Ralph Sharon
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Biography
Born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, he emigrated
Emigration
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to America
United States
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in 1953, becoming a U.S. citizen five years later.
By 1958, Ralph Sharon was recording with Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
, the start of a more than 40 year working relationship as Bennett's man behind the music on many Grammy winning studio recordings, and touring with Bennett for many years.
Ralph Sharon continues to perform. He and the Ralph Sharon Trio perform frequently at Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
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Selection of recordings with Tony Bennett
- 1986 The Art of ExcellenceThe Art of ExcellenceThe Art of Excellence is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1986. It was his first album upon re-signing with Columbia Records, and began his career comeback that would culminate in the mid-1990s.-Track listing:...
- 1987 Bennett/BerlinBennett/BerlinBennett/Berlin is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1987, recorded as a tribute to Irving Berlin.-Track listing:#"They Say It's Wonderful" - 2:02#"Isn't This a Lovely Day?" - 3:19#"All of My Life" - 4:37#"Now it Can Be Told" - 2:24...
- 1989 Astoria: Portrait of the ArtistAstoria: Portrait of the ArtistAstoria: Portrait of the Artist is a 1990 studio album by Tony Bennett.The title refers to Bennett's birthplace, Astoria, Queens.-Track listing:#"When Do the Bells Ring for Me?" – 2:58...
- 1992 Perfectly FrankPerfectly FrankPerfectly Frank is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1992, recorded as a tribute to Frank Sinatra.Part of Bennett's late-in-life comeback to commercial success, it achieved gold record status in the United States and in 1993 won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.In...
- 1993 Steppin' OutSteppin' Out (Tony Bennett album)Steppin' Out is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1993.Backed by the Ralph Sharon Trio and themed as a tribute to Fred Astaire, the album continued Bennett's commercial comeback; like the previous year's Perfectly Frank, it achieved gold record status in the United States and in 1994 won the...
- 1994 MTV Unplugged: Tony BennettMTV Unplugged: Tony BennettMTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett is a live album by Tony Bennett, released in 1994.Backed by his usual Ralph Sharon Trio, Bennett appeared on MTV Unplugged, which despite being a superfluous platform , showcased the Great American Songbook. Rock stars Elvis Costello and k.d...
(Live) - 1995 Here's To The LadiesHere's to the LadiesHere's To The Ladies is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1995.The theme of the album was songs made famous by female singers. In 1997 the album won Bennett the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.-Track listing:...
- 1997 Tony Bennett on HolidayTony Bennett on HolidayTony Bennett on Holiday is a 1997 studio album by Tony Bennett, recorded in tribute to Billie Holiday.In 1998 Bennett won his fifth Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance for his work on this album....
- 1998 Tony Bennett: The PlaygroundTony Bennett: The Playground-Track listing:#"The Playground" - 3:36#"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" - 2:37#"Dat Dere" - 3:17#"Little Things" - 3:09...
- 1999 Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & CoolBennett Sings Ellington: Hot & CoolBennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1999 to commemorate the centenary of Duke Ellington's birth. - Track listing :All songs composed by Duke Ellington, except "Chelsea Bridge"; lyricists indicated....
- 2001 Playing with my friends: Bennett Sings The BluesPlaying with My Friends: Bennett Sings the BluesPlayin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues is an 2001 album by Tony Bennett, featuring duets with notable vocalists.-Track listing:#"Alright, Okay, You Win" - 3:31...