The Danville, Illinois-born cabaret singer, the embodiment of New York style and sophistication who performed at the piano at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. With his classic songs and mellow presence, he entertained thousands of people at Carlyle and despite his love of the classics, he wasn't nostalgic. Her musical taste, as well as her soft voice and elegant dress, were always impeccable.
He played at the White House for Presidents Rickard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. Despite having lost audience to the Beatles and other new groups from the iê-iê-iê era, he overcame this stage with a show alongside Mabel Mercer, Manhattan, who originated a very successful album (1968) and signed with Cafe Carlyle, where he remained for over 35 years (1968-2004). Even as times changed, he remained devoted to the grand American style, with songs by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, the Gershwins, Billy Strayhorn and Harold Arlen.
He appeared in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). He competed for a Grammy with Late Night at the Cafe Carlyle (1993) and You're the Top: Love Songs (2000). He never married, lived in Sutton Place, Manhattan, and died of leukemia, aged 80, at the Hospital New York Presbyterian, leaving behind a adopted son, Ronald Bell, and his brother, Reginald Short, both of California.
Source: http://www.dec.ufcg.edu.br/biografias/
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