Looks like Gaga caught him just in time.

RIP

by Anonymous

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July 21, 2023 1:34 PM

Great crooner. But notoriously cheap.

by Anonymous

reply 2

July 21, 2023 1:34 PM

About time - quite frankly. Lots of the very old ones all seem to be going in one batch.

by Anonymous

reply 3

July 21, 2023 1:36 PM

Worst toupees in show business.

by Anonymous

reply 4

July 21, 2023 1:38 PM

Mandala effect -- thought he died years ago.

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reply 5

July 21, 2023 1:39 PM

One of my faves. Sooo romantic!

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July 21, 2023 1:39 PM

I loved this duet between Barbra and Tony back in 2005. Such class and talent.

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July 21, 2023 1:39 PM

R3 about time? Was he in your way in your mothers apartment or something?

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July 21, 2023 1:41 PM

He wash one of my besssht freindsh.

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July 21, 2023 1:42 PM

[quote][R3] about time? Was he in your way in your mothers apartment or something?

He was NINETY-SIX, Mary. How long did you and your mother expect him to hang around for?

by Anonymous

reply 11

July 21, 2023 1:43 PM

Dammit- he was one of the true greats.

Even on his most maligned album, he’s superb.

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reply 12

July 21, 2023 1:44 PM

Very sad. What a great entertainer and talent.

by Anonymous

reply 13

July 21, 2023 1:44 PM

Get me Wayne Newton on the phone- STAT!

by Anonymous

reply 14

July 21, 2023 1:44 PM

He was looking feeble a few years ago...Miss Piggy saved him from a fall

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July 21, 2023 1:45 PM

His outstanding dramatic debut in “The Oscar”.

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reply 16

July 21, 2023 1:46 PM

There goes a fine derivative singer and one of the worst actors ever to appear in film.

by Anonymous

reply 17

July 21, 2023 1:47 PM

So young. Get ready for Lady CaCa to jump off a roof.

by Anonymous

reply 18

July 21, 2023 1:49 PM

Was he fighting an oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico?

by Anonymous

reply 20

July 21, 2023 1:49 PM

Attended his appearance with The Boston Pops years ago.

It was being taped for PBS and after Tony exquisitely sang “Fly Me To the Moon”, the director stopped the taping and asked Tony to sing it again, which upset Tony tremendously.

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July 21, 2023 1:50 PM

“Gladys, you yutz. These aren't for Tony Bennett. They're for Tony Martin!”

“Of course they're for Tony Martin. You think I'd camp overnight for tickets to Tony Bennett?”

by Anonymous

reply 22

July 21, 2023 1:54 PM

He has some sort of revival, didn't he? Like Tom Jones.

by Anonymous

reply 23

July 21, 2023 1:54 PM

I'm surprised he wasn't born in Brooklyn. Most of these guys were born in Brooklyn.

by Anonymous

reply 24

July 21, 2023 1:55 PM

His heart was removed and shipped to San Francisco.

by Anonymous

reply 26

July 21, 2023 2:00 PM

Although his last few years were difficult for him, he had a long life and a long career that few could ever dream of.

RIP, big guy.

by Anonymous

reply 28

July 21, 2023 2:13 PM

I’ve flown off beyond the moon, let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars

by Anonymous

reply 29

July 21, 2023 2:16 PM

I wonder how much The Ga will make this about her.

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reply 30

July 21, 2023 2:16 PM

Over rated that voice was not much. Sorry death doest make you talented

by Anonymous

reply 31

July 21, 2023 2:17 PM

What a long and accomplished life he had. RIP Tony B

by Anonymous

reply 32

July 21, 2023 2:20 PM

R31 Looks like you believe grammar and punctuation is overrated, too.

by Anonymous

reply 33

July 21, 2023 2:21 PM

^^ "Are." I'm "oh, dear"ing myself.

by Anonymous

reply 34

July 21, 2023 2:22 PM

I liked him, but he sounded like he had a hernia when he sang. Sort of like Michael Bolton.

by Anonymous

reply 35

July 21, 2023 2:23 PM

Sad! And to think he was relatively unknown until Gaga included him on her jazz album.

