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Tony Bennett: Pennies in '58

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Marc Myers
Jan 24, 2017
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On Sunday, June 29, 1958, Tony Bennett appeared on NBC's Steve Allen Show to sing two songs. The first, Young and Warm and Wonderful, had been released weeks earlier by Tony on Columbia and reached #23 on the Billboard pop chart.


The second song is the one of much greater interest. Buried at 1:50 on the following video clip, Tony sings (or lip syncs to h…

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