What Canadian bandleader known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards also recorded a version of the 1953 song Rags to Riches with Tony Bennett?
Rags to Riches (song) "Rags to Riches" is a 1953 popular song by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The best-known version of the song, recorded by Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and his orchestra, was number one for eight weeks on the Billboard chart in 1953 and became a gold record. In the same year, a version by David Whitfield reached number three in the British charts and one by Billy Ward and his Dominoes with Jackie Wilson singing lead made number two on Billboard's R&B chart. Later recordings by Sunny & the Sunliners (#45 in 1963) and Elvis Presley (#33 in 1971) also made the Billboard charts.
Alberta Slim Alberta Slim (February 2, 1910November 26, 2005) was a Canadian country music singer.