by Anonymous

reply 36

July 21, 2023 2:25 PM

Oh dear, r33. Grammar and punctuation ARE overrated.

by Anonymous

reply 37

July 21, 2023 2:25 PM

Sigh...no longer "shopping the Pig", he's now in the stereo cabinet.

by Anonymous

reply 38

July 21, 2023 2:26 PM

R37 So is reading...for you. See R34.

by Anonymous

reply 39

July 21, 2023 2:27 PM

Girls! Girls! You're both tedious twats!

by Anonymous

reply 40

July 21, 2023 2:28 PM

Tony Bennett's joins the VH1/MTV age with this gem:

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reply 41

July 21, 2023 2:29 PM

"Relatively unknown" to whom, R36? The man has been a fixture on the American popular music/entertainment scene for as long as I've been alive, and I'm 71.

by Anonymous

reply 42

July 21, 2023 2:29 PM

I think one should work til one literally dies onstage- even if you're talent is gone.

by Anonymous

reply 43

July 21, 2023 2:33 PM

R43 I second that emotion.

by Anonymous

reply 44

July 21, 2023 2:35 PM

[quote]I'm surprised he wasn't born in Brooklyn. Most of these guys were born in Brooklyn.

It's just across a bridge, r24. Closer than Hoboken.

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reply 45

July 21, 2023 2:35 PM

Anyone remember his MTV Unplugged episode? An amazing show. LOVED this moment:

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reply 46

July 21, 2023 2:39 PM

R39, apparently you can’t read either. Please read my post again and double-check the post reference. It wasn’t referring to you.

Normally I don’t correct grammar, having made a ton of typos on DL over the years, but I can’t help correct the grammar of someone who corrected someone’s grammar. Now, back to Tony Bennett.

I don’t know, I wasn’t aware of him as a crooner as much as I was aware of Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Perry Como, etc. I think it was his longevity that helped him become a legend.

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reply 47

July 21, 2023 2:40 PM

Last crooner standing status really worked well for Tony in later life. And now, cue to Lady Gaga making Tony's demise ALL about HERSELF!

by Anonymous

reply 48

July 21, 2023 2:43 PM

Rest In Peace, Tony. 😢

by Anonymous

reply 49

July 21, 2023 2:43 PM

You referenced R33. That was me. I "oh, dear"ed myself in R34.

Nice try.

by Anonymous

reply 50

July 21, 2023 2:44 PM

My mother's favorite, and so I always listened to him. She liked his eyes and his manner. No small feat to have the longevity he enjoyed. His last years were invigorated by his relationship with Gaga. The respect and love she showed him in private and public were admirable. Watching the last special they made together, one can't doubt her emotions. His wife and son ushered him through these last years, nice that he was cared for till the end.

Besides his singing career, he was an accomplished painter. He donated much and worked to support music education.

by Anonymous

reply 51

July 21, 2023 2:46 PM

The Tony Bennett Memorial Foundation has three primary initiatives. First, we provide financial assistance to families who survive the death of a loved one by suicide. Resources include financial assistance for things such as funeral expenses, grief counseling, and other needs specific to each family. Second, we support suicide prevention and awareness activities in our community and schools. Our third initiative is awarding scholarships to graduating seniors at area high schools. We focus our awards on students who have overcome all types of adversities such as the loss of a loved one to suicide, significant injuries or disabilities, or other life-altering events. This work is made possible through our various fundraisers throughout the year and the support of our community.

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reply 54

July 21, 2023 2:47 PM

A true ally in the civil rights struggle. Even had white southerners call him a n—-er lover to his face when he was with MLK. Can’t remember where exactly. My parents loved him. Smooth, pretty voice.

by Anonymous

reply 55

July 21, 2023 2:58 PM

I'm sure Lady Fuckface will hit all the news stations to give comment.

by Anonymous

reply 56

July 21, 2023 3:03 PM

[QUOTE]A true ally in the civil rights struggle. Even had white southerners call him a n—-er lover to his face when he was with MLK. Can’t remember where exactly. My parents loved him. Smooth, pretty voice.

