スミソニアン博物館のインスタグラム(smithsonian) - 7月22日 00時48分

Today we remember singer Tony Bennett, who died at 96. Born in Queens, New York in 1926, his given name was Anthony Dominick Benedetto.  

After serving in the Army during World War II, Bennett started singing in New York City under the name “Joe Bari.” While he was performing in Greenwich Village, he met comedian Bob Hope. Hope loved his singing but didn’t love his stage name and told him to go by Tony Bennett instead.

In his decades-long career, Bennett won 20 Grammys and reached across generations with his music. He collaborated with a wide range of artists including Aretha Franklin, Amy Winehouse, Willie Nelson, and Lady Gaga. His hits include “Rags to Riches,” “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” and his rendition of “The Way You Look Tonight.”

Bennett lent his voice to causes important to him, including performing in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965 in support of civil rights activists. The United Nations awarded him the Citizen of the World Award and the Humanitarian Award in 2007.

Do you have a favorite Tony Bennett song?

📷: “Tony Bennett” by Everett Raymond Kinstler, 1995. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist.

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