Tony Bennett, Legendary Singer, Dies At 96
etcanada.comThe world is mourning an entertainment legend. On Friday, iconic pop vocalist Tony Bennett, whose career spanned an incredible nine decades, died at age 96, Variety reported. READ MORE: Lady Gaga Goes Full ‘Lounge Singer’ In Tribute To Tony Bennett At The Grammys In the last years of his life, the crooner suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, with which he was diagnosed in 2016, though he kept on performing and recording music until 2021.
Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in 1926, Bennett began his career singing as a child in the 1930s, before rising to fame in the ’50s, going on to be one of the most prominent singers of the Great American Songbook.
He had many hits to his name over the decades, though his 1962 recording of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was perhaps his best known song.
A contemporary of singers like Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Bennett often sang in a jazzy, lounge style, often playing with iconic jazz musicians like Bill Evans.
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