Rest in peace. Anthony Dominick Benedetto, known professionally as Tony Bennett, has died at 96 years old, just two weeks before what would have been his 97th birthday.
Though there was no confirmation of the cause of death, Bennett has been battling Alzheimer’s disease since his diagnosis in 2016.
Prior to Bennett’s passing, the “New York State of Mind” artist was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in February 2021. “He recognizes me, thank goodness, his children, you know, we are blessed in a lot of ways,” Bennett’s wife, Susan Crow, explained during a 60 Minutes segment in October of that year. “He’s very sweet.”
Crow, 56, also revealed that Bennett wasn’t aware of his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. However, even in sickness, the Grammy Award winner remained committed to his fans. “Tony likes to say he’s in the business of making people feel good, and he still is,” Crow said at the time.
Bennett is survived by Crow, as well as his four children, Danny, Dae, Joanna and Antonia. Bennett shared Danny and Dae with his first wife, Patricia Beech, and Antonia and Joanna with his second wife, Sandra Grant Bennett.
All four of Bennett’s children have pursued careers in show business, just like he took after his own father’s love of music. “He would sit on the stairs and sing opera, show music and pop hits to my brother and me in a fine, clear voice. I like to think you can still hear my father’s voice in me. I know I do,” Tony recalled during an interview with The Guardian in 2017. “My father was the man everyone in our family, and even in our neighborhood, sought out for advice because he would listen, treat the other person with respect and try to reply with sympathy.”
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