An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett
CBS 60 Minutes and Anderson Cooper did this wonderful story about Tony Bennett.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga prepare for Bennett"s last big concert
CBS News When Tony Bennett"s family announced he had Alzheimer"s disease in February, few of the 94-year-old singer"s fans imagined they"d ever see him on stage again. But this summer, with his family"s help, the legendary crooner began rehearsing for two concerts at Radio City Music Hall, with his friend Lady Gaga.
I am saddened to learn that Tony Bennett has Alzheimer’s Disease. His family made the announcement today. CBS did this story
Tony Bennett is battling Alzheimer"s disease, but singing "is saving him," his wife says
CBS News The family of 18-time Grammy winner Tony Bennett is opening up about a secret they"ve kept for more than four years. In an article Monday morning in AARP The Magazine, they reveal Bennett is battling Alzheimer"s disease, which robs people of their memories and cognitive functions.
This AARP Magazine story broke the news and is well worth your time to read.
Tony Bennett"s Battle With Alzheimer"s Disease
Neuroscience even today cannot explain how a man whose speaking voice has become so hesitant - whose memory of events, people and places has largely vanished - can, at the sound of a musical cue, lift his voice in song with such beauty and expression, except to say that music and singing emerge, as Levitin has pointed out, from areas of the brain quite distinct from those associated with speech and language.