Tony Bennett Dead at 96

[Dr. Huk-N-Duck]

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist and last of the great saloon singers whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decadeslong career, has died at 96.

apnews.com

 

[AverageJoe]

Always like listening to his music. He was a very interesting character. Tony has left the building. Thanks for the music, sir!

 

[ALAYMAN]

Smooth, and 8 decades performing, pretty amazing.

 

[Baptist Renegade]

He was the last of his breed!

 

[Ekklesian]

my first memory of him was on a Christmas album that also featured Andy Williams and Mahilia Jackson, and others I can't remember.

 

[Ransom]

The last of the great jazz crooners.

And a great argument against retirement. Bennett was still recording at 95. He only stopped performing because he was physically no longer able.

 

[Gringo]

The last of the great jazz crooners.

And a great argument against retirement. Bennett was still recording at 95. He only stopped performing because he was physically no longer able.

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Such a great performer, Ransom. I read that in his last years, he had Alzheimers. But somehow, he could still remember the lyrics.
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[abcaines]

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Such a great performer, Ransom. I read that in his last years, he had Alzheimers. But somehow, he could still remember the lyrics.
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Snippet from Wikipedia article:

Bennett's twice-weekly singing practices are thought to have kept his brain stimulated and spared him from symptoms such as disorientation, depression, and a detachment from reality.[159] His neurologist told AARP that, prior to the pandemic, the singer's touring schedule "kept him on his toes and also stimulated his brain in a significant way".[160] Bennett had started showing symptoms of decline only in the two years leading up to the article's publication.

 

[Ransom]

Such a great performer, Ransom. I read that in his last years, he had Alzheimers. But somehow, he could still remember the lyrics.

As the Wikipedia article abcanes cited notes, his short-term memory suffered, but his long-term memory seemed fine, so he didn't forget the lyrics. It also says that his continued singing likely slowed the onset of his Alzheimers because it kept his mind stimulated. A good thing to know. Don't idle. It's good for you.

 

[Baptist City Holdout]

Never heard any IFB preach against him.

 

[Bob Jones V]

The last of the great jazz crooners.

And a great argument against retirement. Bennett was still recording at 95. He only stopped performing because he was physically no longer able.

There comes a time in everyone's life where you just have to stop.

 

[Dr. Huk-N-Duck]

Never heard any IFB preach against him.

I bet IFB preachers back in the 50s and 60s did.