Remembering Tony Bennett, Who Was as Good at 95 as He Was at 35

Image caption: Tony Bennett’s career has been unprecedented, but he didn’t stumble into longevity. Image credit: David Redfern, Thearon W. Henderson / Stringer. Article by Alex Lauer. InsideHook – updated July 21, 2023.

This article was originally published in 2021, when Bennett, the last great American crooner, released Love for Sale, his final album, with Lady Gaga.

When Tony Bennett stood in the wings of Radio City Music Hall on August 5 preparing for the final public performance of his lifetime, what was going through his head? According to the nonagenarian legend, who recently announced his retirement, there’s one thing he thinks of every time he takes the stage. It’s something Frank Sinatra wrote about him back in 1965. […]

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