LEGENDARY AMERICAN SINGER TONY BENNETT DIES AT AGE 96
Tony Bennett, the legendary crooner and beloved interpreter of American standards, has died. He was 96. Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett’s death to The Associated Press, saying he died in his hometown of New York. There was no specific cause, but Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.Bennett’s chart-topping career spanned seven decades. He gained his first pop success in the early 1950s and enjoyed a career revival in the 1990s and became popular with younger audiences in part because of an appearance on “MTV Unplugged.” The 19-time Grammy-winner continued recording and touring constantly, and his 2014 collaboration with Lady Gaga, “Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts.
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