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"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
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]
LiLi Roquelin is a French-American singer, songwriter, composer, record producer from Astoria, Queens, New York City.Roquelin is most notable for her songs which won Best Music Video at several film festivals and received TV and Film placements and for being featured in a New York Times article.
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.
The Showtime original series Nurse Jackie is shot at Kaufman Astoria Studios as well as on location in Astoria. The Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black is shot at Kaufman Astoria Studios as well as on location in Astoria. The block of 37th Street between Ditmars Boulevard and 23rd Avenue is sometimes referred to as "the Seinfeld ...
The Kaufman Astoria Studios is a film studio located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The studio was constructed for Famous Players–Lasky in 1920, since it was close to Manhattan's Theater District. The property was taken over by real estate developer George S. Kaufman in 1982 and renamed Kaufman Astoria Studios.
Leeway was an American crossover thrash band formed in Astoria, New York in 1984 by guitarist A.J. Novello and vocalist Eddie Sutton under the name The Unruled.To date, the band has released four studio albums – Born to Expire (1989), Desperate Measures (1991), Adult Crash (1994) and Open Mouth Kiss (1995) – and broken up and reformed several times over the years.
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 .