![]() | Tony Bennett has 15 Grammys, but he wouldn't mind a couple more: "Nominated this year for 'Duets II,' he says a win with Amy Winehouse (they did 'Body and Soul') would be very special. 'She had the gift of knowing how to sing as good as and was influenced by Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Her dream was to become very, very famous doing that.' A posthumous win for Winehouse would be a testament to her talent, he says. A win for the album would be a big strike for proper training." SIOUX CITY JOURNAL Martin Scorsese's New York connection: "More than any other great director, Martin Scorsese — born in Queens, raised in lower Manhattan — is ours. Films like 'Mean Streets,' 'Taxi Driver,' 'Raging Bull' and 'Goodfellas' haven't simply reflected New York, they've helped to define it. And it doesn't matter how far afield he ventures, he still dreams of home ... t... |