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 ...

With the death of Tony Bennett on July 21 at the age of 96, a chapter of the Great American Songbook comes to a close.Bennett left behind an impressive legacy, and while he didn’t write the music or ...

In 1951, Bennett's first big hit, "Because of You," reached No. 1 on the pop charts and sold more than 1 million copies. And because of Bennett, music lovers of all ages would fall in love with the ...

Tony Bennett was one of the giants of American song. Uniquely, he built his career around his devotion to songs from the early 20th century but enjoyed unprecedented success well into the 21st—an age ...

The legendary Tony Bennett, who died July 21 at the age of 96, would have earned a place in Jewish history even if he’d helped to liberate the Kaufering concentration camp at the close of World War II ...