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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]
Melanie was born and raised in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City.Her father, Frederick M. Safka (1924–2009), was of Russian–Ukrainian ancestry, [5] [6] and her mother, jazz singer Pauline "Polly" Altomare (1926–2003), was of Italian heritage.
Later, a theatrical musical revue of his songs, called I Left My Heart: A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett was created and featured some of his best-known songs such as "I Left My Heart in San Francisco", "Because of You", and "Wonderful". [74] The following year, Bennett was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. [75]
In October 2002, it was announced that So Long, Astoria would be released in March 2003. [22] On January 12, the group posted the songs "Takeoffs and Landings" and "In This Diary" online. [23] "In This Diary" was released to radio on February 11. [24] So Long, Astoria was released on March 4 through Columbia Records. [25]
Joe Santagato was born and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York, United States. [3] He is of maternal Irish descent and paternal Italian descent. His mother, Elizabeth, was a public school secretary and his father, Joseph, was a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department. He has three older siblings, Thomas, Shannon and Keith. [4]
Music played an important role during the procession carrying the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall where she will lie in state. During the procession, the band of the ...
Sohmer and Company Piano Factory is a historic piano factory located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York City.It was built in 1886 by Sohmer & Co., and is a six-story, L-shaped, Rundbogenstil / Romanesque Revival style brick building.
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 .