Tony Bennett is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease

[Dennis Donovan]

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Joey Nolfi @joeynolfi

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have made a new album together, recorded through Tony's battle with Alzheimer's. This passage broke my heart.

https://aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/info-2021/tony-bennett-alzheimers.html





8:52 AM · Feb 1, 2021

Fuck man, get well Tony!!

[MyOwnPeace]

1. LOVED.......

their first album together - can't wait for the next.
I'm sure it will be tough to listen to with dry eyes.

[highplainsdem]

2. Heard about this on one of the network news shows this morning. Heartbreaking.

I lost my mother to a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's. Such a terrible disease...

[Turin_C3PO]

3. He won't get well, unfortunately,

but I hope his suffering is minimized. Very sad news.

[Botany]

4. I was so wrong about Lady G in the past. I thought she was doing "a Madonna" act for her career.

She is kind, talented, complex and loving.

You don't comeback from Alzheimer's but It is nice to know that Tony has a friend in Lady Gaga.

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[Demsrule86]

14. She is amazing. I adore her.

[lpbk2713]

5. Crowds love Tony Bennett everywhere he goes.

Life can be relentlessly cruel some times.

[BComplex]

7. And totally perplexing.

This disease is so strange. His talent is as sharp as can be, and his awareness of it is somewhere else.

[58Sunliner]

6. Sad. I'm glad he has money and support. Many don't have enough of either.

[crickets]

15. Agreed.

Such sad news, but it's at least comforting to know that there are people looking out for him.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. I was at Bransted Airport in Hartford, traveling with my boss on a business trip (mid-80s).

We were in the lounge waiting for our flight, when my boss suddenly got up and went to a table that was occupied by a person that I didn't know. He spent a few minutes talking with this guy and when he returned to our table, he told me that it was Tony Bennett. He was traveling alone and just seemed to be low key about his celebrity status....

[CTyankee]

9. His recordings with K.D.Lang were gorgeous!

[nwliberalkiwi]

10. Hollywood Bowl

Saw him at the Hollywood Bowl a couple years back. What a wonderful evening. I believe he was 93 at the time and he put on a long show. So glad we saw him, a national/international treasure!!!

[Denzil_DC]

11. Anybody who has any doubts about Lady Gaga's musical abilities

should watch a recording of one of their concerts from that tour.

It was spellbinding, the chemistry between them onstage was electric, and he was obviously as taken with her as the audience was.

[kpete]

12. one of the best

this news breaks my heart.

[lpbk2713]

13. You know an entertainer is special when the other musicians on stage are in awe.

Billy Joel and Tony Bennett at Last Play at Shea, 2008.