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    Bobby Short. 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 .

  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...

  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. Mar 21, 2005 · Bobby Short, a cabaret singer who performed the "great American songbook" for over 70 years, died of leukemia in 2005. He was a fixture at the Carlyle Hotel in New York, where he entertained celebrities and presidents with his suave style and voice.

  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.

  6. 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.

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