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described as the best in the business by frank sinatra — his career spanned decades.ew york and released his first album in 1952 when he was in his mid—20s. song, i left my heart in san francisco. let's talk to a saxophonist and former radio dj. thank you for being with me. how do you remember tony bennett? , , bennett? there is the musical lea , bennett? there is the musical legacy. he _ bennett? there is the musical legacy. he was _ bennett? there is the musical legacy, he was the _ bennett? there is the musical legacy, he was the last - bennett? there is the musical legacy, he was the last guy i bennett? there is the musical- legacy, he was the last guy standing in the saloon of the great singers who represented and defined the great american song book. although songs written by cole porter, that whole school. in terms of his legacy, what he and frank sinatra and ella fitzgerald, they defined notjust and ella fitzgerald, they defined not just a and ella fitzgerald, they defined notjust a musical genre, but those songs and how they were meant to be heard. people lik

there's sinatra on one side, who of course there will never be another sinatra. and found the kind of groove that he wanted to be in, because he went through a lot of phases in the beginning, when he found his own voice and his own style then he just took off. and he's never left it. even through ups and downs. there were a lot of lows when i knew him that he had to deal with a lot of challenges. he came out of all of those, and then he continued on with the style and what he believed he was and what he was about. he was very unique that way. >> what was it like when you performed with him? >> well, it was many years ago. you knew you were with somebody that was a champion. same when i stood next to sinatra. you knew you were with a champ. you were with one of those dudes that could do what they do like nobody else. you know, everybody's tried to be sinatra. everybody's tried to be tony. but they ruined it for everybody standing in front of a band. when you sing with those guys, you realize you're with real pros. and that's lacking today. you don't find that toda

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in terms of his legacy, what he and frank sinatra and ella fitzgerald, they defined notjust a musicald their songs, they were never aware or appreciated themselves how good those songs were. tony bennett always said he didn't want to have a hit record, he wanted a hit catalogue. the legacy he has created and left us, we will never see it again. the albums represent a golden period of music which will never be surpassed. in terms of his musical legacy, because he had come up at a time when there was sinatra, nat king cole, to come up when all those people were at the top of their game and establish his own voice is quite astonishing. he was influenced at the start by the early singers like aljohnson, and sinatra, but he took the rhythmic approach of the piano player and combined it with the sweet saxophone tones, and putting them together, he created this incredible sound which no one else had at the time. you talk about the catalogue, 70 albums across the career, 20 grammy awards. he always credits your father for actually giving him his career in the uk. tell me that story. my father

and the american once described by frank sinatra as having the best voice in the world, tony bennett,d. tributes have been pouring in. we start in ukraine where air defenses protecting the border in your class are in full alert after russian missiles have pounded grain warehouses for the past four nights. it has led to the disruption of -- destruction of tens of thousands of pounds of food. it also ends a deal in place since this time last year. putin says he wants to renegotiate conditions. tonight, president zelenskyy says he is talking to turkish president erdogan, who was instrumental in brokering the previous grain deal. our correspondent in zaporizhzhia explains developments. gulliver: after three consecutive nights of strikes on odessa itself, last night, it was in odessa region that a storage facility was hit and 20 tons of barley and 100 tons of peas were destroyed, small quantities compared to the 60,000 tons reportedly destroyed a couple of days ago, but ukrainians are interpreting this as yet another sign that what this is really about for russia is manipulating world hung

it was interesting, wasn't it, that frank sinatra call frank sinatra did call him simply best singerthe great things about frank sinatra was that he was the master of timing delivery , the delivery of timing delivery, the delivery of a lyric and all the rest of it. i think they were great competitors. sinatra was on capitol and then moved across to warner music in the in the in the 60s formed his own label, reprise , as tony bennett stayed reprise, as tony bennett stayed with sony columbia . and i think with sony columbia. and i think all of his life, his records first came out in the uk on philips, but he was a columbia recording artist . philips, but he was a columbia recording artist. he was born . recording artist. he was born. in let me just get my note here. he was born in new york city in 1926, in queens. he served in the in the in the in the army. he fought at the battle of the bulge in the second world war as a private . i mean, this is a man a private. i mean, this is a man that was born in, as you say, in 1926. he you know, he's he's been alive and lived a long and varied