Tony with DiFi

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reply 57

July 21, 2023 3:03 PM

Who is left of that generation?

Barbra, Liza, Johnny Mathis, bless him.......poor Steve Lawrence has Alzheimer's.....

Nice to know Tony was a proud Democrat all his life.

by Anonymous

reply 58

July 21, 2023 3:06 PM

You bitches crowing about Gaga have short memories. I was there first, after all.

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reply 59

July 21, 2023 3:06 PM

I liked his singing. I inherited a love of the American Songbook from my mother. Bennett was one of its great standard bearers.

RIP

by Anonymous

reply 60

July 21, 2023 3:09 PM

[quote] Tony Bennett's joins the VH1/MTV age with this gem:

His son is to be commended. He gave him an incredible late-in-life resurgence. Bennett was far from my favorite singer of traditional pop but he was reputed to be a good guy. RIP.

by Anonymous

reply 61

July 21, 2023 3:13 PM

Any/all opinions about his work aside......may he rest in piece. Alzheimers is a rough road for anyone and everyone. So, literally, may he rest now.

by Anonymous

reply 62

July 21, 2023 3:15 PM

[quote]Who is left of that generation? Barbra, Liza, Johnny Mathis, bless him.

I think he's the generation BEFORE them.

by Anonymous

reply 64

July 21, 2023 3:16 PM

Years ago, he appeared on Howard Stern and became obviously uncomfortable when Howard began asking him sex questions.

by Anonymous

reply 65

July 21, 2023 3:16 PM

Has the Widow GaGa commented?

by Anonymous

reply 66

July 21, 2023 3:16 PM

Even though he toured with Lena Horne for two years in the 1970s, they didn’t have an affair. Guess why?

by Anonymous

reply 67

July 21, 2023 3:18 PM

[quote]making history as one of the only artists to chart new albums in the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and the first three decades of the 21st century.

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July 21, 2023 3:18 PM

2 weeks shy of his 97th birthday

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reply 69

July 21, 2023 3:20 PM

Dang, r64. You are correct. His first big hit in 1951 for Columbia. Number 1 for the Hit Parade for ten weeks!

Johnny Mathis's first album was not until 1956.

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reply 70

July 21, 2023 3:28 PM

Definitely a hottie in his younger days.

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reply 71

July 21, 2023 3:32 PM

'A true ally in the civil rights struggle. Even had white southerners call him a n—-er lover to his face when he was with MLK. Can’t remember where exactly. My parents loved him. Smooth, pretty voice.'

Tony Bennett and Harry Belafonte discussing their participation in the Selma March of 1965:

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reply 72

July 21, 2023 3:39 PM

Not looking forward to LGaga milking this on everything for the next year. Crocodile tears and all.

by Anonymous

reply 73

July 21, 2023 3:44 PM

He fostered a style of singing that was in danger of dying out. Harry Connick, Michel Buble et al owe a lot to Tony Bennett. Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran, too. He's their forebear and he deserves all the props.

by Anonymous

reply 75

July 21, 2023 4:09 PM

I'll always remember Tony in one of my all-time favorite BAD movies: The Oscar (1966). He plays Hymie Kelly, an Irish-Jewish flunky for a ruthless aspiring actor. It's a non-singing role and he was so stiff and awful in it. One of those bad movies you love to watch.

by Anonymous

reply 76

July 21, 2023 4:32 PM

R76, Please give R16 a hearty hello.

by Anonymous

reply 77

July 21, 2023 4:35 PM

The poorer man's Dean Martin, who was the poor man's Frank Sinatra

by Anonymous

reply 78

July 21, 2023 4:35 PM

Tony was awkward even when singing, R76. His stage movement could get comical. That being said, the ONLY reason Sinatra is more revered and well known imho is because of his movie career. Tony was impossible as an actor.

by Anonymous

reply 79

July 21, 2023 4:36 PM

“The poorer man's Dean Martin, who was the poor man's Frank Sinatra“

The poorer man's Dean Martin, who was the poor man's Frank Sinatra who was the poor man’s Bing Crosby.

by Anonymous

reply 80

July 21, 2023 4:37 PM

Thank you, r72. I am amazed by the artists of that era who would risk their careers, and their personal safety, to be part of a movement that was NOT popular in its time. Bennett was a brave soul.

