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Tony Bennett (1926 - 2023) RIP

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Title:	Tony Bennett (1926 - 2023) RIP
Artist:	Tony Bennett (All)
Media Type:	Photograph
Art Type:	Photograph
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	262
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Comments:	6
Added to Site:	7/21/2023
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While he was born in New York and died in the city he loved, when Tony Bennett recorded �I Left My Heart In San Francisco� over 50 years ago, he endeared himself not only to Bay Area music lovers (like me), but music fans all over the world. Yes, Mr. Bennett was as New York as they come. But his signature song made him an honorary San Franciscan for the duration of his life and career (see Additional Images). And what a career it was. Talk about relevance and longevity. He survived and outlasted just about every era and fad in music. Through Rock and Roll, through Motown, through Psychedelic, through Disco, through Punk, through Techno Pop, through Grunge, through Alternative, and through Hip-Hop. And he did this all the while staying in his lane and never selling out. He was a true ambassador for the great American songbook. Most of the music buying public only know the songs of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and Jerome Kern, through cover albums from aging rock stars. But Bennett loved, respected, and treasured this music. And there was nothing else he would rather sing and perform. Even when he collaborated with some of the music industry's hottest young talent, he made them sing HIS music, not the other way around. Frank Sinatra once referred to Bennett as "the best singer in the business." He may have left his heart in San Francisco, but now that he's gone, he's taken all our hearts with him. Rest in peace, Anthony Dominick Benedetto.

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/22/2023

I left my art in San Diego...

Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008

Posted on 7/22/2023

I remember a friend asking me, "can you believe Lady Gaga brought Tony Bennet in to do a song with her?" My answer: Yes. I can believe that Tony Bennett agreed to let Lady Gaga work with him :-) 96 years young and missed. If ya know, ya know.

Chris K.
Member Since 2008

Posted on 7/22/2023

A lovely write-up, Eric - nicley done. Mr. Bennett was a unique talent deserving of such praise.

Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011

Posted on 7/22/2023

This is a RIP announcement that I hoped would never happen, and with a guy like Tony, it seemed like it might never happen, because he just seemed eternal. We were constantly being reminded of his presence, either with a movie appearance (Bruce Almighty or Analyze This) or a new release of one of his famous Duets albums, or you'd just google him occasionally to see if he was still around ... and he always was! Like you said, he ... outlasted. If there is an apocalyptic future in our cards, I imagine that the world will be ashes and dust ... except for one lone Tony Bennett CD lying in the rubble. But hopefully we'll use his uplifting music to treat each other right and create a happy future. Cuz how annoying would it be to have that one Tony Bennett CD without a boombox to play it on? Okay, I kind of went way out on a tangent there ... thank you for the beautiful tribute, Eric.

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/22/2023

Paul P Spiderversity wrote:

This is a RIP announcement that I hoped would never happen, and with a guy like Tony, it seemed like it might never�happen, because he just seemed eternal.� �We were constantly being reminded of his presence, either with a movie appearance (Bruce Almighty or Analyze This) or a new release of one of his famous Duets albums, or you'd just google him occasionally to see if he was still around ... and he always was!� Like you said, he ... outlasted.� If there is an apocalyptic�future in our cards, I imagine that the world will be ashes and dust ... except for one lone�Tony Bennett CD lying in the rubble.� But hopefully we'll use his uplifting music to treat each other right and create a happy future.� Cuz how annoying would it be to have that one�Tony Bennett CD�without a boombox to play it on?� Okay, I kind of went way out on a tangent there ... thank you for the beautiful tribute, Eric.

Yeah, I totally get that. Tony Bennett was like the Betty White or George Burns of singers. I could never imagine the idea of his not being around. Even if you weren't necessarily thinking of him, or didn't directly see him, there was always this sense of permanence. For myself, I know from this day on, whenever I hear him singing, I'll still find it hard to believe he's actually gone. Thanks for the comment my friend.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/25/2023

Tony Bennett was like George Perez or Jason Pearson or Charles Schulz--Someone you didn't realize how much you'd miss until after he was gone. But the great thing is that he left a part of himself that we can always enjoy.

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