Tony Bennett is the man who Frank Sinatra calls "the best singer in the business," and whose l995 Grammy Awards for "Album of the Year" and "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance" for MTV Unplugged moved the New York Times to say, "Tony Bennett has not just bridged the generation gap, he has demolished it." He is an American icon. His already enormous popularity has burgeoned in the last several years as he's reached out to - and been embraced by - a younger audience. He has a legion of fans over a staggeringly large age span, an unparalleled achievement in popular music.
In a recording career spanning five decades, he's made 40 albums. His autobiography is rich with the stories of his long career and of the personalities he's known. It will include the high points and low points, the triumphs and tragedies, of what ultimately has been a blessed life. It will undoubtedly attract an enormous amount of media attention worldwide.
