Tony Bennett Special to Air in January on PBS for Duets II: Carrie Included! :)

[teesharky]

Breaking News - PBS Announces Winter/Spring 2012 Line-Up | TheFutonCritic.com

BS Arts programming continues on Friday nights following the inaugural PBS Fall Arts Festival. GREAT PERFORMANCES premieres Anna Deavere Smith's one-woman show "Let Me Down Easy," a theatrical exploration of matters of the human body, on January 13 at 9:00 p.m. As in her acclaimed earlier plays, Smith develops the work by interviewing an eclectic range of people and performing as the interviewees in their own words. On January 27 at 9:00 p.m., the 90-minute "Tony Bennett: Duets II" (w.t.) captures the legendary singer with a diverse roster of contemporary artists, including Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Michael Buble, k.d. lang, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Faith Hill, Alejandro Sanz, Carrie Underwood and the late Amy Winehouse in her last recording.

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[Ann055]

Saw this in the other thread for Tony Bennett. Very exciting!! I will be watching!!

[epicamends]

What exactly is the special? Is it interviews, performances, behind-the-scenes stuff? I'm not really sure based on the blurb.

[Claire2004]

Whatever this special will be, I hope there will be caps.

[teesharky]

^ There was a press release that said Tony video taped a special of the entire making of the Duets II CD, as he traveled all over the world to record it, and he taped lots of behind the scene stuff.

I also think the timing is perfect for this special---- the Grammys are 2 weeks later. lol

[Mirasa45A]

Woohoo .

[pklongbeach]

Very cool.
Keep us posted.

[myeverythingKU]

Exciting!!

[diva101]

hey guys, I THINK I found the set list for this Special... I dunno if they will follow it:

The full song program follows:
"The Lady Is a Tramp" (Lady Gaga)
"One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)" (John Mayer)
"Body and Soul" (Amy Winehouse)
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Michael Buble)
"Blue Velvet" (k.d. lang)
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing" (Aretha Franklin)
"The Girl I Love" (Sheryl Crow)
"On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Willie Nelson)
"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Queen Latifah)
"Speak Low" (Norah Jones)
"This Is All I Ask" (Josh Groban)
"Watch What Happens" (Natalie Cole)
"Stranger in Paradise" (Andrea Bocelli)
"The Way You Look Tonight" (Faith Hill)
"Yesterday I Heard the Rain" (Alejandro Sanz)
"It Had to Be You" (Carrie Underwood)

Source | Tony Bennett Duets For PBS Special ::Tony Bennett News ::antiMusic.com
Source | Tony Bennett: Duets II, Behind the Scenes of the Legendary Singer's History-Making... -- NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

[judes]

This should be a really interesting special. Thanks Tee for the find!

[Jade_kt]

Awesome. Can't wait. Hopefully this is a start of a Carrie filled 2012

[teesharky]

Finally we have something to watch Carrie on tv for. yay!

[Jade_kt]

Bumping this up as a reminder since this will be airing in a week.

[jbrown]

More Carrie. very exciting.

[Jade_kt]

[Carrieflattsfan]

I cannot wait to see this. Carrie's voice is so angelic on this song, but she always brings her performances to another level during live performances. I can't even imagine how fantastic she'll be.

[jaks_weyn]

wonder why there's no Carrie... oh well.. excited for this!