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37. I got to work a show with him once. It was back in the late 80s.

Fri Jul 21, 2023, 10:07 AM

Jul 2023

He appeared at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. I remember he did sound check in his tennis outfit. His piano player had a 12 foot Bosendorfer grand piano. If it wasn't the nicest piano I had ever seen it was definitely in the top 5. He sang really well. He was very nice and easy to work with too. I was working on the sound and lighting crew, but not engineering. He was definitely a class act.

RIP Tony Bennett

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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 [View all] demmiblue Jul 2023 OP

I liked him Marthe48 Jul 2023 #1

Mine too. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2023 #10

Wow. Damn. BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #2

I was just adding a Tony/Gaga video when you commented. demmiblue Jul 2023 #6

It was good to see that younger generation working with him BumRushDaShow Jul 2023 #11

What a life. Thanks Tony. twodogsbarking Jul 2023 #3

I was hoping for just one more duet, with Lady Gaga, or with anybody. A beautiful voice that ... marble falls Jul 2023 #4

It was just about a year ago that that TV special was on, wasn't it? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #5

I think he was especially amazing in his later years. no_hypocrisy Jul 2023 #7

Rest in Peace Anthony Benedetto. 617Blue Jul 2023 #8

Requiescat in pace, good soul. niyad Jul 2023 #9

He had the most perfect phrasing of any singer nuxvomica Jul 2023 #12

"For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer I've ever heard." - Frank Sinatra BeyondGeography Jul 2023 #13

Rest in Peace.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #14

Me too Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #20

I'll remember him for this Zorro Jul 2023 #15

👍 Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #21

Many many moons ago melm00se Jul 2023 #16

Nice Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #22

What a wonderful experience karin_sj Jul 2023 #35

Lovely anecdote about a lovely man! There's a nice story about Tony Bennett in the highplainsdem Jul 2023 #49

Rest in peace. Such a treasure Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #17

RIP area51 Jul 2023 #18

... ancianita Jul 2023 #19

My cousin was the doorman for his apartment bronxiteforever Jul 2023 #23

What a voice! llmart Jul 2023 #24

The last of the golden crooners. The Grand Illuminist Jul 2023 #25

Rest in star light, Balladeer sarge43 Jul 2023 #26

He always seemed happy hibbing Jul 2023 #27

I saw him perform twice and he did not disappoint. I've never had quite the flying_wahini Jul 2023 #28

Tony Bennett Rip Historic NY Jul 2023 #29

A great loss. R.I.P. sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #30

Great singer and person nwliberalkiwi Jul 2023 #31

Thank You, Tony Bennet!!! I Played Your Song on Fisherman's Wharf Back in the Nineties panfluteman Jul 2023 #32

My all-time favorite Bennett (I'm a fan of Borodin, too.) : Aristus Jul 2023 #33

Damn. Sorry to hear this. calimary Jul 2023 #34

Here's a melancholic one: zonemaster Jul 2023 #36

I got to work a show with him once. It was back in the late 80s. iscooterliberally Jul 2023 #37

Class says it all. twodogsbarking Jul 2023 #38

If he is an organ donor, Gore1FL Jul 2023 #39

Beautiful.. mountain grammy Jul 2023 #40

Thank you Tony for gracing this earth and giving us your gift. 58Sunliner Jul 2023 #41

All the movie stars Snackshack Jul 2023 #42

a tip of the hat to the great Tony Bennett.... bahboo Jul 2023 #43

He was also a gifted and dedicated visual artist. Tanuki Jul 2023 #44

Such a great singer. I'm sorry he's gone, and that he'd suffered from highplainsdem Jul 2023 #45

One of the genuine greats. RIP. (nt) Paladin Jul 2023 #46

RIP Tony Bennett virgdem Jul 2023 #47

Loved his music. Bennett and Sinatra were the best. ificandream Jul 2023 #48

From a Time when Talent was Needed to become Famous Fresh Water Falling Jul 2023 #50

Long ago concert memory. quabbin Jul 2023 #51

So sad - RIP... Talitha Jul 2023 #52

Love Tony Bennet💕🤷‍♂️ Cha Jul 2023 #53

The opening scene in Goodfellas and the song BigmanPigman Jul 2023 #54

No dis respect intended, but does anyone remember the joke whose punch line was, spike jones Jul 2023 #55

Served in WWII and became a pacifist Kennah Jul 2023 #56