Bennett is survived by his wife Susan Benedetto, sons Danny and Dae Bennett, daughters Johanna Bennett and Antonia Bennett and 9 grandchildren. 

An authoritative origin of decease has yet to beryllium revealed. However, Bennett's passing came aft his battle with Alzheimer's disease, which helium was diagnosed with successful 2016. His past nationalist performance was held astatine Radio City Music Hall successful August 2021 with Lady Gaga, a frequent collaborator successful the aboriginal years of his life.

Over the people of his 70-plus years successful the euphony industry, Bennett released dozens of hits, including "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," "I Wanna Be Around," "Firefly" and "The Good Life." His past medium was his and Gaga's Love for Sale, which was released successful 2021 and won the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

The last accolade was 1 of the 20 Grammys Bennett received passim his career, including a Lifetime Achievement Award successful 2001. He besides earned 2 Emmys for his euphony programs and was named a Kennedy Center Honoree, a Gershwin Prize Honoree and a NEA Jazz Master.

To spot however much stars volition retrieve Bennett, support reading.

Anderson Cooper: "I'll ne'er hide the past show that I had the privilege of being astatine backstage astatine Radio City Music Hall conscionable a abbreviated clip earlier helium went on," the journalist, who'd interviewed Bennett in grant of the 2021 performance, recalled to CNN. "He was successful the backmost and helium turned to Susan and helium didn't cognize precisely wherever helium was. And helium said, 'What are we doing?' And she, 'You're performing contiguous successful similar 10 minutes.' And helium said, 'Great.' And she said, 'Let's spell implicit the set.' And helium said, 'Great.'"

After reviewing the songs, Cooper continued, Bennett went over to the signifier wings to ticker Lady Gaga's portion of the show.

"Watching Lady Gaga, you could spot the euphony conscionable flowing into him," helium noted. "He started tapping his feet and clicking his fingers together. He went out. He killed it retired there. The assemblage conscionable erupted. His archetypal words were, ‘Wow!' And they conscionable loved it. He did his full set." 

Cooper besides reflected connected a peculiarly affectional infinitesimal for Lady Gaga, who admitted that Bennett had struggled to retrieve her name during rehearsals. The CNN big said Bennett greeted her the archetypal 2 nights by saying, "Wow! Look who's here!" 

"But connected that last night, erstwhile she came retired and helium turned and helium saw her coming out, helium said, ‘Wow! Lady Gaga!' And she burst into tears," Cooper shared. "I mean, everybody conscionable burst into tears. It was conscionable an bonzer night. I mean, what a beingness we person been capable to witnesser and payment from implicit each these decades."

Carson Daly: "Unlike immoderate instrumentalist successful American history, did helium proceed to pat into aggregate decades somehow," The Voice big said connected Today. "In 1993, helium did a Fred Astaire tribute album. I wasn't astatine MTV yet, but it ended up successful our buzz bin. He had a large relationship with Amy Winehouse. He struggled….He was retired of it for 10 years. He had an addiction contented successful the '70s, came backmost successful his resurgence successful the '80s, and conscionable amazing."

He continued, "And it was ne'er astir Tony Bennett. It was ever astir the large American songbook. He was ever trying to constituent to the Gershwins, to the Cole Porters of the world, trying to springiness homage toward the large songwriters that came of passing. He did specified a large work to caller musicians to support the American philharmonic bequest alive. We observe Tony Bennett today. He would person been 97 successful 2 weeks. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's successful 2016. An unthinkable life, unthinkable story."

Al Roker: "I retrieve I got to beryllium down with him successful his flat disconnected of Central Park South, and it was each astir euphony and astir his painting," the Today co-host added. "And helium loved to paint. I mean, helium truly was genuinely an artist—both vocally and some visually. And I deliberation 1 truly did pass the other. Because arsenic specified a large creator helium was, helium was a truly terrific, obviously, philharmonic [artist]."

George Takei: "The large Tony Bennett has passed distant astatine the property of 96," the Star Trek alum tweeted. "He was the past of his kind, a maestro of the American songbook. He whitethorn person near his Heart successful San Francisco, but helium won each of our hearts, from Sinatra to Lady Gaga. Be astatine peace, and sing to america present from the stars, Tony."

Josh Gad: "This 1 shouldn't sting truthful overmuch due to the fact that immoderate of america would instrumentality 96 years," the histrion tweeted, "but antheral is it hard to ideate a satellite without the large Tony Bennett."

Yvette Nicole Brown: "Ninety-six is simply a agelong beingness but I inactive thought he'd unrecorded everlastingly #RIPTonyBennett," the histrion tweeted. "#TonyBennett, the Gold Standard of Singers Everywhere, Dies astatine 96 - The Hollywood Reporter."

Paul Young: "Ahhh, RIP Tony Bennett, genuinely 1 of the greats," the musician tweeted. "The archetypal medium I had was Tony Bennett Sings 10 Rodgers and Hart Songs, from erstwhile my grounds institution successful 1976 fto maine bash a ‘bank raid' of their vinyl banal and I was a instrumentality from determination connected in. An unthinkable vocalist live, saw him galore times."

Niles Rodgers: "My astir heartfelt condolences spell retired to Tony Bennett's household and friends," the grounds shaper tweeted. "They're besides my affectional household and friends."

Eric Adams: "A moving people kid from Queens, Tony Bennett sang our opus to the world," the New York City mayor tweeted. "Don't fto the lyrics fool you – helium near is bosom close present successful New York City. May helium remainder successful peace."