Bobby Short

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cabaret singer human pianist vocalist

Bobby Short was an American cabaret singer and pianist renowned for his sophisticated interpretations of the Great American Songbook, especially the works of Cole Porter.

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Bobby Short canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabaret singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
vocalist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2005 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
birthName Robert Waltrip Short ⓘ
burialPlace Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath leukemia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-09-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2005-03-21 ⓘ
employer Café Carlyle ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
genre cabaret ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
honor named a Living Landmark by the New York Landmarks Conservancy ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
knownFor performances of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and Rodgers and Hart ⓘ
sophisticated interpretations of popular standards ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
name Bobby Short self-link ⓘ
notableAlbum Bobby Short Celebrates Rodgers and Hart ⓘ
Bobby Short Is K-Ra-Zy for Gershwin ⓘ
Bobby Short Loves Cole Porter ⓘ
notableAppearance frequent performances at Café Carlyle from the late 1960s onward ⓘ
notableWork interpretations of Cole Porter songs ⓘ
interpretations of the Great American Songbook ⓘ
occupation cabaret performer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
performedAt Carlyle Hotel, New York City ⓘ
performedRepertoireBy Cole Porter ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
George Gershwin ⓘ
Lorenz Hart ⓘ
Noël Coward ⓘ
Richard Rodgers ⓘ
placeOfBirth Danville, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: Danville, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
Telarc ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
vocalType baritone ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Bobby Short ⓘ
Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, United States → notableBurial → Bobby Short ⓘ
subject surface form: Ferncliff Cemetery
Mabel Mercer → influenced → Bobby Short ⓘ
Bobby Short → name → Bobby Short self-link ⓘ
Ferncliff Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Bobby Short ⓘ
Let's Misbehave → hasNotablePerformer → Bobby Short ⓘ