 299–301 180, 220, 222, 300 songwriting by, 149 “Solitaire,” 82 views on Bennett, 88, 221–222 “Solitude,” 160 “She’s Funny That Way,” 170 “Some Other Time,” 233 “Show Must Go On, The,” 149 “Something,” 182 Silk Stockings (musical), 129 “Somewhere Along the Way,” 111 Sinatra, Frank, 3, 78 –79, 83, 86, 96, 99, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” 258 102–109, 128, 138, 140, 143, 152, “Song Is Ended, The,” 271 179, 203, 207, 212, 227, 229, 237, Songs for Sale (radio and television 257, 259–260 programs), 66, 75 acting by, 51 Songs for the Jet Set (album), 145, 287, 304 on civil rights, 91 “Sonny Boy,” 24 Frank Sinatra Duets, 285 “Sound of Worms, The,” 141 Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, 37–38 South of France (painting), 227 friendship with Bennett, 17–18, 48 “Speak Low,” 143, 283, 289 infl uence on Bennett, 4, 7, 9, 13 –15, “Spring in Manhattan,” 127, 143 16, 43 “Star-Spangled Banner, The,” 14, 33 music selected by, 87 “Stay Where You Are,” 94 “My Way,” 86 – 87, 236, 240, 273 Stella, Frank, 186 organized crime and, 64 Steppin’ Out (radio program, album), 75, performance with Bennett, 287–288 271–274, 281, 285, 301, 304 –305, Steve Allen Show (television show), 103, 129 313, 316, 324 “Stormy Weather,” 180, 258 Reprise Records, 208 Stormy Weather (Gavin), 205 Sinatra: The Song Is You (Friedwald), 104 “Stranger in Paradise,” 94, 100, 111, 272 Tamburello and, 68, 77 “Strangers in the Night,” 86 Sinatra: The Song Is You (Friedwald), 104 Streisand, Barbra, 64, 78, 177, 179, 192, 313 “Since My Love Has Gone,” 111 String of Harold Arlen, A (album), 287 Singer Presents Tony Bennett (television), 162 Sullivan, Robert, 5, 6, 39, 44, 58, 72–73, Singing Fool, The (fi lm), 24 78, 84, 103, 107, 114, 118, 191, Singing Was the Easy Part (Damone), 63 195, 226, 259, 289 “Sing You Sinners,” 75, 111, 148 “Summer Knows, The,” 192 “Sleeping Bee,” 314 Summer of ’42, The (album), 201 “Sleepless,” 94 “Summertime,” 173

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“Summer Wind,” 272 “Times They Are A-Changin, The,” 100 Sunday in Central Park (painting), 279 To My Wonderful One (album), 287 Sunrise, Sunset (album), 201 Tony (album), 112, 127, 230, 286 Suraci, Anna, 22, 31 Tony Bennett: The Art of the Singer Suraci, Antoinette, 22 (documentary), 34 Suraci, Antonio, 22, 23 Tony Bennett: The Rodgers and Hart “Sweet Violets,” 80 Songbook (album), 225 Tony Bennett Appreciation Society, 203 “Take Me Back Again,” 97 Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall (album), Tamburello, Geri, 68, 93, 141, 174, 180 133, 142 Tamburello, Tony, 56, 63, 68 –70, 81, Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album 101–102, 133, 167, 170, 175, (album), 231 203, 216 Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Together Again “Taste of Honey, A,” 127, 162–163 (album), 231 Tatum, Art, 33, 58, 61– 62, 75, 88, 97 Tony Bennett from the Talk of the Town Teachout, Terry, 7, 11 (television series), 195 Ted Curson (painting), 279 Tony Bennett in the Studio: A Life of Art Ted Mack Amateur Hour (radio and Music (Bennett), 259 program), 66 Tony Bennett Meets Robert Farnon “Tell Me That You Love Me,” 101 (television), 145 “Tender Is the Night,” 127 “Tony Bennett Sings” (1964) (BBC), 144 “Tenderly,” 85 “Tony Bennett Sings” (1972) That Lucky Old Son (Laine), 59 (BBC), 193 “That Old Black Magic,” 180 Tony Bennett’s Something (album), 182 “That Old Gang of Mine,” 283 Tony Makes It Happen (album), “There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight,” 96 165, 169, 287 “There’ll Be Some Changes Made,” 230 Tony’s Greatest Hits (album), 118 “There’s a Small Hotel,” 211 Tony Sings for Two (album), 108, 112, 127, “There Will Never Be Another You,” 129, 287 160, 240 Tony Sings the Great Hits of Today (album), “These Foolish Things,” 119 178, 182 “They All Laughed,” 241 “Toot Toot Tootsie,” 134 “This Could Be the Start of Something “Too Young,” 80 Big,” 129, 148 Tormé, Mel, 9, 78, 82, 107, 291 “This Funny World,” 229 “Touch of Your Lips, The,” 259 “This Is All I Ask,” 14, 127, 170 Triola, Lenny, 244, 265, 303 This Is All I Ask (album), 142, 169, 287 Trilogy: Past, Present, Future (album), 254 “This Time the Dream’s on Me,” 180 “Trolley Song, The,” 146 “Till,” 127 “True Blue Lou,” 127, 128, 140 “Time After Time,” 11 “Time for Love, A,” 156 Underworld, The (painting), 253 Time for Love, A (album), 173, 286 “Unforgettable,” 240 “Time Is a Thief,” 289 “Until Yesterday,” 97

