--- title: Tony Bennett Just Secured a Very Obscure Guinness Record description: The famous crooner just won himself a new Guinness World Records title, thanks to his latest collaboration with Diana Krall. canonical: https://time.com/5395612/tony-bennett-guinness-record/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-13T19:30:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T07:54:08.633Z og:title: Tony Bennett Just Locked Down a Very Obscure Guinness Record og:description: It all has to do with the jazz standard "Fascinating Rhythm" og:url: https://time.com/5395612/tony-bennett-guinness-record/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06cb80dc2b6c5b6f/69893a2a656a3f05ccbd578a/tony-bennett-record.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Tony Bennett And Diana Krall Celebrate Release Of Their New Album og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tony Bennett Just Locked Down a Very Obscure Guinness Record twitter:description: It all has to do with the jazz standard "Fascinating Rhythm" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06cb80dc2b6c5b6f/69893a2a656a3f05ccbd578a/tony-bennett-record.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tony Bennett Just Locked Down a Very Obscure Guinness World Record > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: Hear How a Cab Driver Changed Tony Bennett's Stage Shows [Watch (HLS stream): Hear How a Cab Driver Changed Tony Bennett's Stage Shows](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZBaKIkzi.m3u8) (1:37)  _Published 2014-11-24. Stay until the end of Bennett's shows, and he does something singers rarely do anymore._  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 13, 2018 7:30 PM UTC Stay until the end of Bennett's shows, and he does something singers rarely do anymore.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 13, 2018 7:30 PM UTC At 92, iconic jazz crooner [Tony Bennett](http://time.com/4142581/tony-bennett-frank-sinatra/) is still setting records. His latest: the timeless singer just nabbed a Guinness World Records title this week for “longest time between the release of an original recording and a re-recording of the same single by the same artist.” The song is “Fascinating Rhythm,” a beloved jazz standard. And the time? 68 years and 342 days, according to the Guinness adjudicator who presided over the record-setting. “Fascinating Rhythm” was originally written by [George and Ira Gershwin](http://time.com/3916642/america-songwriting-history/) in 1924, and has been covered by music greats like Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald and The Carpenters over the years, among many others. Bennett himself put out his original recording [back in 1949](https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8468593/tony-bennett-fascinating-rhythm-diana-krall-debut-single) of the upbeat American Songbook tune. This year, he followed it up by including the song on his new album _Love Is Here to Stay_, a collaborative project between Bennett and jazz singer Diana Krall that comes out on Sept. 14\. (Bennett also has a history of successful duet albums: 2014’s _Cheek to Cheek_ with [Lady Gaga](http://time.com/3651456/watch-lady-gaga-and-tony-bennett-sing-cheek-to-cheek/) topped charts and won Grammys.) Over his lengthy career, Bennett has proved himself to be quite a record-setter; this is actually his third Guinness title. He was the oldest person to top a U.S. album chart, thanks to _Cheek to Cheek_; and he also received kudos as the artist with the longest time between U.K. top 20 albums, according to Universal Music Group. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:05] Cab driver in New York City. He said you, you singers [00:07] are, are junk compared to the old days. He said [00:11] before microphones those entertainers had to hit the [00:15] back of the house. And I always wanted to be a great [00:18] performer and I said. I'd like to try that some day, to [00:21] sing without a mic. [ MUSIC ] [00:35] I only play acoustical halls. I don't play for 35, 000 [00:39] people. I am not interested in that, In fact, I kind of [00:43] dislike it. The public is not treated that well, you know, [00:47] they just sit there in any old chair. I like [00:51] an acoustical hall. Ideally, Carnegie Hall is [00:56] the best, you know? Ladies and [01:00] gentleman, the best singer around Mr. [01:05] Tony Bennett. I grew up, everything [01:09] was done with quality. If you bought something you say [01:13] this, this'll last forever. And we should get back to that. [01:18] Don't ever do anything unless it [ MUSIC ] It can last [01:21] and has quality. If an entertainer is just himself, he [01:25] becomes different than anybody. You -, if they try to [01:29] imitate what someone else is doing, they just become [01:31] one of the chorus. 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