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Legendary singer Tony Bennett died at the age of 96 years old. Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed the man's passing to the Associated Press. Bennett would have turned 97 on August 3.
Other musical artists have been paying tribute Bennett on social media.
"Tony Bennett is one of the greatest vocalists, storytellers and interpreters of all time," modern-day crooner Michael Bublé wrote while sharing a picture of himself sitting next to Bennett.
"To say he was an important part of who I became is an understatement. My grandpa was constantly playing Tony Bennett records when I was growing up, and it was the honor of a lifetime to learn from him. Having my hero take me under his wing was one of the greatest moments of my life and my career. How did I get so lucky to kneel at the feet of the master for 2 decades?" Bublé continued. "Tony, I'll never stop learning from you, and I promise you I'll do my best to keep the music we cherish alive. Rest in peace."
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Harry Connick Jr. and John Mayer were also among the celebrities who posted about Bennett.
Connick Jr. wrote, "rest in peace, tony... you changed the world with your voice... thank you for always being so kind to me... i love you and i'll miss you very much..."
Mayer described Bennett as "a true legend" and "a brilliant artist and a soulful, kind and loving human being."
In a statement, President Joe Biden described Bennett as "an American classic."
Bennett earned a whopping 19 Grammys.
The Associated Press reported that in a 1965 Life magazine interview, Frank Sinatra described Bennett as "the best singer in the business."
"For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He's the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more," Sinatra had said.
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Nancy Sinatra has never been a fan of Donald Trump, and was an extremely outspoken critic of him as president. Even now, after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, the 80-year-old singer is still fixated on Trump, claiming that his presidency caused her to have "an angry place inside of me."
The daughter of Frank Sinatra gave an interview to The Guardian, where she admits to feeling depressed "about everything." Nancy divulged that she has been isolated since March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
"The last four years, though, have taken a toll on her mental health," The Guardian wrote in the article published on Friday.
"I couldn't believe that this great nation had sunk so low," Sinatra exclaimed. "I'll never forgive the people that voted for him, ever. I have an angry place inside of me now. I hope it doesn't kill me."
Sinatra confesses, "We squeaked by [in the election]. I don't know what I would have done if Biden had lost. It crossed my mind to move to another country."
Sinatra has attacked Trump supporters in the past. In 2018, Sinatra said she loathes people who voted for Trump, "especially the women."
In response to a Kamala Harris tweet about then-Trump's nominees for the Supreme Court of the United States, Sinatra wrote: "This is the one issue that makes me despise people who voted for @realDonaldTrump , especially the women. Either they didn't think things through or they are just ignorant. @HillaryClinton warned us but here we are, facing a disaster. I'm worried about future generations."
@KamalaHarris This is the one issue that makes me despise people who voted for @realDonaldTrump , especially the wo… https://t.co/LnHu2niPIH— Nancy Sinatra (@Nancy Sinatra)1531155918.0
In 2017, there were reports that then-President Trump danced with Melania Trump at the Liberty Ball to Frank Sinatra's iconic 1969 song "My Way." Nancy reacted with a since-deleted tweet that read: "Just remember the first line of the song." "My Way" begins with the lyrics "And now the end is near."
Now, Nancy accepts that she "was probably too outspoken for my own good" regarding her squawking about Trump. "But my passion was running so high."
Nancy boasts that she never utters the former president by name, "I've always tried desperately never to mention it, and if I did it would have been with a lowercase 't.'"
In Trump's final flight on Air Force One, hours before his term ended, the presidential plane left Washington, D.C. to the soundtrack of Frank Sinatra's "My Way."