In recent days, Tony Bennett—who died Friday at the age of 96—reportedly sang one last song while sitting at his piano. It was “Because of You,” his first hit, released in 1951, and the single that ...

The 1950s ushered in Bennett's ascent. Hits like Because of You, Cold, Cold Heart, Rags to Riches and Stranger in Paradise ...

It was in the early '60s. I was a copy boy at NBC News and the overnight disc jockey for the local radio station called and asked if I'd like to go on a boat ride down the Potomac River with his guest ...

Tony Bennett named his current tour "The Best Is Yet to Come." But it doesn't get any better than this. Playing to a near-capacity crowd Friday night at the Paramount Theatre, the king of croon soared ...

Freed was also a fan of Bennett, as he was of many non-rock artists, and played Bennett’s record “Close Your Eyes” (not to be confused with the doo-wop song with the same title) frequently on his show ...

Tony Bennett was the last man standing – the saloon crooner, the jazz interpreter, the subtlest of stylists of the Great American Songbook, the man that Sinatra called the greatest popular singer in ...

The John Pizzarelli Trio renews their perennial engagement at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 8 p.m. Dec. 20, bringing an array of reimagined songs by the legendary Tony Bennett to ...

Singer Tony Bennett performs during Sinatra 100 – An All-Star Grammy Concert in Las Vegas, in 2015. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo Tony Bennett, the smooth American singer who had an enduring hit ...

Tony Bennett, legendary crooner whose voice endured for generations, has died at the age of 96, just two weeks shy of his 97th birthday. Over the course of a more than 70-year career, Bennett amassed ...