The “Rags to Riches” crooner died on July 21 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 96.
Danny — who is the son of the “Rags to Riches” singer and his ex-wife Patricia Beech — sat down with Tony’s widow, Susan Benedetto, and reflected on Tony’s decision to keep singing despite his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
“But Tony’s like, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about. You know, I wanna keep singing,'” Benedetto, recalled.“We would leave,” added Benedetto. “And Tony’s like, ‘Susan. I’m really okay. We don’t have to come back.'”“His last words to me , ‘Thank you,'” Danny told “Today” show co-anchor Hoda Kotb.Benedetto shared that her late husband sang until the very end, and revealed the final song he performed for her was his very first hit, “Because of You.
Danny sat down for an interview with his father’s widow, Susan Benedetto, to discuss the “Rags to Riches” singer’s legacy.“Tony left us today but he was still singing the other day at his piano and his last song was, ‘Because of You,’ his first #1 hit,” an Instagram post on his account announced.Tony died in July at age 96 — seven years after receiving his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
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