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Tony Bennett, last of classic American crooners, dead at 96
about 9 months ago (07/21/2023)
Tony Bennett, last of classic American crooners, dead at 96 - France 24 Skip to main content Tony Bennett, last of classic American crooners, dead at 96 Issued on: 21/07/2023 - 16:51 Modified: 21/07/2023 - 16:56 03:34 Video by: Eve JACKSON Follow Tony Bennett, the last in a generation of classic American crooners whose ceaselessly cheery spirit bridged generations to make him a hitmaker across seven decades, died Friday in New York. He was 96. Raised in an era when big bands defined US pop music, Bennett achieved an improbable second act when he started winning over young audiences in the 1990s -- not by reinventing himself but by demonstrating his sheer joy in belting out the standards.