Heroes Quote by Tony Bennett

My mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat King Cole,…

— Gloria Estefan

I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too excited when I had Aretha or the…

— Kara DioGuardi

I grew up listening to legends such as Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tony Bennett.

— Bradley Walsh

I always admired Frank Sinatra. He had ups and downs, but he didn't give up his style. He had what might have been a…

— Ralph Lauren

When you get old the worst thing is you lose so many friends. Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne. People who I loved to…

— Kirk Douglas

I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.

— Estelle

Some of my other heroes around that time were, oddly enough, Frank Sinatra, Nat Cole and people like that - I was always more…

— William Bell

I certainly knew who was there before me - Nat King Cole, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Billie Holiday - not only because that was…

— Leslie Uggams

I like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole and Dean Martin, who was my favorite, you know.

— Chi Chi Rodriguez

The artist that had the biggest impact on me was Michael Jackson. He was my Elvis and Beatles. When I was 15, I listened…

— Michael Buble

Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, and a lot of American artists were my greatest influences.

— Gordon Waller

I started off working with Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington at 9. Then on to working with Elvis and Tom Jones…

— Leslie Uggams