The release of his new album comes a decade after Bennett and Lady Gaga first recorded the single "Lady is a Tramp,” which was followed by their first full album together, “Cheek to Cheek,” in 2014.īennett also holds four other Guinness World Records: Oldest person to reach No. In an interview with AARP earlier this year, Bennett’s family announced that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.īennett has won 19 Grammy Awards during his 70-year career, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He always says to go deeper and deeper, until I was finally just singing to him." Filmed at two sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall in August 2021 to celebrate Bennetts 95th birthday, the live concert brings together the two. A new live concert special honoring the musical legacy and enduring friendship of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. I had sang enough times by then to express myself and really feel it. Some might say that 95 is a decent age to call it a day. One Last Time: An Evening with Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett. "Then when I went to the studio, I threw out the ink. "I really put my nose in the ink - the written music – and learned it letter for letter," Gaga said. "Love for Sale" was recorded over a period of some two years with Gaga, who immersed herself in jazz music before coming to the studio, according to USA Today. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s friendship over the past decade is a joy to witness for their fans. “I see a young boy every time I sing with him, and it just makes the experience of singing so freeing,” she said “To have it be about two souls singing together, and yet at the same time, I take in all his wisdom. In a clip announcing the release of the album, which celebrates the music of Cole Porter, Lady Gaga spoke about what it means to perform with Bennett since they first met 10 years ago. The singer, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, sang with Lady Gaga for two sold-out concerts in August.
Fans of crooner Tony Bennett have now seen one of his last concerts as he says goodbye to performing. When Gaga made her entrance, he greeted her by saying her name - Gaga later revealed that this was the first time he had done so "in a long time".Grammy Award-winning singer Tony Bennett has became the oldest person to release an album of new material, according to Guinness World Records.īennett set the record with the release on October 1 of his new album with Lady Gaga “Love for Sale,” at the age of 95 years and 60 days. Novemat 8:56 am EST By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk. Footage from the event showed Tony lighting up as soon as the curtains rose. The "One Last Time" concerts were indeed revealed to be an emotional experience. Gaga also noted how Bennett would transform when the music would start, he would know exactly what he was doing and she was mindful “not to get in the way of that.” She expressed that keeping it simple is important, questions which he could reply with “yes” or “no” were easier for Bennett to answer than asking him which song he’d prefer to sing. Gaga spoke to Cooper about the changes she has had to make when interacting with the legendary crooner. The concerts which were held in August, were the final performances of Bennett’s timeless career. The duo also performed together in a two-night concert event titled “ One Last Time” in New York City. Gaga and Bennett released their renditions of classic Cole Porter songs as Bennett’s final album. News of the legendary jazz singer’s dementia came back in February of this year. With the release of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s new album, “ Love For Sale” on Friday, the pair were featured in a segment on 60 Minutes. This special interview gave fans a look into the making of the new jazz album and behind the scenes of Bennett’s “Final Act”.Īnderson Cooper led the interview as he spoke to Gaga and others about working with Bennett as he battles Alzheimer’s Disease.