Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 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
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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, who has died aged 96, sang as much with his heart as his voice. Mainly a showman, he was a better technician than his crooner’s reputation implied, but his appeal was founded less on the skill of his singing than its committed sincerity.
Tony Bennett was the last of the original crooners. His passing at age 96 marks the end of an era.
In a career that spanned the 1950s to the 2020s, Tony Bennett became the man Frank Sinatra called 'the best singer in the business'.