Bobby Short (born September 15, 1924) is an American cabaret singer known for his interpretation of songs by early 20th century composers like Rodgers and Hart and Cole Porter. He began performing after leaving home at the age of eleven for Chicago, with his mother's permission. He started working in clubs in the 1940s, and in 1968 settled at the Cafe Carlyle where he became an institution.
2004: Short announces he was ending his regular appearances at the Cafe Carlyle by the end of the year, in favor of touring, traveling, and spending time with friends.
BobbyShort and his ensemble perform at the 40th anniversary concert honoring Atlantic Records, May 1988.
The Tavis Smiley Show, November 4, 2004 ·; Singer and pianist BobbyShort has one of the most distinctive voices in the music world, and for 37 years he's been holding court in one of the most distinctive jazz venues around -- the Cafe Carlyle in Manhattan.
BobbyShort (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer known for his interpretation of songs by early 20th century composers such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, and George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.
He was born Robert Waltrip Short in Danville, Illinois, and began performing after leaving home at the age of eleven for Chicago, with his mother's permission.
2005: Short dies of leukemia at New York Presbyterian Hospital on March 21, 2005.
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