Commentary: Tony Bennett was a humanitarian at heart
Bennett won 20 Grammys, but unlike many musicians, he could also boast such a platinum record in civil rights.
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Bennett won 20 Grammys, but unlike many musicians, he could also boast such a platinum record in civil rights.
Bennett won 20 Grammys, but unlike many musicians, he could also boast such a platinum record in civil rights.
I called Tony Bennett when a humanitarian crisis loomed. It was 2006 and herders, supported by the Sudanese government, were laying waste to farm villages in Darfur, murdering men and
In crippling debt with a drug problem, Bennett hit rock bottom before his sons helped him change the trajectory of not just the singer’s career but also his life.
The timeless singer had his first hit in 1951 and topped the charts more than 60 years later.