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Tony Bennett sang while waiting tables as a teenager then performed with military bands during his Army enlistment in World War II. He later had vocal studies at the American Theatre Wing school. The first time he sang in a nightclub was 1946 when he sat in with trombonist Tyree Glenn at the Shangri-La in Astoria.
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Singing legend TONY BENNETT is proving it's never too late to fall in love by getting engaged to his long-term girlfriend SUSAN CROW. The 80-year-old star is planning a third trip down the aisle after failed marriages to Patricia Beech and Sandra Grant. A friend of the crooner tells British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, "He's just popped the question to his girlfriend. "He was really excited about it. She's 20 years younger than him and they've been together for 18 years, but he feels like this is the one thing he really wants to do while there's still time." His spokesman adds, "He's old school, so he doesn't want to talk about it. But they've very happy and very much in love."
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More than 8,200 fans and VIP guests packed the Arena to see performances by Tony Bennett, Kelly Clarkson, MATCHBOX TWENTY, Carlos Santana, George Wallace and a special performance by Jerry Seinfeld. Fans ... were treated with surprise appearances by the Goo Goo Dolls and Hall & Oates. Santana and MATCHBOX TWENTY's Rob Thomas closed the evening with their multi-Grammy Award- winning hit "Smooth." Grammy Award-winning producer, arranger and composer David Foster served as musical director for the 12th year.
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