“Thank you to all the fans, friends and colleagues of Tony’s who celebrated his life and humanity and shared their love of him and his musical legacy,” the wife said.
“Thank you to all the fans, friends and colleagues of Tony’s who celebrated his life and humanity and shared their love of him and his musical legacy,” Benedetto saidwith Bennett’s son Danny Bennett — shared in the caption of an Instagram post on Bennett's account on Friday evening.
“From his first performances as a singing waiter in Queens to his last performances in 2021 at Radio City Music Hall, Tony delighted in performing the songs he loved and making people happy," the statement continued, before ending on a touching note: "And as sad as today has been for all of us we can find joy in Tony’s legacy forever.”
A photo of Bennett performing on his 95th birthday at Radio City Music Hall on Aug. 3, 2021, was posted alongside the moving statement.Nile Rodgers, Flea, Rev. Jesse Jackson, More Pay Tribute to Tony Bennett: 'Last of His Kind'“Tony Bennett, born Anthony Dominick Benedetto in Astoria, Queens on August 3, 1926, has passed away in his hometown of New York City at the age of 96 earlier today," the statement to PEOPLE on Friday said.
Bennett and Benedetto first met in the late 1980s after one of the singer's concerts. They were together for more than 20 years before in an intimate ceremony in 2007. Following the wedding, Susan took her husband's legal surname, Benedetto, instead of his professional stage name.Bennett’s family announced in January 2021 that he had been living with Alzheimer's disease since 2016 in a profile on his life for
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