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You could not live a more full life — or a more Queens life — than that lived by Tony Bennett.Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto on Aug. 3, 1926, young Tony

Bennett’s vast audience, including new generations who first heard him in the 1990s, demonstrated there was a hunger in the population for music and lyrics of artistry and honesty, in contrast to the “gangster rap,” synthetic show tunes and banal “hits” by celebrity performers pumped out by the entertainment moguls.

Unlike one of the songs he made famous, Tony Bennett didn’t leave his heart in San Francisco. He left it in his hometown of New York City, where he died

For half a century, Tony Bennett has sung from the heart, his artistic morality lifting him above musical trends and into the 80s comeback engineered by his son. As the great American troubadour reaches 75, a popular radio host shares his experience of the simple grace behind Bennett's greatness

NPR's Scott Simon offers a tribute to music legend and friend Tony Bennett, who died Friday at age 96.

American crooner Tony Bennett died Friday morning in New York City at the age of 96.

The US singer successfully bridged the worlds of pop music and jazz on a global scale for more than 60 years

In an industry beset by rivalries, the two great crooners of the 20th century became best friends and ended up helping each other's careers

The US singer successfully bridged the worlds of pop music and jazz on a global scale for more than 60 years

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 San Francisco" graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday.