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32. Thank You, Tony Bennet!!! I Played Your Song on Fisherman's Wharf Back in the Nineties

Fri Jul 21, 2023, 09:42 AM

Jul 2023

I played "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" to the accompaniment of a prefabricated backing track on my Pan Flute in San Francisco, in tourist venues like Ghirardelli Square on Fisherman's Wharf in that great American city. I played with Friends of the Andes, a local Andean band under the direction of Peruvian / American guitarist Ernesto (AKA Ernesto the Besto) Pomareda, who now lives and plays in Florida. The other San Francisco song we played for tourists was Scott McKenzie's hippie classic, San Francisco: Flowers in Your Hair. I made better money being a Pan Flutist with an Andean band in San Francisco than anything else I have ever done.

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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 [View all] demmiblue Jul 2023 OP

I liked him Marthe48 Jul 2023 #1

Mine too. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2023 #10

Wow. Damn. BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #2

I was just adding a Tony/Gaga video when you commented. demmiblue Jul 2023 #6

It was good to see that younger generation working with him BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #11

What a life. Thanks Tony. twodogsbarking Jul 2023 #3

I was hoping for just one more duet, with Lady Gaga, or with anybody. A beautiful voice that ... marble falls Jul 2023 #4

It was just about a year ago that that TV special was on, wasn't it? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #5

I think he was especially amazing in his later years. no_hypocrisy Jul 2023 #7

Rest in Peace Anthony Benedetto. 617Blue Jul 2023 #8

Requiescat in pace, good soul. niyad Jul 2023 #9

He had the most perfect phrasing of any singer nuxvomica Jul 2023 #12

"For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer I've ever heard." - Frank Sinatra BeyondGeography Jul 2023 #13

Rest in Peace.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #14

Me too Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #20

I'll remember him for this Zorro Jul 2023 #15

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #21

Many many moons ago melm00se Jul 2023 #16

Nice Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #22

What a wonderful experience karin_sj Jul 2023 #35

Lovely anecdote about a lovely man! There's a nice story about Tony Bennett in the highplainsdem Jul 2023 #49

Rest in peace. Such a treasure Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #17

RIP area51 Jul 2023 #18

... ancianita Jul 2023 #19

My cousin was the doorman for his apartment bronxiteforever Jul 2023 #23

What a voice! llmart Jul 2023 #24

The last of the golden crooners. The Grand Illuminist Jul 2023 #25

Rest in star light, Balladeer sarge43 Jul 2023 #26

He always seemed happy hibbing Jul 2023 #27

I saw him perform twice and he did not disappoint. I've never had quite the flying_wahini Jul 2023 #28

Tony Bennett Rip Historic NY Jul 2023 #29

A great loss. R.I.P. sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #30

Great singer and person nwliberalkiwi Jul 2023 #31

Thank You, Tony Bennet!!! I Played Your Song on Fisherman's Wharf Back in the Nineties panfluteman Jul 2023 #32

My all-time favorite Bennett (I'm a fan of Borodin, too.) : Aristus Jul 2023 #33

Damn. Sorry to hear this. calimary Jul 2023 #34

Here's a melancholic one: zonemaster Jul 2023 #36

I got to work a show with him once. It was back in the late 80s. iscooterliberally Jul 2023 #37

Class says it all. twodogsbarking Jul 2023 #38

If he is an organ donor, Gore1FL Jul 2023 #39

Beautiful.. mountain grammy Jul 2023 #40

Thank you Tony for gracing this earth and giving us your gift. 58Sunliner Jul 2023 #41

All the movie stars Snackshack Jul 2023 #42

a tip of the hat to the great Tony Bennett.... bahboo Jul 2023 #43

He was also a gifted and dedicated visual artist. Tanuki Jul 2023 #44

Such a great singer. I'm sorry he's gone, and that he'd suffered from highplainsdem Jul 2023 #45

One of the genuine greats. RIP. (nt) Paladin Jul 2023 #46

RIP Tony Bennett virgdem Jul 2023 #47

Loved his music. Bennett and Sinatra were the best. ificandream Jul 2023 #48

From a Time when Talent was Needed to become Famous Fresh Water Falling Jul 2023 #50

Long ago concert memory. quabbin Jul 2023 #51

So sad - RIP... Talitha Jul 2023 #52

Love Tony Bennet💕🤷‍♂️ Cha Jul 2023 #53

The opening scene in Goodfellas and the song BigmanPigman Jul 2023 #54

No dis respect intended, but does anyone remember the joke whose punch line was, spike jones Jul 2023 #55

Served in WWII and became a pacifist Kennah Jul 2023 #56