TV Guide Article: Backstreet Boys Bow To Bennett

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Nov 26, 2098 Source: TV Guide - November 28 - December 4, 1998 Submitted By: Thanks to Heartsazc@aol.com and McKay L. (mckay_99@hotmail.com) for sending this in. When the Backstreet Boys were asked to make a guest appearance on Tony Bennett: Storytellers, the five-member R&B group jumped at the chance. "We felt very honored," admits the band's oldest member, Kevin Richardson. "I mean, he's a legend." The 27-year-old listened to Bennett's Christmas albums growing up. "[He] said, 'This reminds me of when I did something with the Beatles, and I'm getting a really good feeling about you guys, if that means anything.'" In addition to performing three of their hits on Storytellers (simulcast on VH1 and Nickelodeon on November 29, 8 P.M./ET), the Boys provided background vocals to Bennett's "Swinging on a Star." "We got together around the grand piano and worked out some harmonies, some oohs and aahs. I felt like I was in a time warp," Richardson recalls. Bennett is not the only icon with whom the Backstreet Boys are teaming up: They're also taping a segment for Dick Clark's New Year's Eve special. And they will perform at the Billboard Awards (airing live from Las Vegas, December 7, on Fox), where they will probably sing their newest release, "All I Have to Give," the fifth single from their self-titled debut album. The follow-up to that album is in the works; the group recently returned from Stockholm, Sweden, where they spent two weeks in a recording studio. Nick Carter, the youngest Boy at 18, says fans can expect more of the same: "It's the Backstreet sound. Why try to fix something when it's not broken?" -Annabel Vered Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: johnansog http://imrdsoacha.gov.co/silvitra-120mg-qrms Submitted by: Antony Submitted by: Ann Submitted by: Edward Submitted by: Mary Submitted by: Kevin Shen Comment on this item. Next Item: Interview with Nick from Big Magazine (UK) Nov 25' 98 Prev Item: Backstreet Boys Team With Tony Bennett; Work on New Album (Wall of Sound, November 25, '98)