Esse Seu Olhar - Musique

Dick Farney Farnésio Dutra E Silva - Nov 14 1921 Rio De Janeiro - Aug 4 1987 São Paulo Was An Outstanding Singer Instrumentalist And Composer Who Contributed Decisively To The Renovation Of Brazilian Popular Music With The Incorporation Of Jazz Harmonies And Style. Having Been The First Artist Ever To Record "Tenderly " Which Would Become An International Hit Later In The Interpretation Of Nat "King" Cole Farney Had Hits In Brazil That Announced The Soon-To-Be Bossa Nova Genre Such As "Copacabana" And "Teresa Da Praia" The Latter Having Been Recorded In Duet With Lúcio Alves . He Also Worked On The Films Somos Dois 1950 By Milton Rodrigues Carnaval Atlântida 1952 By José Carlos Burle And Perdidos De Amor 1953 By Eurides Ramos . The Son Of A Pianist And Female Singer Farney Became A Classical Pianist. His First Recording As A Singer Came In 1944 As The Crooner Of The Ferreira Filho Orchestra With "The Music Stopped" Rodgers/Hart . As A Solo Singer Always Singing In Tha Bing Crosby's Style His First Recording Was Two Years Later Interpreting The Samba-Canção "Copacabana" João De Barro/Alberto Ribeiro That Would Become One Of His Classics. Still In 1946 He Went To The U.S. To Perform With Cole Bill Evans And David Brubeck. In The Next Year He Had Another Season In That Country Performing For Two Months At NBC Radio And Doing Live Shows In Hollywood Chicago And San Francisco. Dick Farney Launched "Tenderly" Walter Gross In That Period Through Majestic Records. Back In Brazil He Had Success With The Songs "Marina" Dorival Caymmi "Um Cantinho E Você" José Maria De Abreu/Jair Amorim And "Nick Bar" Garoto/José Vasconcelos .In The Early '50s He Had Success With "Uma Loira" Hervê Cordovil "Alguém Como Tu" José Maria De Abreu/Jair Amorim "Sem Esse Céu " And "Ranchinho De Palha" Both By Luís Bonfá . In 1954 He Formed The Jazzy Dick Farney E Seu Conjunto In Which He Played The Piano. A New Phase Began In This Year Marked By His Association With Tom Jobim That Announced The Forthcoming Bossa Nova Times In That Year "Teresa Da Praia" Tom Jobim/Billy Blanco Became A Huge Hit Interpreted By Farney And Lúcio Alves. The Song Intended To Discredit The So-Called Rivalry Between The Two Singers. In The Same Year Farney Participated In The Sinfonia Do Rio De Janeiro Tom Jobim/Billy Blanco . In 1959 He Had His Own Show At TV Record São Paulo And In 1965 He And Betty Faria Hosted The Dick E Betty 17 Show At TV Globo Rio De Janeiro . In 1965 Farney Launched An Album Through Elenco With "Você " Another Of His Biggest Hits. In 1971 Farney Formed A Trio With Bassist Sabá Sebastião Oliveira Da Paz And Drummer Toninho Antônio Pinheiro Filho That Performed At Flag's Nightclub. His Last Record Was A Piano Solo Tape Recorded In His Home In Sao Paulo. read less