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reply 81

July 21, 2023 4:37 PM

RIP Tony. I love him dearly, being a jazz/standards aficionado for years now. One of my favorites by him has lyrics that could have been written by a DLer:

I want to be around to pick up the pieces

When somebody breaks your heart

Some somebody twice as smart as I

A somebody who will swear to be true

As you used to do with me

Who'll leave you to learn

That misery loves company, wait and see

I mean, I want to be around to see how he does it

When he breaks your heart to bits

Let's see if the puzzle fits so fine

And that's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet

As I sit there applauding from a front-row seat

When somebody breaks your heart

Like you, like you broke mine

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reply 82

July 21, 2023 4:44 PM

[QUOTE] The poorer man's Dean Martin, who was the poor man's Frank Sinatra

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reply 83

July 21, 2023 4:46 PM

R82, Eydie sang it better.

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reply 84

July 21, 2023 4:48 PM

The voice was not so good - Death doesn't make you talented.

by Anonymous

reply 85

July 21, 2023 4:49 PM

R84 I respectfully disagree, but to each their own. It's a great song, regardless. It's nice to see someone else knows it!

by Anonymous

reply 86

July 21, 2023 4:51 PM

Time for babyboomers to all die. They are the most homophobic, most MAGA, most racist, sexist, destroyed-the-earth cunts. One Down! Next DUMP!

by Anonymous

reply 87

July 21, 2023 4:51 PM

The voice was not good and he was an ugly stump

by Anonymous

reply 88

July 21, 2023 4:54 PM

Predictions for the next two celebrity deaths- Dick Van Dyke and Shannen Doherty.

by Anonymous

reply 89

July 21, 2023 4:55 PM

Mathis is still touring and sounds pretty good. Here he is in 2022.

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reply 90

July 21, 2023 4:57 PM

R82, check out the recordings of "I Wanna Be Around" by Lena Horne or Eydie Gorme. I always thought Bennett's was too civilized. The ladies know how to deliver that lyric.

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reply 91

July 21, 2023 4:58 PM

[quote]Predictions for the next two celebrity deaths- Dick Van Dyke and Shannen Doherty.

I give you Bardot.

by Anonymous

reply 92

July 21, 2023 5:03 PM

Some people find his their default version of "The Way You Look Tonight." It's my favorite song of all time, and I don't like his version very much. In fact, I've never heard a recorded version that's as good as the song. Still, it's hard not to listen to his version today.

I heard a punk group do a really razzle-dazzle, pulsating version in the 1980s, but they never recorded it.

Opine, s'il vous plait.

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reply 93

July 21, 2023 5:07 PM

R87 is mentally deficient.

Tony Bennett was part of The Greatest Generation, which two generations before Boomers. You fucking idiot.

by Anonymous

reply 94

July 21, 2023 5:12 PM

dang.. cut down in his prime.

by Anonymous

reply 95

July 21, 2023 5:19 PM

r87 would be considered mentally deficient, r94, if Tony Bennett had been born in 1950.

by Anonymous

reply 96

July 21, 2023 5:19 PM

r82 & r84: Both are sublime in their own ways. Great song that I'm sung in my head several times over the years.

Unlike Tony, Eydie never got the respect she deserved.

r90: Thank you for that. Mathis sounds wonderful.

by Anonymous

reply 97

July 21, 2023 5:33 PM

Tony had some great hits in the 1950s. I miss the orchestration behind these artists as much as the artists themselves. He was terrible in The Oscar, but that’s one of the bomb’s charms. Most of the antagonistic opinions in these posts are ignorance, which is a sad reflection on today’s culture. I’m glad the prevailing sentiment is that he is to be honored. He’s a ‘relic’ whose charms are well worth revisiting. Like Sophia’s friend, I prefer Tony Martin’s voice as well, but he was a republican so, he had his day.

by Anonymous

reply 98

July 21, 2023 5:36 PM

I had no idea he ever acted. It's a weird thing to focus on now because I don't think most people alive ever knew that he acted in one movie 55 years ago. It's a footnote to his career at best.

