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TONY BENNETT 1926-2023 HIS LIFE & LEGACY

Days before his passing at age 96, Tony Bennett was still singing at his piano in his hometown of New York City. “His last song was ‘Because of You’, his first #1 hit,” read a statement posted to his Instagram account on July 21. “Tony, because of you, we have your songs in our heart forever.”

During a career that spanned eight decades, Bennett, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, sold millions of records and won 20 Grammy awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. He is

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