Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「Tony Bennett, the ubiquitous popular singer whose warm, easygoing interpretations of classic standards ushered the pop and jazz of the Great American Songbook into the 21st century, has died at 96.⁠ ⁠ Bennett continued to record and perform in recent years, paying tribute to George Gershwin in a 2018 duets album with singer Diana Krall and performing duets with Lady Gaga, including a show billed as his final concert in 2021.⁠ ⁠ An heir to Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, Bennett advanced orchestral pop and traditional vocal styles during the 1950s, a time when the rise of rock ‘n’ roll challenged old-fashioned crooners and other styles on the charts.⁠ ⁠ By putting his son, Danny, in charge of his business and taking adventurous steps that appealed to younger listeners—an “MTV Unplugged” album, for example—Bennett in the late 1980s and 1990s experienced one of the strongest comebacks in popular music history.⁠ ⁠ Bennett was among the last of the generation of popular singers for whom the invention of the microphone brought opportunity: Amplified singing opened the door for vocalists who lacked the technical skill of opera singers but could add verve, color and personality, often drawn from jazz.⁠ ⁠ Whereas Sinatra, whom Bennett greatly admired, often put distance between himself and his audience, Bennett’s warm personality and soaring, jubilant voice closed the gap. ⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Graham Young/Mirrorpix/Newscom/ZUMA Press」7月21日 22時19分