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From the Archives, Duke Ellington Edition: Singer Tony Bennett: "The Best in the Business."

Tony Bennett talks about Ellington, and sings an Ellington composition. (Rebroadcast of 11/25/1998)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, April 22, 1999: Interview with Mercer Ellington, Part 1; Interview with Dave Frishberg; Interview with Max Roach; Interview with Dave Brubeck; Interview with Mercer…

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They've collaborated on the new album A Wonderful World. It is a collection of Louis Armstrong songs and was produced by T-Bone Burnett. Last year the two completed a concert tour.

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Singer Tony Bennett: "The Best in the Business"

The once post-war heartthrob won new fans with his MTV Unplugged concert. His new CD is "The Playground." He has a new autobiography called The Good Life. A grocer's son, Anthony Dominick Benedetto was born in Astoria Queens in 1926. After working as a singing waiter in his teens and then following service in the U.S. Army, he auditioned for Columbia Records and launched a career that started off with his first big hit "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."

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