Tony Bennett left his heart to generations of music fans
Associated PressNEW YORK — What do Paul McCartney, Queen Latifah, Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder have in common? Bennett’s duet with Winehouse on “Body and Soul” was the last studio recording she made before she died. At a San Francisco fundraiser a few years ago, with Alzheimer’s insidious impact already apparent, Folds watched stunned as Bennett switched from remarks to a few bars of “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” in perfect pitch. “Seeing him live felt like watching an uncle embracing me and my mom, as his music helped us remember my father, my mom’s one and only love,” she wrote. Countless numbers of people remember similar moments with family over the years, hearing Bennett’s voice wash warmly over them while sitting with a mother or father, a son or daughter.
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