Legendary singer Tony Bennett has died
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga performing in 2019One of the last photos of the iconic singer exiting Radio City Music Hall in New York CityCredit: GettyThe iconic singer, who served during the final stages of World War II, was considered one of the greatest performers of the 20th century.He began his career as a crooner of commercial pop tunes and eventually signed with Columbia Records.
His first smash hit came in 1951 with Because of You, which gained popularity on jukeboxes, then reached number one on the pop charts, selling over a million copies. Bennett's career continued to skyrocket during the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Wings, Bennett Sings. His career took a hit during the mid-1960s with the evaluation of the rock music genre, however, he bounced back in the late 1980s when he expanded his reach to a younger hip audience.
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