Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett On "Cheek To Cheek"

By Michael Bourne

Published October 6, 2014 at 5:06 PM EDT

Singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga talk with Michael Bourne about their friendship and "Cheek To Cheek," their new duet album of jazz standards by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. Bourne's interview with Bennett and Gaga is also the cover story of the November issue of Downbeat magazine, which will be available on newsstands Oct. 21, 2014.

This story first published October 6, 2014.

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Michael Bourne

Michael Bourne, who died on August 21, 2022, was a presence on the air at WBGO between the end of 1984 and the start of 2022 when he retired from full-time hosting duty. He is the host of the Singers Unlimited Podcast by WBGO Studios. Previously, he hosted the popular Singers Unlimited (1985-2022). He also hosted the equally popular Blues Break for several years. Michael is a senior contributor to Down Beat, with the magazine since 1969. Doctor Bourne earned a PhD in Theatre from Indiana University -- which comes in handy when he's a theatre critic for the WBGO Journal.

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