News alert: Tony Bennett has died at 96. The 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco' singer was widely considered one of the greatest American song stylists.

Fri Jul 21 2023

Tony Bennett, considered one of the greatest American song stylists, dies at 96

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 08, 2019 US singer Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) performs on stage during an invitation only concert at the newly opened Encore Boston Harbor Casino in Everett, Massachusetts. - American crooner Tony Bennett has revealed he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016 but kept his condition quiet as he continued to work and tour. The 94-year-old went public in a lengthy feature story published February 1, 2021 in AARP The Magazine, the widely circulated periodical of the American Association of Retired People. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 0 ORIG FILE ID: AFP_8ZZ49Q.jpg

No vocalist celebrated the American songbook more energetically or prolifically than Tony Bennett.

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