Lady Gaga is paying tribute to her beloved friend and musical collaborator Tony Bennett one year after his death.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga perform live at Radio City Music Hall on August 05, 2021 in New York City.on July 21, 2023, in his hometown of New York City of undisclosed causes after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. He was 96.alongside a photo of herself with Bennett. “This picture says it all. I’m so grateful for my continued friendship with his wife Susan — the legacy of jazz music he left — and for the community of jazz musicians I still work with who all knew and loved Tony.
The black-and-white photo shows Gaga posing for a tuxedo-wearing Bennett as he sketches a notebook drawing for their 2021 collaborative album,Bennett’s family first shared his Alzheimer’s diagnosis publicly in 2021. That same year, the iconic singer announced that he was retiring from touring and performing after one last show with Gaga at Radio City Music Hall, titled One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.“I will miss my friend forever.
Gaga added Bennett taught her about music, showbiz and life, but she said he also showed her how to “keep my spirits high and my head screwed on straight. ‘Straight ahead,’ he’d say. He was an optimist, he believed in quality work AND quality life. Plus, there was the gratitude … Tony was always grateful. He served in WWII, marched with Martin Luther King Jr., and sang jazz with the greatest singers and players in the world. I’ve been grieving the loss of Tony for a long time.
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