Tag Archives: Tony Bennett

Pop Music Legend Tony Bennett Dies At Age 96

The New York Times reports: Tony Bennett, a singer whose melodic clarity, jazz-influenced phrasing, audience-embracing persona and warm, deceptively simple interpretations of musical standards helped spread the American songbook around the world and won him generations of fans, died on Friday in New York City. He was 96. In February 2021, his wife, Susan Bennett, told AARP Magazine that Mr. …

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Tony Bennett’s Family Reveals His Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

AARP Magazine reports: Tony Bennett has Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of age-related dementia. Alzheimer’s is characterized by a progressive memory loss that robs its sufferers of many of the gifts that we all take for granted — speech, understanding, treasured memories, recognition of loved ones — and leaves them utterly dependent on caregivers. Although he can still recognize …

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Gaga & Bennett – It Don’t Mean A Thing

Out today is the latest single from Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s album of American songbook standards, which was a surprise hit and made 88 year-old Bennett the oldest living artist to achieve a #1 pop album. RELATED: In other “gay icon remakes oldies” news, Bette Midler tied Babs for a chart record last week. Bette Midler celebrates a fifth …

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Giorgio Moroder Remixes Gaga/Bennett

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Bennett/Gaga Duets Album Debuts At #1

Cheek To Cheek debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart today, breaking Tony Bennett’s own record as the oldest artist (88!) to reach that chart’s summit. The standards album, released Sept. 23 on Interscope/Columbia Records, sold 131,000 copies in the week ending Sept. 28, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It also hits No. 1 on both the Jazz Albums …

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of Fly Life, this week’s Swag Tuesday prize is Cheek To Cheek, the new all-duets album from Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, which went on sale today nationwide at retailers and online.  The Cleveland Plain Dealer raves: Lady Gaga rarely does anything subdued. So when she does, listeners should take note, even if it’s just for the shock factor. …

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Lady Gaga And Tony Bennett:
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

Last week we got the lyric video. Today comes the production clip. The duets album, Cheek To Cheek, comes out September 23rd.

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Lady Gaga And Tony Bennett:
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

Another track from their coming duets album. From the press materials: Cheek To Cheek features classic jazz standards sung by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett in a combination of vocal duets and solo performances. From the title track to “But Beautiful” to “I Won’t Dance,” the record’s duets showcase the chemistry between the two artists, who span 60 years in …

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Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Anything Goes

The first single from their duet album, due in September, was released today. Cheek To Cheek features classic jazz standards sung by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett in a combination of vocal duets and solo performances. Each song was handpicked by the artists, and the album features classic selections from the Great American Songbook including “Anything Goes,” “It Don’t Mean …

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