Woman Gaga is paying tribute to her beloved buddy and musical collaborator Tony Bennett one 12 months after his demise.
On Saturday (July 20), the 38-year-old pop famous person and actress shared a heartfelt message on social media in regards to the late crooner, who handed away on July 21, 2023, in his hometown of New York Metropolis of undisclosed causes after being recognized with Alzheimer’s illness in 2016. He was 96.
“It’s been one 12 months since Tony handed away,” Gaga wrote on Instagram alongside a photograph of herself with Bennett. “This image says all of it. I’m so grateful for my continued friendship along with his spouse Susan — the legacy of jazz music he left — and for the neighborhood of jazz musicians I nonetheless work with who all knew and cherished Tony. We’re gonna carry on swingin’. Miss you … life is a phenomenal factor.”
The black-and-white photograph reveals Gaga posing for a tuxedo-wearing Bennett as he sketches a pocket book drawing for his or her 2021 collaborative album, Love for Sale. A video from that 12 months reveals Gaga crying after the drawing is revealed to her.
Bennett’s household first shared his Alzheimer’s analysis publicly in 2021. That very same 12 months, the enduring singer introduced that he was retiring from touring and performing after one final present with Gaga at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor, titled One Final Time: An Night with Tony Bennett and Woman Gaga.
Along with Love for Sale, Gaga and Bennett recorded the full-length jazz requirements albums Cheek to Cheek in 2014. The venture debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Following his demise final 12 months, the “Million Causes” singer paid loving tribute to her good buddy on social media.
“I’ll miss my buddy eternally. I’ll miss singing with him, recording with him, speaking with him, being on stage collectively,” she wrote alongside an Instagram photograph of Bennett giving her a heat hug. “With Tony, I acquired to reside my life in a time warp. Tony & I had this magical energy. We transported ourselves to a different period, modernized the music collectively, & gave all of it new life as a singing duo. Nevertheless it wasnt an act. Our relationship was very actual.”
Gaga added Bennett taught her about music, showbiz and life, however she stated he additionally confirmed her how one can “hold my spirits excessive and my head screwed on straight. ‘Straight forward,’ he’d say. He was an optimist, he believed in high quality work AND high quality life. Plus, there was the gratitude … Tony was all the time grateful. He served in WWII, marched with Martin Luther King Jr., and sang jazz with the best singers and gamers on the earth. I’ve been grieving the lack of Tony for a very long time. We had a really lengthy and highly effective goodbye.”
See Woman Gaga’s latest tribute to Bennett on Instagram right here.