Tony Bennett, the masterful crooner, and interpreter of American standards, died Friday at age 96. Though no cause of death was released, his family publicly revealed his struggle with Alzheimer’s disease in 2021.
In having to share Bennett, Las Vegas comes in a distant third after New York and San Francisco if only because of, you know, that song. However, the standard-keeper of classic cool performed on the Strip hundreds more times than he did anywhere else, beginning in 1952 at El Rancho Vegas, where he was double-billed with dancer Samia Gamal, up through his engagement at the Venetian Theater on Sept. 25, 27, and 28, 2019.
Probably Bennett’s most notable Las Vegas engagement was the 1964 residency, at the Copa Room, that resulted in his 1964 album.
In having to share Bennett, Las Vegas comes in a distant third after New York and San Francisco if only because of, you know, that song. However, the standard-keeper of classic cool performed on the Strip hundreds more times than he did anywhere else, beginning in 1952 at El Rancho Vegas, where he was double-billed with dancer Samia Gamal, up through his engagement at the Venetian Theater on Sept. 25, 27, and 28, 2019.
Probably Bennett’s most notable Las Vegas engagement was the 1964 residency, at the Copa Room, that resulted in his 1964 album.