[ cheers ] in san francisco so many of us could listen to that for hours. the legend, tony bennett, singing his signature song i left my heart in san francisco. now his soothing tenor even late into his life never failed to melt all of our hearts. he was, of course, an american original. cnn s stephanie elam with more on his life and career. reporter: a legend on stage, tony bennett s career spanned more than 70 years. he was opening up for pearl bailey when bob hope discovered him in 1949 in a new york city club. you know, it s been about 16 years since i discovered you singing in a greenwich village nightclub. how come this is your first appearance on my television show? well, i ve been waiting for you to make good. [ laughter ] reporter: bennett had a string of hits in the 50s. but the best was yet to come.
carolyn manno joining us from new york. fans paying more than $1,000 for this game. it was really, really good. his debut in inter-miami has been one of the most anticipated in recent memory. it did live up to the high expectations and all this hype. this seven months after winning the men s world cup. he came off the bench and delivered another magical messi moment. he curled in this magnificent free kick strike from outside the box in the 94th minute and that just set the crowd above the board in a complete frenzy. he said after the game, he saw the goal, he knew he had to score, and inter-miami scorer david beckham who was a great player in his own right could not have wished for a better storybook debut. as soon as i saw the free
much they gave me an unplugged special and it won album of the year. fly me to the moon reporter: bennett went on to collaborate with amy winehouse and lady gaga for the lady is a tramp. i never bother with people that i hate reporter: at 85 he became the oldest to hit the billboard chart with his duet. several years later he toured with lady gaga to promote their blum cheek to cheek. he was an accomplished painter with artwork at the smithsonian i ve had a charmed life because i know what i wanted to do. reporter: he married three times and had four children. he and his third wife susan founded the exploring the arts foundation and opened the frank sinatra school of the arts in new york. everybody has a dream or hope that something s going to work
president joe biden, elton george and other stars honored him. he s best known for singing i left my heart in san francisco with john calling him irreplaceable. bennett won 19 grammy awards and an emmy. reporter: a legend on stage, tony bennett s career spanned more than 70 years. he was opening up for pearl bailey when bob hope discovered him in 1949 in a new york city club. you know, it s been about 16 years since i discovered you singing in a gren niche village nightclub. how come this is your first appearance on my television it in show? i ve been waiting for you to make good. reporter: he had a strong of hits in the 50s, but his best was yet to come. he won in 1963 i left my heart in san francisco and performed
singer tony bennett died yesterday a few weeks short of his 97th birthday. we ve known since 2016 that he was battling alzheimer s disease. bob hope discovered him in 1949. he was the opening act for pearl bailey in a new york city club. frank sinatra called bennett the best pop singer in the whole world. why the lady that is why the lady that s why the lady is a tramp [ applause ] bennett sang pop, he sang jazz, he sang standards. and he sang duets with so many including lady gaga. she gets too hungry for dinner at 8 i m starving she loves the theater but never comes late