Singer Tony Bennett is battling Alzheimer s disease, thanks to music
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Last Updated: Feb 02, 2021, 01:32 PM IST
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The singer continues to rehearse and twice a week goes through his 90-min set with his pianist.
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A beloved interpreter of American standards, Tony Bennett s chart-topping career spans seven decades.
NEW YORK: Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease but it hasn t quieted his legendary voice. The singer s wife and son reveal in the latest edition of AARP The Magazine that Bennett was first diagnosed with the irreversible neurological disorder in 2016. The magazine says he endures increasingly rarer moments of clarity and awareness.
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FILE - Singer Tony Bennett performs at the Statue of Liberty Museum opening celebration in New York on May 15, 2019. Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease but the diagnosis hasn’t quieted his legendary voice. The singer’s wife and son reveal in the latest edition of AARP The Magazine that Bennett was first diagnosed in 2016. The magazine says he endures “increasingly rarer moments of clarity and awareness.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
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NEW YORK (AP) Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease but it hasn’t quieted his legendary voice.
Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease but it hasn’t quieted his legendary voice.
The singer’s wife and son reveal in the latest edition of AARP The Magazine that Bennett was first diagnosed with the irreversible neurological disorder in 2016. The magazine says he endures “increasingly rarer moments of clarity and awareness.”
Still, he continues to rehearse and twice a week goes through his 90-minute set with his longtime pianist, Lee Musiker. The magazine says he sings with perfect pitch and apparent ease.
A beloved interpreter of American standards, Bennett’s chart-topping career spans seven decades. “He’s not the old Tony anymore,” his wife, Susan, told the magazine. “But when he sings, he’s the old Tony.”
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NEW YORK - Legendary singer Tony Bennett revealed he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease four years ago.
Bennett, now 94, began showing symptoms of the disease in 2015 and was diagnosed the following year, the singer s wife and son revealed to AARP The Magazine. The magazine said he endures increasingly rarer moments of clarity and awareness.
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Published February 1, 2021
Tony Bennett has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease but it hasn t quieted his legendary voice.
The singer s wife and son reveal in the latest edition of AARP The Magazine that Bennett was first diagnosed with the irreversible neurological disorder in 2016. The magazine says he endures “increasingly rarer moments of clarity and awareness.”
Still, he continues to rehearse and twice a week goes through his 90-minute set with his longtime pianist, Lee Musiker. The magazine says he sings with perfect pitch and apparent ease.