He bestrode an astonishing seven decades as a recording artist, with a voice that came from the heart he never left behind him. He performed duets with everyone from Pearl Bailey to Lady Gaga, from Willie Nelson to Amy Winehouse. Farewell to Tony Bennett, nightingale and phoenix.
@BenjBrantley I met him once briefly in the ‘80’s at a rehearsal at Cesars in Las Vegas. I told him I snuck into the showroom through the kitchen to listen to him. He laughed and told me about sneaking into Broadway shows at intermission when he was a kid. He was so gracious