he won 20 grammy awards and collaborated with a wide range of stars from frank sinatra and aretha franklin winehouse and lady gaga. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2016. >> ♪ i left my in san francisco -- my heart in san francisco ♪ ♪ >> tony bennett. suave, charming. he was a master. the last of the greats from his generation. making it look this effortless took years of hard work. >> will use to do seven to 10 shows a day. in the old days if you had a hit recording, he would play the paramount theater -- eu would play -- you would play the paramount theater. >> it turned the man into a star who was also an accomplished painter, a campaigner for civil rights. >> i remember as a kid sat at tables listening to tony and my father talking about music and art and culture and politics. he fought antiracism. >> there was a moment when he wondered if he was going out of fashion, then a new generation began to call. christina aguilera, amy winehouse, lady gaga. >> she said i would love to do an album with you someday. >> i'm making music with a legend. >> and so there he was in his 80

left my heart ♪ [ applause ] ♪ in san francisco ♪ >> reporter: at the height of his fame, even frank sinatrald "life" magazine, for my money tony bennett is the best singer in the business, but performing night after night, the dark side of fame eventually caught up to bennett addicted to drugs, he took a step back from music. ♪ from now on, there will be a change in me ♪ >> reporter: he returned in the '80s refusing to change his style. the throwback sound was a hit. he toured relentlessly. >> i'm always sold out throughout the world wherever i play, and it's beautiful ♪ body and soul ♪ >> reporter: becoming a master of duets, sharing the stage with music's biggest stars. ♪ i'm in a new york state of mind ♪ [ applause ] >> reporter: bennett also had a great sense of humor >> my name is phony bennett. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and loved to paint. >> when you get lucky enough to nail one painting that really looks good, it's really a quiet celebration. >> reporter: in 2021, the singer revealed he had alzheimer's and announced both a final album and concert with lady gaga to celebrate his 95th

as well as legends like frank sinatra.im revitalize his career. [music] >> later in life, despite being diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2016, bennett kept performing. [music] >> in 2011, he teamed up with lady gaga. touring the world and releasing two albums together. [music] >> forming a friendship that bridged the generations per. >> just like frank sinatra said. he is the best in the business. >> at the age of 85, he was the oldest living artist with a number one album.then for his 90th birthday ÃÃthe city by the bay honoring bennett. with a statue in front of the hotel, where he first performed. i left my heart in san francisco. [music] >> 55 years earlier. and to celebrate bennett's 95th birthday. [music] >> tony bennett performed one last time. sharing the stage with lady gaga at radio city music hall. [music] making his swansong and his hollow hall. [music] >> leaving a lasting legacy. he was 96.>> your golden son ♪ ♪ wall shine on me.♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ [music] >> chloe morelos, cnn. >> anchor: it's amazing how hi

frank sinatra envied.oney, tony bennett is the best in the business. >> he changed my career. >> reporter: in 2016, bennett was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease but he continued to perform. "60 minutes" was backstage when his wife susan had to remind him that he was about to go on. >> and you are going to sing. okay? >> reporter: but once on stage, the confusion melted a away. >> wow! >> reporter: when he was asked, which he often was, why he remained so popular and so relevant for so long, his answer was always the same: because i sing great songs, he said. ♪ just the way you look tonight ♪ true, but tony bennett sang them in a way that made you feel like he was singing them just for you. [applause] lee cowan, cbs news, los a los angeles. >> margaret: such an incredible voice. well, tonight, florida's board of education is under scrutiny for new standards for teaching african american history. vice president kamala harris made a last-minute trip to florida today, where she called the new guidelines insu

