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Tony Bennett, the beloved interpreter of the Great American Songbook has died at age 96.

Tony Bennett, the "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" singer, has died. He was 96.

"Tony Bennett: A Little Golden Book Biography" is a 24-page picture book about the late singer's career highlights, from his early days to Lady Gaga.

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.

With the news Friday that Tony Bennett had died at age 96, The Tribune went back into its archives to republish this interview with him from 2015.

US singer became an active promoter of both songwriting and entertaining as timeless, noble pursuits

As the nation mourns the passing of singer and entertainer Tony Bennett, the star's own words from his book "The Good Life" remain behind for readers and fans to cherish forever.

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.

There are an estimated three-quarters of a million transgender Americans. Herewith, 20 individuals from the U.S. and beyond whose life stories have resonated across the culture

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