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I was just thinking about him last week, wondering how much longer he might be around...

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Tony Bennett, the master pop vocalist who had a professional career spanning eight decades with a No. 1 album at age 85, died on Friday morning in New York City. He was 96.


https://variety.com/2023/music...vocalist-1235676390/

Really loved his music. Guess it'll be a Bennett music marathon in the wtg household today...

edit: A longer obit in WaPo.

https://www.washingtonpost.com...r-tony-bennett-dies/


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Found a couple of his LPs from the 50s in a box in my basement. They are from my father's collection.

He definitely had a good voice but, not my preferred genre. I have never been a pop music fan and that dislike stretches many generations in both directions.

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The sound of the mid 20th century!
 
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Tony left us today but he was still singing the other day at his piano and his last song was, “Because of You,” his first #1 hit.

Tony, because of you we have your songs in our heart forever. ❤


https://twitter.com/itstonyben.../1682391547252207618



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLHdJca8_gA


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A nice tribute from Mitch Albom.

https://www.freep.com/story/sp...disease/70450587007/

Also this, from NY carriage drivers:

https://twitter.com/itstonyben.../1682755938841657345


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