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Harry Connick, Jr.
12+ albums
jazzswingBig Bandjazz vocalNew Orleans
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Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and humanitarian. Connick’s music encompasses jazz, some of it very much in the style of the crooners of the 1940s and early 1950s, funk and blues. Harry Connick, Jr. was born in New Orleans to Anita and Harry Connick, Sr. His mother was Jewish and his father was Irish Catholic. Connick's musical talent was evident from a young age and he studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts under Ellis Marsalis and James Booker. He went on to attend Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where he was signed by Columbia Records. In 1989, Connick provided the soundtrack for the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally..., winning his first Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance. He also made his screen debut in Memphis Belle and released two albums: Lofty's Roach Souffle and We Are in Love, which earned him his second consecutive Grammy. In 1991, he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his contribution to the Godfather III soundtrack and released his third consecutive multi-platinum album, Blue Light, Red Light. In 1992, Connick was arrested for having a gun at JFK International Airport but avoided charges by making a public-service television commercial. He continued to release successful albums, including 25 and When My Heart Finds Christmas, which was the best-selling Christmas album of 1993. Harry Connick Jr. star
top songs
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A Wink and a Smile
108,9552I Could Write A Book
104,8613It Had To Be You (Big Band and Vocals)
98,8494Sleigh Ride
71,0625We Are In Love
70,7116Don't Get Around Much Anymore
60,1577It Had To Be You
57,4568Love Is Here To Stay
55,4869It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas
48,51510When My Heart Finds Christmas
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