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“Untitled Song,” 263 “When Love Was All We Had,” 263, “Uptown Blues,” 37 266, 268 “When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves “Valentino Tango,” 75 for Alabam,” 140 Van Gelder, Rudy, 56 “Where Did the Magic Go?”, 284 Vaughan, Sarah, 9, 78, 195, 240, 257 “Where Do You Go from Love?”, “Very Thought of You, The,” 127, 129, 284 –285 174, 304 “While the Music Plays On,” 111 Very Thought of You, The (album), 287 “While We’re Young,” 79 “Vieni Qui,” 66 “White Christmas,” 271 Vietnam War, Bennett’s songs and, 139, Whiting, Margaret, 68, 78, 269, 302 189, 239–240 “Who Can I Turn To?”, 119, 127, 145, Visions of Jazz (Giddins), 16 160, 174, 272 “Who Cares?”, 13 Waiting for Godot (play), 320 “Why Do People Fall in Love?”, 265 –266, Washington, Dinah, 9, 78, 230, 317 268 –269 “Watch What Happens,” 119, 129 Wilder, Alec, 8 –9, 62, 77, 143, 173, 179, “Wave,” 182 190, 209, 212, 233 Wayne, Chuck, 75, 96, 100, 110 –112 Williams, Andy, 159, 177, 190 Weather Bird (Giddins), 16 Williams, Joe, 7, 9, 15, 78, 129, 292 “Weaver of Dreams, A / There Will Wilson, John S., 134, 234, 253, 255 Never Be Another You,” 284 “Witchcraft,” 273 “Weep They Will,” 38 With Love, Tony! (album), 201 “Wee Small Hours,” 265 WNEW-AM (radio), 7, 80, 128, 232, “What Are You Afraid Of ?”, 265, 267 244, 253, 254, 292, 303 “What a Wonderful World,” 17, 182, 279 Wonderful World, A (album), 287 “Whatever Happens,” 149 “World Is Waiting for the Sunrise, What My Heart Has Seen (Bennett), 253, The,” 80 259, 278 World of Henry Orient, The “What the World Needs Now,” 129, 160 ( Johnson), 96 “What Will I Tell My Heart?”, 101 “When Do the Bells Ring for Me?”, 282, “Yesterday I Heard the Rain,” 128 284 –285 Yesterday I Heard the Rain (album), “When I Fall in Love,” 119 178, 203 “When I Lost You,” 270, 272 “Yesterdays,” 104 “When Joanna Loved Me,” 127, 145, 148, 170 Zito, Torrie, 117, 145, 160, 165, When Lights Are Low (album), 108, 112, 203 –204, 220, 225, 229–231, 235, 143, 169 240, 248, 300, 308

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