Tuesday, September 13, 2022

The Way You Look Tonight

"The Way You Look Tonight"  was first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1936 film, Swing Time.  Composition was by Jerome Kern and lyrics were written by Dorothy Fields.  The song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936.

The most well known cover of the song was by Frank Sinatra in 1964.  The full list of "The Way You Look Tonight" can be found on Wikipedia,

In this post, Tony Bennett is the featured performer.  His professional background is long and detailed so I will direct you to Wikipedia for further reading.  I will, on the other hand, focus on Tony Bennett's successes and honors.

Discography

70+ albums

Biggest selling -

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

MTV Unplugged:  Tony Bennett

Duets:  An American Classic

All three achieved Platinum certification for one million copies sold.

Eight albums have certified Gold.

Honors 

20 Grammy Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall  of Fame (1997)

Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)

ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)

(American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers)

Kennedy Center Honoree (2005)

National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award (2006)

American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award (2009)

- Guinness World Record (2014) -

- Oldest person to reach No. 1 on U.S. Album Chart (88 years old, Cheek to Cheek)

- Longest time between release of an original recording and re-recording of same single by same artist ("Fascinating Rhythm," 68-year time lapse)

- Oldest person to release an album with new songs (95 years old)


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