Tony Bennett Salt Lake City Tickets

Tony Bennett is a popular music singer of Italian-American descent belonging to Queens, New York City. Apart from being a legend in his respective genre, Bennett is also an accomplished painter and has created number of artworks under the name Anthony Benedetto. He also owns the Frank Sinatra School of Arts, New York. Bennett has been in the music industry for around six decades now and has a number of accolades and honors to his name. This year the legend is planning to perform duets with a number of other hit singers and you can attend one of his concerts by getting Tony Bennett Salt Lake City UT tickets.

Tony Bennett grew up under the influence of the music of Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Bring Cosby and Judy Garland. He was also deeply inspired by jazz stars like Louis Armstrong and Joe Venuti. He had an uncle who was a tap dancer and introduced him to the show business industry when he was growing up. By the time Bennett turned ten, he was already a singer. He made a performance on the opening of Triborough Bridge while standing next to the mayor. By the time he was thirteen he was singing and earning money through it.

Tony Bennett was sent to war during World War II. When he returned he decided to further pursue his career in show business and music industry. He started to record songs and took admission in American Theatre Wing. In 1949, Pearl Bailey saw him singing and recognized his talent, asking him to open for her concert at Greenwich Village. On the show Bob Hope heard him singing and took him on the road with him, after which Bennett landed a contract with Columbia Records, a major label owned by Mitch Miller.

Tony Bennett’s first success was his song Because of You. Initially the song gained fame on the jukeboxes and then made it to number one position at the pop charts, where it stayed for around ten weeks straight. In 1954, Bennett’s new musical director Chuck Wayne came into seen. With him, Bennett released his very first long playing studio album titled “Cloud 7.” It was followed by 1957’s “The Beat of My Heart” which was yet another hit. The long road of success continued for Bennett in the coming years, until mid 60s, when he came face to face with struggling times. By the end of the decade Bennett had no record or music director.

Tony Bennett returned to the limelight in the start of 80s, when he released “The Art of Excellence” which brought him back to the top of the charts. Since then his legacy continues and he has been given a number of awards including Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is no doubt one of the best singers in his respective genre. Now the legend is hitting the road once again and bringing his music to Salt Lake City.  Be there with Tony Bennett Salt Lake City UT tickets.