Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton was born Michael Bolotin in New Haven and began his musical path in hard rock, first as a solo artist and then fronting Blackjack. In the 1980s, he moved his repertoire toward pop and soul; Soul Provider, from 1989, and Time, Love and Tenderness, from 1991, cemented his success. Later, he recorded standards on Bolton Swings Sinatra, from 2006, and A Swingin’ Christmas, released the following year.