{"id":86189,"date":"2023-07-24T07:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T07:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/24\/tony-bennett-legendary-american-singer-dies-at-age-96\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T07:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T07:54:25","slug":"tony-bennett-legendary-american-singer-dies-at-age-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/24\/tony-bennett-legendary-american-singer-dies-at-age-96\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Bennett, Legendary American Singer, Dies At Age 96"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_112\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p>Tony Bennett, the smooth American singer who had an enduring hit with \u201cI Left My Heart in San Francisco\u201d and remained perpetually cool enough to win over younger generations of fans well into the 21st century, died on Friday, his publicist said.<\/p>\n<p>A statement posted on his Twitter account said: \u201cTony left us today but he was still singing the other day at his piano and his last song was Because of You, his first number 1 hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p>The artists also collaborated with star performers from Lady Gaga to Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra, who called him \u201cthe best singer in the business\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p>Bennett sold millions of records and won 20 Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post Tony Bennett, Legendary American Singer, Dies At Age 96 appeared first on Face of Malawi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Bennett, the smooth American singer who had an enduring hit with \u201cI Left My Heart in San Francisco\u201d and remained perpetually cool enough to win over younger generations of fans well into the 21st century, died on Friday, his publicist said. 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