- Tenderly
"Tenderly" is a popular
song published in1946 with music byWalter Lloyd Gross (1909-1967) and lyrics byJack Lawrence . It became ajazz standard ."Tenderly" has been recorded by many artists, but perhaps the best-known version was by
Rosemary Clooney . Clooney's recorded version reached only #17 on theBillboard magazine pop charts in early1952 , but is more popular than the chart data would suggest, as is evidenced by the fact that "Tenderly" served as the theme song for Clooney's1956 -1957 TVvariety show .Randolph E. "Randy" Brooks (1919-1967), trumpeter and leader of the top rated Randy Brooks Band, may be best known for their rendition of "Tenderly" as a most requested song of 1947 [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13987456] .
Recorded versions
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Amy Winehouse - Live on Jools Holland, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNA2TdfsQhg
*Ray Anthony
*Louis Armstrong
*Chet Atkins
*Chet Baker
*Tex Beneke
*Tony Bennett
*George Benson
*Stanley Black
*Pat Boone
*Les Brown and his Band of Renown
*Clifford Brown
*Benny Carter
*Rosemary Clooney
*Eddie Cochran
*Nat King Cole
*Vic Damone
*Miles Davis
*Buddy DeFranco
*Johnny Desmond
*The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
*Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem
*Billy Eckstine
*Duke Ellington
*Percy Faith
*Ella Fitzgerald
*The Four Freshmen
*Erroll Garner
*Jackie Gleason
*Stéphane Grappelli
*Lionel Hampton
*Ted Heath
*Jim Henson
*Woody Herman
*Al Hirt
*Billie Holiday
*Etta James
*Harry James
*Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra
*Stan Kenton
*Gene Krupa
*Cleo Laine
*James Last
*Henry Mancini
*TheMantovani Orchestra
*Johnny Mathis
*Billy May and his Orchestra
*The McGuire Sisters
*Carmen McRae
*Bette Midler
*Vaughn Monroe
*Willie Nelson
*Red Nichols
*Red Norvo Trio
*Anita O'Day
*Oscar Peterson
*Bud Powell
*Artie Shaw
*George Shearing
*Bobby Short
*Frank Sinatra
*Art Tatum
*Toni Tennille
*Mel Tormé
*Caterina Valente
*Sarah Vaughan
*Ben Webster
*Paul Weston and his Orchestra
*Roger Whittaker
*Jackie Wilson
*Soulstice
*Dianne Reeves
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