Neighborhoods
Wikipedia ties Tony Bennett to Long Island City and Astoria in Queens. A tie, not always an origin
On the map at Tony Bennett Place
Tony Bennett Place, Queens.
Places
- St. George Theatre
- Webster Hall
- High School of Art and Design, School
Listen and read
Music spots
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Venue
St. George Theatre
1929A picture palace on Staten Island’s North Shore, opened on 4 December 1929 and renovated in 2004. Tony Bennett, Cyndi Lauper, Art Garfunkel, Neil Sedaka and Tony Orlando are among those who have performed there, per Wikipedia.
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Venue
Webster Hall
1953–1968Built in 1886 as a hall for hire. In the 1950s Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez and Pete Seeger played here, and from 1953 to 1968 RCA ran it as a recording studio, where Harry Belafonte and Tony Bennett recorded. On 2 February 1962 Bob Dylan played harmonica here on the title track of Belafonte’s Midnight Special, per Wikipedia.
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