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    Occupation (s) Singer, pianist. Labels. Atlantic Records. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. Bobby Short was a legendary cabaret singer and pianist who performed at the Cafe Carlyle for three decades. He was known for his interpretations of American songwriters, his elegance and charm, and his friendships with celebrities and royalty.

    • September 15, 1924
    • March 21, 2005
  5. 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.

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  7. May 1, 2024 · Bobby Short (born Sept. 15, 1924, Danville, Ill., U.S.—died March 21, 2005, New York, N.Y.) 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.

  8. Mar 21, 2005 · A tribute to Bobby Short, a cabaret singer and New York fixture who died in 2005. Watch him perform \"Nobody But You\" from the Gershwin songbook in a 1987 \"Great Performances\".

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