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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.
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 yesterday at New...
Mar 21, 2005 · 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 Monday. He was 80.
Mar 21, 2005 · He was a cabaret singer and New York fixture for decades, known mostly for taking his music from the so-called great American songbook, songs by Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, the Gershwins, and...
Mar 21, 2005 · Bobby Short, one of the cabaret world's most revered performers and a symbol of New York style, has died at the age of 80. The cause of death was leukemia, according to his publicist.
Mar 21, 2005 · New York cabaret legend Bobby Short died Monday of leukemia at age 80. The singer performed at New York's Carlyle Hotel for nearly four decades. Short was born in Danville, Ill., and began his career at age 9, known as "The Miniature King of Swing."
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Despite his age, Short - who died at New York Presbyterian Hospital - was far from retiring, said Los Angeles-based publicist Virginia Wicks, who announced his death. He was scheduled to open the cafe's 50th anniversary season May 3, and perform again in the fall.
