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</div> </div> <p>Tony Bennett, the legendary musician who won 20 Grammys throughout the span of his iconic career, died on Friday in his hometown of New York<em>. </em>He was 96.</p> <p>His publicist, Sylvia Weiner, confirmed the sad news to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tony-bennett-dies-c3b3a7e2360449fb936a38794c7c3266" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Associated Press</a>. While a cause of death has not been confirmed, Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. Despite this, he continued to perform record albums through 2021.</p> <p><em>More to come….</em></p>
	 

Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.{ai:summary}<p>Tony Bennett, the legendary musician, died in New York at the age of 96. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, but continued to make music until 2021. #celebritydeaths</p>

R.I.P. Tony Bennett: Legendary Crooner Dead at 96

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