Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick Jr. is an American jazz musician and actor known for musical projects such as the When Harry Met Sally soundtrack and films like Memphis Belle and Independence Day. I admire Harry Connick Jr. for his creativity and style. He has multiple ways of establishing himself in the jazz community. I also admire him because he is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. First, Harry Connick Jr. began his career at the age of 5. He sung the “stars spangled banner” at a campaign headquarters and made his first album at the age of 11, and since then he assured that he was going to have a career in music. When Connick got his first break into the music industry, it was around 1989 while spending a long-time engagement at the Algonquin Hotel. That show had attracted a great deal of press attention, since the legendary Tony Bennett saw Harry’s performance and proclaimed that “Connick could be the next Frank Sinatra.” Secondly, From the New Orleans Advocate article it states, “During his career, the singer and pianist has sold 28 million albums and had more No. 1 records than anyone else in the history of U.S. jazz charts.” So, within his career, Harry Connick Jr. renovated a song called “Jambalaya.” The song was originally written and sung by Hank Williams, but Harry put a little flare into Hanks work. The story behind the song was talking about the Louisianan culture and essentially what the Louisianan definition of having a good time is all about. Finally, Harry Connick Jr. can be a huge inspiration to young and old musicians and singers because, he is demonstrating how to be versatile in your career, and to just have fun with your life, yet take your work seriously.