Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts, making Bennett, at the age of 88, the oldest artist to have a #1 album—breaking his own previously established historical record. “Cheek To Cheek” won a Grammy in the Best Traditional Pop...
Bennett recalled advice Frank Sinatra gave him back in 1956, when the young singer visited the Chairman of the Board backstage at the Paramount Theatre. Bennett had had early success, and an offer to do a summer replacement TV show. "I had never met him. When I got in his dressing room...
Legendary crooner Tony Bennett dies at the age of 96 Bennett picked up his first Grammy for his signature 1962 song I Left My Heart in San Francisco, and almost 60 years later, in 2022, lifted his 20th - at the tender age of 95. Legendary pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett has died at...
When the famous singer Tony Bennett told his wife Susan Benedetto that he couldn't remember the names of his bandmates, she assumed age was simply catching up to him. However, the trouble with his memory concerned Bennett, especially since it might impact his ability to put on his signa-tu...
But Danny Bennett said his father never forgot those songs. "He was singing up until a week ago. You know, towards the end here, he became, you know, pretty much immobile. Put him next to a piano, and he turned to Susan, his wife, and he was just standing at the piano, and he...
Tony Bennett, the master pop vocalist who had a professional career spanning eight decades with a No. 1 album at age 85, died on Friday morning in New York City. He was 96. Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, but had continued to perform and record through 2021. ...
Tony Bennett performs onstage during the 17th Annual A Great Night In Harlem at The Apollo Theater (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) How did Tony Bennett continue to sing with Alzheimer's? Benett's wife said that he was able to recognize his friends and even able to remember the lyrics ...
"Star Trek" actor and activist George Takei also took to social media to mourn the loss of Bennett, tweeting "[Bennett] may have left his Heart in San Francisco, but he won all of our hearts." The great Tony Bennett has passed away at the age of 9...
who caught the fancy of Princess Diana in her final summer, had been intrigued by Sandy; Gene Kelly had been in love with her; and studio head David Begelman had insisted on seeing her before shooting himself in a hotel room in 1995.But it was Tony Bennett who made Sandy his wife. Du...
Sir Elton Johnalso shared an image of himself with Bennett along with the message: “So sad to hear of Tony’s passing. Without doubt the classiest singer, man, and performer you will ever see. “He’s irreplaceable. I loved and adored him. Condolences to [wife] Susan [Crow], [son ...