In London in July 1973, Tony Bennett and Lena Horne (above) performed an hour-long concert together before a live audience on BBC television. Later that year in September, ABC broadcast the British TV special in the U.S. The ratings were so strong that producers decided to book the pair into Broadway's Minskoff Theatre the following fall for a 37-performance run of Tony Bennett & Lena Horne Sing. Their Broadway engagement ran from October 30 until November 24 in 1974, winning a special Tony Award and two Grammys for the soundtrack that followed. [Photo above courtesy of Emmy.com. Yes, dear readers, as you can see, my embedding functionality thankfully has been fixed! Thanks for being patient.]
Here's the British TV special, proving that Tony and Lena were not only at the top of their game but pure magic together on stage. I could watch Lena's mouth all day long. And listen for Tony's spectacular rendition of Maybe This Time...
