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That's because music and performing are so ingrained in the singer, according to Bennett's neurologist, Dr. It was like a light switch," she told "60 Minutes" in a segment that aired last month. Still, before the concert, family members told "60 Minutes" they weren't sure what would happen during the show.īut wife Susan Benedetto said that once she saw him onstage that night, his eyes twinkling and arms outstretched toward the crowd, she knew everything would be alright. At one point the camera panned to an audience member shouting, "We love you!"īennett, whose singing career spans eight decades, is no stranger to performing for throngs of adoring fans. In "Fly Me to the Moon," when he crooned the line, "Let me sing forever more," the audience erupted in cheers. Bennett got his first standing ovation before even singing a note - and racked up at least a dozen more throughout the night. The Radio City Music Hall audience held up its end of the bargain. And I'm counting on you, New York, to make him smile.

And he's the greatest singer in the whole world. But onstage in the TV special, the legendary performer didn't miss a beat.īelting out "New York, New York" before Bennett took the stage, Lady Gaga teared up when she paused to talk about him. His family members have said sometimes Bennett doesn't know where he is and what is happening around him.

In addition to his signature song, Bennett performed standards like "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Steppin' Out With My Baby" and duets with Lady Gaga including "Love For Sale" and "Anything Goes." Now the rest of the world has a chance to take in the moving August 3 show in a TV special, "One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga," which aired Sunday on CBS. Six months after Bennett and his family revealed he is suffering from Alzheimer's, Bennett sang alongside Lady Gaga before sold-out crowds in a two-concert series in early August billed as his final New York performances.

(CNN) - Tony Bennett won over generations of fans crooning "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." And on his 95th birthday, the beloved singer left his heart on the stage of Radio City Music Hall.