How to Learn Golf
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Hes that regular guy from Astoria, Queens, who left his heart in San Francisco. Hes the postwar heartthrob who inspired hundreds of young girls to wear black outside St. Patricks Cathedral on his wedding day. Hes the darling of the MTV generation who made music history when, at the age of 68, he won the coveted Grammy Award® for Album of the Year. Hes the consummate artist known worldwide for his paintings. Hes Tony Bennett, whose star shines brighter than ever as he enters his fifth decade of performing. Now, for the first time, this legend shares his amazing life story -- in a voice thats pure Tony Bennett: warm, resonant, and unforgettable.Tony Bennett has not just bridged the generation gap, he has demolished it, praised The New York Times. Since his appearance with the Red Hot Chili Peppers of the 1993 MTV Video Awards, and the addition of his seminal video, Steppin Out, to the MTV playlist, Bennett has become the hottest -- and coolest -- pop-culture icon for todays younger listeners, while remaining beloved by their parents and grandparents. An astonishing four generations have experienced the Tony Bennett magic -- the mesmerizing spell of a singer in love with singing, who embraces his audience with a soulful serenity communicated by both the man and his music.Honored with countless awards, including eight Grammys, and with more than ninety albums to his credit (more than thirty million sold for the Columbia label alone), no other recording artist has attained Bennetts stature -- or garnered the half-century of memories shared in The Good Life. From Sinatra, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald, to k.d. lang and Elvis Costello, Bennett shares his unique takes on the most fascinating talents of our time. Here is the story of his lifelong love affair with art, music, and performing -- from his childhood in Depression-era Queens, where opera and Billie Holiday flowed freely; to his stint as a singing waiter; to soaking up the New York jazz sc
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