After living with Alzheimer's for years, Tony Bennett has died at 96
Bennett had a major career resurgence as the new millennium approached.
His son, Danny Bennett took the reins of his career in 1979, and slowly but surely helped him book new gigs after a cool period for his career in the 1970s.introduced the crooner to a generation raised on Madonnas and Michael Jacksons. “ Tony wanted to do his music, and he had grown up with the premise that you perform for the entire family,” Danny toldHe told me, ‘I hate the notion of demographics. Why can’t I be on MTV?’ And he was right.”00s, releasing 10 albums between 1995 and 2010.
also included Bennett’s first duet with Lady Gaga, sparking a creative partnership that would define the last decade of his life.in 2014, taking the album on tour together and winning the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. The two released another album,, in 2021, which would prove to be Bennett’s final work. A month before its release, Bennett’s son DannyEven in his final year as he struggled with Alzheimer’s, music remained a respite.
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