{"id":377,"date":"2021-08-13T10:15:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T09:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/stagingnew\/?p=377"},"modified":"2026-08-21T17:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:18:32","slug":"fred-astaire-the-voice-of-tony-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Denton &amp; Fred Astaire &amp; The Story of When He Wrote a Song For Tony Bennett."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place &#8211; De Lane Lea\/CTS Recording Studios, Wembley <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time &#8211; July 1975 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artist &#8211; Fred Astaire <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>For Many Deep Dive PODCAST REVIEWS From My Book Please Click The Link Below.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/kenny-dentons-there-ain-t-no-rules-in-rock-n-roll-stories-from-my-45-years-in-the-music-industry\/?_gl=1*6rldie*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3ODUyNTI5OTkuQ2p3S0NBandwcUhUQmhBY0Vpd0FqMkFmdXRXMG85ZTN2OXh4MDlreF8wRXY4X2kxSjA5NVowSmJrMWdhOHQtd2V0S1hncTI5ajMtbHdSb0NOSVlRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTg2MDcwMTI1OC4xNzgzNjE4MzEx\">https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/kenny-dentons-there-ain-t-no-rules-in-rock-n-roll-stories-from-my-45-years-in-the-music-industry\/?_gl=1*6rldie*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3ODUyNTI5OTkuQ2p3S0NBandwcUhUQmhBY0Vpd0FqMkFmdXRXMG85ZTN2OXh4MDlreF8wRXY4X2kxSjA5NVowSmJrMWdhOHQtd2V0S1hncTI5ajMtbHdSb0NOSVlRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTg2MDcwMTI1OC4xNzgzNjE4MzEx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On completing the duet album with Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire wanted to stay on at the studio for one more week in order to complete his own solo album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this week, whilst recording, Fred received the very sad news that his Mother had passed away in back at home in the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being the consummate professional, Fred decided to remain in the UK and fulfill all of his up-coming commitments, including finishing the album recording. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being so popular, he also had various TV interviews that had been arranged for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a quiet moment over lunch in the studio restaurant, Fred reminisced about his Mother and told the following story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing a song for Tony Bennett.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Back in 1957 I wrote a song called Life is Beautiful, Tony Bennett recorded it and was to set to release it as a single.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As the writer, the record company sent a copy to me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I was so proud when I received a finished version of the record, I immediately sent the copy to my Mum back home in Philadelphia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I couldn\u2019t wait to hear her reaction.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>After a few days I rang her to ask, &#8220;Mum what do you think?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cFred it\u2019s marvellous, how on earth did they get your voice to sound like that?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a mother could get away with that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Astaire.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1003&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Astaire.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1003&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Astaire.jpeg?resize=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Astaire.jpeg?resize=768%2C752&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Astaire.jpeg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fred Astaire rare personalised autograph <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-kenny-denton wp-block-embed-kenny-denton\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lHmktdvAO3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=389\">James Garner Mistakenly Thought To Be Rock Hudson. 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