RIP Tony Bennett

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Tony Bennett, legendary crooner with career spanning seven decades, dies

He died just days before his 97th birthday.

metro.co.uk

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Tony Bennett, legendary crooner with career spanning seven decades, dies

He died just days before his 97th birthday.

metro.co.uk

Yup.



And yet, when I heard the news this morning I thought "He was still alive?"

 

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Appreciation: Tony Bennett, whose collaborators included Miles Davis and Lady Gaga, always worked 'to get better'

Dead at 96, the golden-voiced singer was a champion of the Great American Songbook who learned from his mistakes: 'I did a lot of drugs and all that. And then I learned, from experience, that I wasn’t doing the right thing, and I stopped'

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Tony Bennett (1926-2023): A Farewell to the Man Who Left His Heart in Every Song

Anthony Dominick Benedetto, internationally revered as Tony Bennett, passed away at the age of 96 on July 21, 2023. His extraordinary life's journey, which began in the humble environs of Astoria, Queens, and catapulted him to international acclaim as one of the most influential musicians of the...

www.gratefulweb.com