RIP the pop and jazz vocalist legend, dead at 96 on July 23, 2023
A MUST READ....
A 48-minute August 20, 2021 FRESH AIR interview with Tony Bennett by Terry Gros...worth every minute.
Bennett's pinpoint memory responding to Terry's questions reveals his philosophy of singing with specific examples. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2019. Some aspects of his memory was so hard wired that he accessed it with astonishing clarity.
On July 21, 2023, we lost a singer, a keeper of the flame, and a deeply rooted connection with The American Songbook. His responses to Terry's questions eloquently speak to his respect for the women and men who wrote and performed the songs he sang. His place is secure in the pantheon of American music.
One moment of our college memories is seared in our minds. That moment was Tony's ballad "I left My Heart In San Francisco". Many warm evenings, that song was heard throughout the rented cottage on Mallerds Bay, VT.
Posted by: JEFFERY PICCOLI | July 26, 2023 at 04:56 PM
So true, fond memories of that wooden cottage perched at the water's edge. Tony's song was the backdrop for the goings on that flash into memory every time I hear the song.
Posted by: Paul A. Tamburello, Jr. | July 26, 2023 at 05:30 PM