Tommy Leonetti | |
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Born | Nicola Tomaso Lionetti September 10, 1929 |
Died | September 15, 1979 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 50)
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor |
Tommy Leonetti (September 10, 1929 – September 15, 1979) was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In Australia his most famous song was "My City of Sydney" (written by Leonetti & Bobby Troup)[1][2] and was used by the Australian television station ATN7 in Sydney for its identification into the 1980s and used in the last day of analogue television broadcasting in Australia on 3 December 2013. In America he achieved greater success as a songwriter for movies and Broadway plays.