Tony Bennett was one of the giants of American song. Uniquely, he built his career around his devotion to songs from the early 20th century but enjoyed unprecedented success well into the 21st—an age ...
Tony Bennett was the last man standing – the saloon crooner, the jazz interpreter, the subtlest of stylists of the Great American Songbook, the man that Sinatra called the greatest popular singer in ...
With the death of Tony Bennett on July 21 at the age of 96, a chapter of the Great American Songbook comes to a close.Bennett left behind an impressive legacy, and while he didn’t write the music or ...
Tony Bennett had one of the greatest singing voices of all time. But that’s not the only reason he became a musical icon. He was also simply one of the most charming people to ever hold a microphone.
As fans remember Tony Bennett, who died on July 21 at age 96, music lovers are looking back at one of his most beloved songs, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” The legendary jazz crooner first ...
It was in the early '60s. I was a copy boy at NBC News and the overnight disc jockey for the local radio station called and asked if I'd like to go on a boat ride down the Potomac River with his guest ...
Tony Bennett once waited for my mother to get out of the bathroom. You won’t read that in any of the glowing obituaries being written for him this weekend, but it’s true. He was performing at the Fox ...
Whenever anyone asked Tony Bennett how he kept his passion for performance alive, the legendary singer always gave the same answer. “I tell people when they ask why haven’t I retired that I don¹t feel ...
Tony Bennett's son has opened up about the late jazz icon's final words before his death on July 21 at age 96 following a multi-year battle with Alzheimer's. "His last words to me [were], 'Thank you,' ...
Tony Bennett’s son Danny has revealed the late crooner’s final words before he passed away in July. “His last words to me (were), ‘Thank you,'” Danny Bennett told “Today” show co-anchor Hoda Kotb on ...