1963: Tony Bennett - "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"

Tony Bennett was a successful pop singer in the early 1950's before the advent of rock-n-roll. His popularity faded somewhat in the late 1950's, but in 1962 he recorded "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," a song written in 1954 by George Cory and Douglas Cross, two relatively unknown songwriters. Bennett's recording was not a huge chart hit, but it stuck around on national music charts for over 9 months. Eventually, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" became a pop standard, Tony Bennett's most recognized record, and San Francisco's signature song.

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