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    Across generations, the irrepressible joy of Tony Bennett could never be unplugged

    Can a singer smile with his voice? Tony Bennett sure could. As instantly identifiable as any in pop music, Bennett's instrument was a source of warmth and welcoming, of quick wit and steady wisdom — a musical grin that kept beaming over the course of a career that stretched across seven decades. He sang seemingly effortlessly, coasting just above life's troubles, but not so smoothly that you ...
    by Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times Jul 21, 2023 3 minutes
    Tony Bennett performs onstage at the SeriousFun Children's Network Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 2, 2014, in New York.

    Can a singer smile with his voice? Tony Bennett sure could.

    As instantly identifiable as any in pop music, Bennett's instrument was a source of warmth and welcoming, of quick wit and steady wisdom — a musical grin that kept beaming over the course of a career that stretched across seven decades. He sang seemingly effortlessly, coasting just above life's troubles, but not so smoothly that you believed he'd somehow avoided the rough stuff. And though it evolved subtly with age — a promise of romantic intimacy giving way to a sense of grandfatherly companionship — his voice

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