Tony Bennett, the timeless and illustrious crooner, whose career spanned eight decades, even garnering a number one album at age 85, died Friday morning. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday.
While his publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett’s death to The Associated Press, noting he died in his hometown of New York, no specific cause of death was given. Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016 but had continued to perform through 2021.
