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Bennett Morgan & Associates, Ltd.      |
In 1963, dashing Belgian-born singer /entertainer Tony Sandler, an established European television, film and recording star, first came to the attention of American audiences in the long-running "Casino de Paris" show in Las Vegas. Also in the show was American singer Ralph Young. Between acts, the two experimented with a distinctive contrapuntal singing style that would soon become the basis of their own act. Discovered by comic legend Phil Silvers, who urged Polly Bergen to use Sandler & Young in her show, the duo began a rapid rise to worldwide stardom. By 1966 they were signed to a long-term contract with Capitol Records that would ultimately result in an astonishing output of popular Sandler & Young record albums, with millions sold. Now the hottest act in show business, this debonair duo returned to Las Vegas as headliners. They were already a sellout in the biggest showrooms and most prestigious nightclubs across the nation when television made them stars in every living room. Sandler & Young made frequent appearances on the top-rated variety shows of Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Red Skelton, Andy Williams, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, Dean Martin and Milton Berle, and then, in 1969, as hosts of the Kraft Music hall on NBC. Appearing with them was a virtual 'Who's Who' of stars from the entertainment world. When Young, the senior partner by fifteen years, decided to retire, Sandler returned to the stage as a solo entertainer once again.
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Bennett Morgan & Associates, Ltd.
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845-227-6065
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845-227-4002
1022 Route 376, Wappingers Falls, New York, 12590, US
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