Veteran singer Tony Bennett displays his two Grammy's backstage at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Wednesday, March 1, 1995. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
NEW YORK — Music icon Tony Bennett died Friday at the age of 96, leaving behind a decades long career that will forever be imprinted in American culture. Bennett died in his hometown of New York and while no specific cause of death has been revealed, the singer was with Alzheimer's disease in 2016.
With over 70 albums, 19 competitive Grammys, Bennett has always enjoyed a lasting affection from not only his fans, but also his fellow artists. From his collaborations with Lady Gaga to his love for San Francisco, here's a look at some of Tony Bennett's career highlights.
American singer Tony Bennett and 27-year-old Sandi Grant smile during the reception held at the Hilton Hotel, London on March 8, 1968, for Bennett who is in London for a concert tour. (AP Photo/Bob Dear, File)San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein and singer Tony Bennett, who sang " I Left My Heart in San Francisco," hangs on to the outside of a cable car in San Francisco before taking a test ride, Wednesday, May 2, 1984. (AP Photo/Jeff Reinking, File)Tony Bennett, who still performs 200 dates a year, is pictured at his New York studio where he enjoys painting, May 13, 1991. (AP Photo/Marty Reichenthal, File)Carol Burnett kisses Tony Bennett after he won an Emmy for outstanding performance for a variety or music program at the 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, California, Sunday Sept. 8, 1996. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)Singer Tony Bennett performs during the 58th Annual Tony Awards Sunday, June 6, 2004, at New York's Radio City Music Hall. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)Tony Bennett reacts after performing the song "I left My Heart in San Francisco" during his 80th birthday celebration at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, on November 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)Singer Tony Bennett, left, performs "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," during the keynote address at Macworld Conference and Expo Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)Singer Tony Bennett holds the award for outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program for his work on the "Tony Bennett: An American Classic" at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)Singer Tony Bennett reacts to the crowd during his performance at comedians Jon Stewart's and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Honoree Tony Bennett arrives at the Los Angeles Confidential Magazine 2012 Grammys Celebration in Beverly Hills, California, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)Tony Bennett, left, and Lady Gaga appear at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2015. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)Tony Bennett gives a thumbs up as members San Francisco Boys and Girls Chorus and city and state Chief of Protocol Charlotte Shultz, left, look on, after Bennett's statue was unveiled outside the Fairmont Hotel Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, atop Nob Hill in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)Tony Bennett, left, and Lady Gaga appear at the Americans for the Arts 2015 National Arts Awards in New York on October 19, 2015. )Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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