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Tony Bennett, a singer whose melodic clarity, jazz-influenced phrasing, audience-embracing persona and warm, deceptively simple interpretations of musical standards helped spread the American songbook around the world and won him generations of fans, died Friday at his home in Manhattan, where he had lived for many decades. He was 96.

Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist and last of the great saloon singers whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart

In an 80-year career, he stuck with one mission: illuminating songs he cherished.

Singer and entertainer Tony Bennett, known for standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," died at 96, just two weeks short of his birthday.

Singer and entertainer Tony Bennett, known for standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," died at 96, just two weeks short of his birthday.

Tony Bennett not only survived the rise of rock music, but endured so long and so well that he gained new fans and collaborators, some young enough to be his grandchildren.

Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist and last of the great saloon singers whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart

Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist and last of the great saloon singers whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as ”I Left My Heart In

Singer and entertainer Tony Bennett, known for standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," died at 96, just two weeks short of his birthday.