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Legendary crooner Tony Bennett retires from performing on 'doctors' orders' (nbcnews.com)
"This was a hard decision for us to make, as he is a capable performer. This is, however, doctors' orders," Bennett's son said.
LOS ANGELES — It's been a week since standard-bearing crooner Tony Bennett and his collaborator Lady Gaga ripped triumphantly through two sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the first of which celebrated his 95th birthday, complete with a Gaga-led, congratulatory sing-along. And Danny Bennett's head is still spinning.
From his father's usual concert entrance pose with arms held high and spread wide to the complexly nuanced manner he which he addressed each syllable, the singer was at his best during those Radio City Music Hall shows.
"Tony always takes chances," says Danny Bennett, 66, his father's manager for the last 40-plus years, and the man who helped make the Astoria-born saloon singer a household name for the MTV generation. "It is, as he has always said -- when others zig, he zags."...
"This was a hard decision for us to make, as he is a capable performer. This is, however, doctors' orders," Bennett's son said.
LOS ANGELES — It's been a week since standard-bearing crooner Tony Bennett and his collaborator Lady Gaga ripped triumphantly through two sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the first of which celebrated his 95th birthday, complete with a Gaga-led, congratulatory sing-along. And Danny Bennett's head is still spinning.
From his father's usual concert entrance pose with arms held high and spread wide to the complexly nuanced manner he which he addressed each syllable, the singer was at his best during those Radio City Music Hall shows.
"Tony always takes chances," says Danny Bennett, 66, his father's manager for the last 40-plus years, and the man who helped make the Astoria-born saloon singer a household name for the MTV generation. "It is, as he has always said -- when others zig, he zags."...
