Tony Bennett Dead: Legendary Jazz Singer Dies at Age 96
usmagazine.comTony Bennett died on Friday, July 21. He was 96 years old.Bennett’s publicist confirmed the news to the Associated Press, noting that the musician passed away in New York.
He was weeks away from celebrating his 97th birthday.A cause of death was not immediately revealed.Bennett (real name Anthony Dominick Benedetto) was the pre-eminent jazz and traditional pop singer of the 20th and 21st centuries, winning 18 Grammy Awards throughout his nearly seven-decade music career.The entertainer was born in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, on August 3, 1926.
He grew up listening to legendary artists including Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland and Bing Crosby while attending the High School of Industrial Arts, where he also developed a love for painting.
He started singing as a teenager and often performed in local Italian restaurants in hopes of one day securing a professional singing career.Bennett was drafted into the U.S.
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