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reply 99

July 21, 2023 5:47 PM

Now this was a surprise. I like this version a lot. And I'm not a big Bono fan.

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reply 100

July 21, 2023 5:51 PM

R90, Johnny still looks and sounds good!

by Anonymous

reply 102

July 21, 2023 6:12 PM

My goodness, r88/TieBoy, do you need attention, is that what you need? Maybe a nap?

by Anonymous

reply 103

July 21, 2023 6:27 PM

One day when my mom laid dying of cancer she told me I was conceived because she and my dad were dancing to I Left My Heart in San Francisco at the company Christmas Party and they got frisky . She said , Tony Bennett left something in SF but your father left you in me . I could never look at Tony Bennett the same way again without laughing and thinking of my mom .

by Anonymous

reply 104

July 21, 2023 6:36 PM

Might be controversial, but I prefer the version of "The Way You Look Tonight" he recorded for My Best Friend's Wedding to his 1957 version.

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reply 106

July 21, 2023 7:23 PM

Glorified mafia wedding singer. He doggedly promoted a rather average talent. He never stopped trying to $ell it- even when he could only hit 3 notes.

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reply 107

July 21, 2023 7:28 PM

Looking at his discography, I'm surprised he's had so few hit songs.

by Anonymous

reply 110

July 21, 2023 8:00 PM

I just realised he died twelve years (almost to the day) after Amy Winehouse, who was a great fan of his.

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reply 111

July 21, 2023 8:02 PM

Shit. I teared up listening to his rendition of The Shadow Of Your Smile. R.I.P. Mr. Benedetto. There will never be another one like you.

by Anonymous

reply 112

July 21, 2023 8:41 PM

I met him about 40 yrs ago. Ran into him on the street in NYC. He was just a nice sweet friendly guy. Really loved that I recognized him, and spoke. Kind person. And he was a great Jazz singer.

by Anonymous

reply 113

July 21, 2023 9:05 PM

That's sweet, R113. I always thought he came across as a nice guy in interviews.

by Anonymous

reply 114

July 21, 2023 9:14 PM

Lady Gaga once said she was going to quit music, but Tony Bennett "saved" her life

[quote]"I was so sad. I couldn't sleep. I felt dead," she said. "And then I spent a lot of time with Tony. He wanted nothing but my friendship and my voice."

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reply 115

July 21, 2023 9:16 PM

I'll mention this once and then move on...

When I was in college in the 70s, I had a close gay friend who told me that his older ex-lover had a years-long affair with Tony Bennett. He said they had met at a summer concert venue in Framingham, MA where the ex-lover worked, and the relationship had been super-discreet since Bennett was married. There were other specific details that I can't remember. At the time, I was shocked to hear this news. While my friend had never exaggerated or told me untrue information, I had never heard anyone else with a similar rumor, so I just assumed that the ex-lover had lied. But I've always remembered the story, more than 50 years later.

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reply 116

July 21, 2023 9:31 PM

IIRC Frank Sinatra rated him as the best "saloon singer", high praise from Ol' Blue Eyes.

I liked TB's style & voice, sincere, mellow, no theatrics, just get on stage, sing it and get off.

Seemed to be a genuine, nice guy, to my knowledge never a whiff of scandal or being a 'diva.' RIP, Mr. Bennett

by Anonymous

reply 117

July 21, 2023 9:35 PM

Verificatia of sizemeat, r116?

by Anonymous

reply 118

July 21, 2023 9:39 PM

[quote]The voice was not good and he was an ugly stump.

Takes one to know one, R88

by Anonymous

reply 119

July 21, 2023 9:40 PM

[quote] I had a close gay friend who told me that his older ex-lover had a years-long affair with Tony Bennett.

