Tommy Leonetti
Tommy Leonetti (September 10, 1929 – September 15, 1979) was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In Australia his most famous song was "My City of Sydney" (written by Leonetti & Bobby Troup) and was used by the Australian television station ATN7 in Sydney for its identification into the 1980s and used in the last day of analogue television broadcasting in Australia on 3 December 2013. In America he achieved greater success as a songwriter for movies and Broadway plays. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 10, 1929 (Bergen County), Died September 15, 1979 (Houston)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1968 - 1969
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 15042 | 10/13/1968 | Kum ba yah | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15043 | 10/13/1968 | Cheatin' on me | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15044 | 10/13/1968 | My time has come | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15045 | 10/13/1968 | Look how the lovers look | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15082 | 1/20/1969 | He ain't heavy .. he's my brother | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15083 | 1/20/1969 | And the sun shines on both sides | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15084 | 1/21/1969 | A-wa-a-ma-o | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15085 | 1/21/1969 | Hands | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15086 | 1/21/1969 | My city of Sydney | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15087 | 1/21/1969 | Till I see you again | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15169 | 3/7/1969 | For love of Ivy | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist | |||
Decca | L 15205 | 5/16/1969 | All we need in this world is love | Tommy Leonetti | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leonetti, Tommy," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327135.
Leonetti, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327135.
"Leonetti, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Leonetti, Tommy, 1929-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95120924
Wikidata: Tommy Leonetti - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7819626
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/54331072
MusicBrainz: Tommy Leonetti - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/85d6802b-d5eb-451b-8190-62f0339d1489
ISNI: 0000 0000 7838 4607 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000078384607
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