Photo Coverage: Steve Tyrell Presented With Legends Radio Award by Dick Robinson
By: Stephen Sorokoff Feb. 04, 2018
It takes one to know one and radio Legend Dick Robinson, a hero to all who love the Great American Songbook presented another legend, Steve Tyrell, a true icon of the music world with the prestigious Legends Award at the Essey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College last night. It was Legends Radio's 4th Birthday Celebration and radio hosts Jill & Rich Switzer, Walt Pinto, Lorna O'Connell, and Mike McGann were also heard "live' in the Essey Theatre, which was filled with listeners of Legends 100.3FM.
The Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook founded by Robinson also awarded Makayla Forgione their 2018 Young Artist Award. There was certainly no shortage of great voices at the Legends 4th Birthday Celebration!
Broadwayworld was there for the event, which was presented by Humana & Legends Radio... check out the photos below.
The knowledgeable and enthusiastic audience also got to hear a concert by arguably one of the most respected and beloved producer/vocalists in show business, Grammy Winning Steve Tyrell.
In his nearly five decades in the music business, Steve has achieved success as a singer, songwriter, producer and music supervisor.
His breakthrough performances in Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride II helped Tyrell reinvent and re-popularize classic pop standards for a modern-day audience. His hits, The Way You Look Tonight, The Simple Life, Crush On You, and The Sunny Side of The Street, have launched millions of romances and been played at thousands of weddings.
As an artist, all 9 of Steve Tyrell's American Standards albums have achieved top 5 status on Billboard's Jazz charts. His first album, A New Standard, was amongst the best selling jazz albums for more than 5 years.
Steve's last album, That Lovin' Feeling, debuted in the top 5. On it, he celebrates what he calls the Great American Songbook 2, featuring seminal rock era classics penned by legendary songwriters, including Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Neil Sedaka, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber, among others. Tyrell's newest Album just released is titled "A Song For You"
Copy & Photos by Stephen Sorokoff
Steve Tyrell, Dick Robinson, Missy Robinson Petow
Jill Switzer & Makayla Forgione
Steve Tyrell & Makayla Forgione
Makayla Forgione, Steve Tyrell, Dick Robinson, Missy Robinson Petow
Steve Tyrell, Makayla Forgione, Rich Switzer, Jill Switzer
Makayla Forgione, Steve Tyrell, Dick Robinson, Missy Robinson Petow
Missy Robinson Petow, Dick Robinson, Jill Switzer
Dick Robinson, Sunny Sessa Stephen Sorokoff
Eda Sorokoff, Steve Tyrell, Sunny Sessa
Sunny Sessa, Dick Robinson, Eda Sorokoff
Steve Tyrell, Sunny Sessa, Eda Sorokoff Stephen Sorokoff
Legends 100.3FM, Happy 4th Birthday
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