No, just no.

by Anonymous

reply 120

July 21, 2023 10:56 PM

Tony Bennett - One of the Greats

RIP

by Anonymous

reply 121

July 22, 2023 12:31 AM

You know, except for some of the trolls, I'd rather be here talking about TOny BEnnett than watching the tributes on CNN and other networks. They "reporters" are mostly young and stupid. Uninformed. As if they didn't bother to talk to anyone who could explain to them who he really was or what he meant. And God help them when they get into a discussion about his dementia and they're trying to explain how his Alzheimer's affected him. it. So far the only one who does him credit, and I hate admitting this, is Anderson.

by Anonymous

reply 122

July 22, 2023 1:55 AM

In one of the Streisand bios a Columbia record executive described the differences between how Barbra and Tony recorded. Barbra wanted every note and phrase polished to perfection, while Tony was a much looser and alive: When asked after recording one number, Bennett was asked if he wanted to do another. "No. That take felt good, baby. Print it."

by Anonymous

reply 123

July 22, 2023 2:57 AM

I saw some late in life shirtless candids of him strolling along the shore with his soulmate . He kept up his hot bod.

by Anonymous

reply 124

July 22, 2023 3:28 AM

I wonder who inherited the six thousand toupees he had.

by Anonymous

reply 125

July 22, 2023 4:40 AM

I always liked his clear voice; never skip a song when he turns up on my Spotify. Rest in peace, Tony!

by Anonymous

reply 128

July 22, 2023 10:29 AM

Can we bring this discussion back to me, please?

I'm really suffering here.

by Anonymous

reply 129

July 22, 2023 2:41 PM

You don't hear the term 'crooner' much anymore.

by Anonymous

reply 131

July 22, 2023 3:23 PM

One of the great show business comebacks.

Ever.

by Anonymous

reply 132

July 22, 2023 3:38 PM

I had no idea Tony had substance abuse problems. He had a interesting eventful life. He survived and he shared his gifts. I would love to see an exhibit of his art.

by Anonymous

reply 133

July 22, 2023 4:06 PM

[quote] One of the great show business comebacks.

[quote] Ever.

Ahem.

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reply 134

July 22, 2023 5:03 PM

R124, I can't imagine who was in the photo you're referencing. Tony Bennett had a life long weight problem.

Here he is in 1972 - during his drug problem - dueting with Lena Horne:

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reply 135

July 22, 2023 5:25 PM

Verificatia of Italian sizemeat?

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reply 137

July 26, 2023 5:03 PM

Was his death brought on from taking puberty blockers?!

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reply 138

July 26, 2023 6:25 PM

Please God, I’m only 96!

by Anonymous

reply 139

July 26, 2023 6:27 PM

Who’d he blow to get a record contract?

by Anonymous

reply 140

July 26, 2023 6:30 PM

r137: No idea, but I remember seeing a cut/uncut celeb list and he was supposedly cut, which surprised me.

by Anonymous

reply 141

July 26, 2023 8:48 PM

R137, Bob Hope gave him his first big break and renamed him Tony Bennett.

Doesn't anyone remember when a woman sued Tony for giving her HERPES around 1974?

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reply 142

July 26, 2023 9:20 PM

i was waiting for someone to bring up the herpes.

it was a pretty big story in the pre internet 80s if i remember correctly

by Anonymous

reply 143

July 28, 2023 8:58 PM

Internet says 1980s, R143, but it was the 1970s. Not a big story, but people talked as Bennett seemed like a nice guy who had a long standing good marriage, He did not.

by Anonymous

reply 144

July 30, 2023 3:42 PM

Tony Bennett’s private life was “messy”.

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reply 145

July 30, 2023 4:22 PM

[quote] Doesn't anyone remember when a woman sued Tony for giving her HERPES around 1974?

Umm...no. We were still in pre-birth baby heaven in 1974.

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reply 146

July 30, 2023 4:37 PM

[quote]Mandala effect -- thought he died years ago.

It's Mandela. And that doesn't apply here, it refers to situations where MANY people believe something that's false. If you thought Tony Bennett died years ago, you must be completely unaware of what's going on in the world, as his struggle with Alzheimer's was big news.

