Tony Bennett Was a Master at Bridging Generational Divides

Tony Bennett, a standard bearer of the American Songbook whose resilient career stretched from duetting with Judy Garland to Lady Gaga, died on July 21 at the age of 96. His publicist, Sylvia Weiner, confirmed his death to the Associated Press. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.

Bennett started singing jazz standards as a teenage waiter and never stopped, despit…

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