Tony Bennett will be forever remembered for his unique, smooth, velvet voice. He began his career in the 1950s with the beginning of rock ’n’ roll with such artists as Bill Haley & His Comets, Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin. Bennett took a different path, focused on seemingly elegant vocals along with Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole. Sinatra once said Bennett was the best singer in the world.
Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. He died in July 2023 at the age of 96. His career took off in 1951 with his first big hit, “Because of You.”
