Tony Bennett: Rebirth of the Cool
Glenn O'Brien, Spin, February 1988
TONY BENNETT is cool. I have felt this way since the early '60s. Sinatra was hip, but Tony was cool. He was a swinger singer. He was a rocking role model. He was a hit cat. His bow tie looked good undone.
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