Tony Bennett

LOS ANGELES , Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Producer Quincy Jones and singer/songwriter Lionel Richie , the producer and co-writer of the iconic 1985 philanthropic anthem We Are The World , have confirmed that they have teamed with producer/musician Wyclef Jean and Grammy-winning producer RedOne and producer/musical director Ricky Minor in association with Randy Phillips , President & CEO, AEG Live to record a contemporary version of the song to benefit the Haitian earthquake relief efforts on Monday, February 1, 2010 . Read More

NEW ORLEANS , Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary performer and 15-time Grammy Winner Tony Bennett graced the stage at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in 2009 to the delight of fans that attended that exhilarating performance.  This year, the singer who paints under his family name Benedetto, will participate as the official visual artist of the Festival by painting the image to be displayed on the Festival's annual poster.  Bennett's portrait of his friend and colleague, the late Louis Prima will be reproduced as the 2010 New Orleans Jazz Festival poster in honor of the centennial anniversary of Prima's birth, a New Orleans native, which is celebrated in December of this year.  To view the poster image, visit nojazzfest.com . Read More

At 72, Yonkers jazz singer Elli Fordyce isn't quite ready for a Lifetime Achievement Award, even if the artist has been singing for more than 40 years. Read More

My husband and I are enjoying reruns of "The Golden Girls," again. Read More

I knew nothing at all about Tony before that. Read More