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Bobby Short
Bobby Short (born September 15, 1924) is an American cabaret singer known for his interpretation of songs by early 20th century composers like Rodgers and Hart and Cole Porter. He began performing after leaving home at the age of eleven for Chicago, with his mother's permission. He started working in clubs in the 1940s, and in 1968 settled at the Cafe Carlyle where he became an institution.
1986: Short appears in the Woody Allen film Hannah and Her Sisters.
2000: The Library of Congress designates Short a Living Legend, a recognition established as part of its bicentennial celebration.
2004: Short announces he was ending his regular appearances at the Cafe Carlyle by the end of the year, in favor of touring, traveling, and spending time with friends.
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Artist Biography - Bobby Short
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 A one-of-a-kind performer, perhaps the finest male cabaret vocalist and performer. Short, who left home at 11 with his mother's permission to perform in Chicago, has made singing the material of Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, and other classic composers of the pre-rock era a genuine art form. His diction, delivery, performance style, personality, and act charm even those usually bored to tears by stiff, proper cabaret environment and attitudes. In the '40s he worked the Midwest circuit, where he met the likes of Nat King Cole and Art Tatum, as well as prime influences Hildegarde and Mabel Mercer.
He survived a slump in the club business during the mid-'60s, then on a recommendation from the Erteguns at Atlantic, Short replaced pianist George Feyer at the Cafe Carlyle in 1968 and has become an institution there, working eight months a year. His finest, highly stylized releases for Atlantic are now all available on CD reissues, including a wonderful pairing with Mabel Mercer.
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of Bobby Short
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