Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Amy Winehouse, Michael Bublé, k.d.Lang, Aretha Franklin, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Natilie Cole, Andrea Bocelli, Faith Hill, Alejando Sanz, Carrie Underwood, and Mariah Carey.
The album was released celebrating his 85th birthday, August 3, 2011. His original DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC Album celebrating his 80th birthday was released in August 2006. No doubt he is planning his 90th gig as he has no plan to retire.
He was recently on the 'Jay Leno Show', and the guy is ageless, his voice is as sharp and crisp as it ever was. He even had a little swagger going which made the audience roar with approval of his excellent performance.
It is hard to believe in 1979 Bennett suffered a near fatal cocaine overdose. He was down and out of luck, without a major recording contract from 1972-1986, divorced and the IRS was hovering. His son Danny a musician, was instrumental in bringing him back to the forefront, and creating the Tony as we know today.
In 1993 Bennett won his second Grammy, the first in 1962, and today he is a 15 time Grammy winner, with many accolades to his credit. He is an author, with 3 books, and a world renowned artist. His paintings are sold in galleries all over the world and his painting titled ‘Central Park’ sits in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.
Highlights of the album: Lady Gaga, “The Lady Is A Tramp”, Amy Winehouse, "Body & Soul", Sheryl Crow, “The Girl I Love”, Norah Jones, “Speak Low”, Andrea Bocelli, “Strangers in Paradise”, and Carrie Underwood “It Had To Be You”. Their performances bring a new respect for their talent at this level. DUETS ll, is an album you will want in your collection even if you are not a fan. It is timeless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRm08pVt-xc&feature=relmfu
We could go on and on, but the talent of this man is ageless, and no matter what his age, he has survived 6 decades and continues to teach us that the "Classics' are as relevant today as they were 60 years ago. Maybe his legacy in life is to teach us music appreciation and remind us we need to keep the American Classics alive for generations to come.
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