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reply 147

July 30, 2023 4:44 PM

I've always imagined Tony Bennett to have a thick penis.

by Anonymous

reply 148

July 30, 2023 6:13 PM

Only on the DL do people brag about being ignorant (R146).

by Anonymous

reply 149

July 30, 2023 6:59 PM

[quote]Only on the DL do people brag about being ignorant

You're forgetting about all the MAGAts who brag about being ignorant.

by Anonymous

reply 150

July 30, 2023 7:19 PM

If there’s a Big Band Heaven, you know they’ve got a helluva sound!

by Anonymous

reply 152

July 30, 2023 10:51 PM

he was connected. if you know what I mean!

by Anonymous

reply 153

July 30, 2023 10:55 PM

R153, of course I know! [italic]Everything[/italic] connects!

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reply 154

July 30, 2023 11:04 PM

I loved the unchanged silver-blue tone to his voice and its power. He had an almost feminine way of putting a song across. I live in the neighborhood he grew up in-- the restaurant where he worked as a singing waiter as a young man closed during the pandemic, and is still sitting with boarded up windows and (if not original, decades old) signage. There's also a charming depiction of him in street art near the train station. I was lucky enough to see his last performance ever, with Lady Gaga at the Radio City Music Hall two years ago. I was on edge knowing of his Alzheimer's but I needn't have worried. Having had the pleasure of hearing the last of the great crooners in person is something I'll always be grateful for.

by Anonymous

reply 155

July 31, 2023 4:38 PM

R137 Lady Gaga released a statement saying it was long and thick.

by Anonymous

reply 157

July 31, 2023 4:47 PM

R80 Crosby didn't think so.

Bing said "Sinatra has a voice that comes along once in a lifetime. Why did it have to be mine?"

by Anonymous

reply 158

July 31, 2023 5:39 PM

Even in his Tommy Dorsey crooner days, I never thought Crosby and Sinatra sounded remotely alike.

Perry Como is another matter. He had Crosby's voice and style down cold.

by Anonymous

reply 159

July 31, 2023 5:42 PM

R137, some time co-star Lena Horne wasn't interested in the slightest.

R159, it's like Garland and Streisand. They didn't sound alike, but Streisand was the next big thing and that brought the talk of similarities to Garland. Perry Como couldn't help that the sound of his voice was like Crosby's, instead of fighting it he embraced it. Como's style wasn't like Crosby's, just his sound.

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reply 160

July 31, 2023 5:53 PM

Perry Como. Now there's a blast from the past. My Granny LOVED Perry Como. At large family gatherings the highest compliment was "He sings like Perry Como." So I went to You tube to find Perry Como. Talk about Bland! He was "a nice Italian boy."

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reply 161

July 31, 2023 6:13 PM

We had to watch him. His was one of the first (and only) shows on TV in "Living Color" and my grandmother bought us a color TV when they first came out.

My brother called him "Perry Homo."

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reply 163

July 31, 2023 6:25 PM

Perry Como was bland, that's what made him a good radio and TV host. Crosby too (on stage). Sinatra was a terrible host - too irritating.

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reply 164

July 31, 2023 6:40 PM

The timbre of Como's voice was considerably lighter than Crosby's. If I heard a recording by one of them that I didn't know, I would never mistake one for the other.

by Anonymous

reply 165

July 31, 2023 7:32 PM

R166, I mostly agree, although Como's voice could be almost as rich as Crosby's on certain numbers.

To me the biggest different is tempo. Como wasn't always "sleepy", but when he was sleepy, he was comatose. Here's his 1949 recording of "Blue Room" - a lovely song and a pretty recording, but holy shit it's positively funereal in pace. I don't think Crosby ever slowed down quite this much, even on gentle ballads.

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reply 166

August 1, 2023 12:39 AM

R166, we'd like to know who you're talking to, unless your post is meant to be to yourself.

by Anonymous

reply 167

August 1, 2023 8:02 PM

Well, I often do talk to myself, but in fact it was meant for R165.

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reply 168

August 2, 2023 8:24 AM