It seemed like he’d live forever even with dementia, but nope. Rest in peace to legendary Anthony Dominick Benedetto, better known as Tony Bennett. He was 96 years old.

Not just an amazing musical artist, did you know that while he was in the Army, he was demoted for having dinner with a black friend?

Did you also know that while in the Army, he hunted Nazis and helped liberate Dachau prisoners?

Did you know that he marched with Martin Luther King and promoted musicians of color in the 1950s and 60s?

He won eighteen Grammy Awards, honors from the United Nations, and the Kennedy Center. Tony found new success later in life when he collaborated with Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga, recording acclaimed music and touring together,

Of course, there’s always this:

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