Tony Bennett

Smokey Robinson to release album of duets this fall

2013-03-28 10:14:00

Smokey Robinson is getting in on the duets album action. Following his appearance Wednesday night on "American Idol," the R&B legend announced Thursday that he's to release a set of all-star duets this fall through the Verve Music Group. The album...

Stars watch Elaine Stritch's swan song at New York's Cafe Carlyle

2013-04-04 06:00:00

New York theater institutions don't come much feistier or more dynamic than Elaine Stritch. The tart-tongued, 88-year-old force of nature -- whose stage career includes memorable collaborations with Stephen Sondheim and Edward Albee -- kicked off her...

NIT presents disappointment, opportunity to teams snubbed by NCAA

2013-03-18 08:05:00

Coming off of two consecutive NCAA Final Four appearances -- including a national championship last year -- Kentucky finds itself in a different position this postseason. Actually, it finds itself in a different tournament -- the NIT. But if it's any...

The song of Los Angeles carries many tunes. Just listen ...

2013-03-02 08:04:03

Phil Ramone, record producer to stars, dead at 79

2013-03-30 11:05:00

Phil Ramone, the veteran record producer whose work with A-list artists including Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon made him one of the most respected figures in the music industry, died Saturday at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Billboard...

SFJAZZ plays another bold riff

2013-01-05 07:00:00

SAN FRANCISCO — "This is one of my favorite rooms," said SFJAZZ founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline, smiling as he stepped over exposed pipes and dusty planks in the SFJAZZ Center. "Then again, they're all my favorite rooms," he...

Chocolate nirvana in Santa Fe, N.M.

2013-02-10 00:00:00

SANTA FE, N.M. — It's fair to call me a chocoholic, but it wasn't until a trip to Santa Fe that I realized I'd never had the good stuff. What was supposed to be a casual late-December exploration of this New Mexican cultural hub wound up...

NRA enemies list: Britney, Hallmark and the YWCA

2013-02-05 12:56:00

Boy, the National Rifle Assn. sure is thorough. And thin-skinned. Richard Nixon’s renowned enemies list had 823 names of people and organizations, but as president, Nixon had scores of issues to grapple with and an entire world to be mad about...

It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas

2012-11-23 08:00:00

It's word association time. Say the first word that springs to mind: "holiday ----." Did you think "season"? "Sale"? "Hangover"? How about "music?" This year, there are plenty of new holiday albums to pick from. Cee Lo Green, English pop-rocker Tracey...

'SNL' pays quiet tribute to those lost at Sandy Hook Elementary

2012-12-16 07:31:00

Without a single spoken word about current events, “Saturday Night Live” last night paid touching and graceful tribute to those killed during Friday’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. The cold open consisted of the New...

Lady Gaga confirms album with Tony Bennett

2013-01-24 10:51:00

Lady Gaga is keeping busy, and not just from touring and working on her highly anticipated album, “ARTPOP” – the singer is crafting a jazz album with iconic crooner Tony Bennett. Gaga confirmed the long rumored project on Twitter...

Monday's TV Talk Shows: Carson Daly; Tony Bennett; Piers Morgan

2012-12-30 20:00:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 30, 2012 - Jan. 5, 2012 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Music charts; Carson Daly's New Year's Eve special; New Year's...

U.Va. coach Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers will host a first-round NIT game Tuesday.

2013-03-17 00:00:00

Aug. 22

2013-03-06 12:54:00

Dick Van Dyke may be 87, but he looked and acted fully 10 years younger than that as he bounded onto the stage to accept his lifetime achievement award. "This does an old man a lot of good," he said in response to his standing ovation.

2013-01-27 00:00:00