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Kenneth J. Diono, known professionally as Kenny Dino (July 12, 1939 – December 10, 2009) [1] was an American singer born in Astoria, Queens, New York, United States. [2] Dino's family moved to Hicksville, Long Island in 1955, where he worked on a family farm. [2]
Dusty Springfield was on a stop-over in New York City en route to Nashville to make a country music album with the Springfields in 1962, when she heard the Exciters' "Tell Him" playing while taking a late-night walk by the Colony Record Store on Broadway. The song helped Springfield decide to embark on a solo career with a pop/soul direction ...
Rapper Action Bronson filmed his music video "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" in Astoria. The video was released on May 20, 2013, as the single for his album Saaab Stories. Queens Metal band Emmure released a track on their 3rd studio album Felony titled "Bars in Astoria". It was featured on the Ibanez website in their interview with members of the band ...
In a first for the show, Stratton and WNYC gave away the songs from the episode as a free EP. [2] In 2010 and 2012, his third and fourth albums were released, titled New Vanguard Blues and Post-Empire, respectively. He toured Europe for two months with fellow songwriter Paleo, aka David Strackany, in 2012. [10]
Bennett had first sung the song at the hotel in 1961. That same year, he performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24 and the Rockefeller Center tree lighting on November 30. On December 20, 2016, NBC televised a special concert in honor of his 90th birthday, called Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come. [110]
Astoria: Portrait of the Artist is a 1990 studio album by Tony Bennett. [3] The title refers to Bennett's birthplace, Astoria, Queens . On November 8, 2011, Sony Music Distribution included the CD in a box set entitled The Complete Collection .
Roberts was born Josephine Rose Seagrist [2] [3] in Manhattan, New York and was raised in Astoria, Queens. [4] She first appeared on stage at age 6. She was active in dramatic productions as a student at St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan) High School and gained additional experience in summer stock productions. [5]
Nina Sky is a Puerto Rican-born musical duo based in the United States, consisting of identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino.Their debut single "Move Ya Body", released from their self-titled debut album in 2004, was a success, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100.