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Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) [1] was an American cabaret singer and pianist, who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Richard A. Whiting, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin .
Mar 21, 2005 · Bobby Short, the cherubic singer and pianist whose high-spirited but probing renditions of popular standards evoked the glamour and sophistication of Manhattan nightlife, died yesterday at New...
Bobby Short was an American cabaret singer and piano player who in his personal and performance style came to represent a sophistication and elegance typical of an earlier era. At age 9 Short was already playing piano in roadhouses and saloons near his childhood home; at 12 he played his first.
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Bobby Short (1924-2005) was a popular and influential performer of jazz and cabaret music, known for his appearances at Cafe Carlyle and in films like Hannah and Her Sisters. IMDb provides his biography, awards, credits, photos, trivia and more.
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Mar 21, 2005 · Bobby Short, a tuxedoed pianist who performed the "great American songbook" for more than 35 years at the Carlyle Hotel, died of leukemia in 2005. He was a fixture of New York style and sophistication, and a friend of presidents and celebrities.
Bobby Short was a quintessential cabaret singer who exuded class and sophistication, and performed for more than 35 years at the Cafe Carlyle in New York. He was known for his interpretations of Cole Porter, Noël Coward, and other Great American Songbook composers, and received three Grammy nominations.
Mar 22, 2005 · NEW YORK — Cabaret singer Bobby Short, the tuxedoed embodiment of New York style and sophistication who was a fixture at his piano in the Carlyle Hotel for more than 35 years, died yesterday.
