Tributes to legendary crooner Tony Bennett flooded social media following the news that he passed away Friday, July 21, at age 96. A post on the singer’s offici
Mark SeligerTributes to legendary crooner Tony Bennett flooded social media following the news that he passed away Friday, July 21, at age 96.
A post on the singer’s official social media accounts revealed that music was part of Bennett’s life even at the end. “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,” the post read. “Tony, because of you we have your songs in our heart forever.”
As for the tributes, Billy Joel, who duetted with Bennett on “New York State Of Mind” at Joel’s Last Play At Shea concerts in 2008, and appeared on Bennett’s collaborative albums Playin with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues and Duets: An American Classic, honored the singer on his website. He called Bennett “one of the most important interpreters of American popular song during the mid to late 20th century.”
“He was a joy to work with. His energy and enthusiasm for the material h
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