. >> sinatra was my best friend and gave me the best advice.he master. he said stay away from -- songs. doing the american song book, they're not old songs, they're great, great songs. ♪ because of you ♪ >> reporter: in 1951, his first number one hit, "because of you". in 1962, he won his first grammy with "i left my heart in san francisco" ♪ in san francisco ♪ >> reporter: 20 grammys in all, more than 70 albums. ♪ just wake up kiss the good life good-bye ♪ >> reporter: and when it came to his music, he told us he fought the critics for decades who told him to sing something more modden. but he told me he loved the classics. >> i said i'm going to great american song book over and over again, because it was the greatest music that came out of any country in the world. >> reporter: tony bennett would reveal he was diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2016 system his wife said while his mind was slipping, on stage he was as sharp as ever. >> it is progressing. the fact he can perform is amazing. he can serve as an understand praying to people. if you lo

tony bennett was the best singer in the business, according to frank sinatra.kiss i regret... in the 50s he was a teen idol. it had been bob hope that had seen his act and helped him break into the big time. # well, i was terribly alone... in 1962, he released the song that became his trademark. # i'm going home to my city by the bay... it was another song on the other side of the recording called once upon a time. # i left my heart... i really believe that was going to be the big hit song and i was really plugging away at it. the public liked san francisco. anthony dominic benedetto had come a long way from his far from glamorous childhood. he was one of five children from an italian family in new york. he dropped out of school to help support them. # without a song but singing made his fortune. he was also a talented painter and politically he was a liberal, supporting the civil rights movement. # don't deplore my fondness... but as fashions changed, the work began to dry up. by the end of the 70s, he was divorced, taking drugs, and without a recording contra

to call him the best in the business. >> sinatra was my best friend.s 10 years my elder and master. he said it stay away from bad songs, just do great songs. reporter: he did, singing classics from what he called the great american songbook. one stood out above all others. >> ♪ i left my heart francisco ♪ ♪ reporter: it became his signature, and one of the first and more -- won him the first of a dozen grammies. he was performing by the age of 10, and painting. he became an accomplished painter. >> i had to sing and paint, the things i love. reporter: there were tough times, in the mid-1960's, there is not much demand for his style of music, so he tried acting. >> i know frankie, he will not be back. reporter: the movie flopped, as did his two marriages, but in the 1980's he found a new audience in the mtv generation. he sang duets with elton john, amy winehouse and lady gaga. simpsons." as he celebrated his 80th birthday, bennett was having the time of his life. at age 90, a deadly diagnosis. still, he continued singing. >> ♪ when there are clouds i t

. >> you know, i asked sinatra why do you think we stayed around for so long, he said because we stayed songs. >> reporter: but the classics weren't always his. in the '70s bennett found himself without a recording contract. he was in debt and battling a drug problem. >> i realized that i thought i was doing well with the drugs and i really wasn't. >> reporter: that's when bennett's son danny stepped in as his manager. bennett resigned with columbia records and began to revitalize his career. it was then he discovered a new audience, the mtv generation. >> look, it's tony bennett. >> hey, good to see you. >> i had the sense -- we had did a commercial for mtv and they liked it so much they gave me an unplugged special and it won album of the year. ♪ sflie me to the moon ♪ >> reporter: bennett went to collaborate with singers like amy winehouse and lady gaga for "the lady and tramp." ♪ i never bother with people that i hate ♪ >> reporter: at 85 he became the oldest living artist who hit number one on the billboard 200 chart with his "due wets 2" album. several years later he toured with l

described as the best in the business by frank sinatra — his career spanned decades.0s. bennett picked up his first grammy for his classic 1962 song, i left my heart in san francisco. live now to paul pace. music bookings manager for ronnie scott's jazz club in london. a venue where tony bennett performed. paul, thank you so much for being on the program. your memories and your tribute first of all. tow; the program. your memories and your tribute first of all.— tribute first of all. tony bennett was an incredible _ tribute first of all. tony bennett was an incredible singer. - tribute first of all. tony bennett was an incredible singer. he - tribute first of all. tony bennett | was an incredible singer. he was able to sweep from the intimate sound to singing out with a big band. he was a voice for the common person, isuppose. you band. he was a voice for the common person, i suppose. you could identify with the lyrics, the way he delivered them. he was also the great singers of the time in the big bands he grew within the 30s and 40s, the likes of crosby, frank sinat

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in 1965, his mentor and friend, frank sinatra called bennett the best singner the business.performer to have a number 1 album on the top 200. outside of music, he served in world war ii. he marched with martin luther king and sounded a nonprofit for arts education. he kept performing after being diagnosed with alzheimers. his last concert was in august of 2021 when he and lady gaga performed at radio city music hall in new york. the concert, a promotion of the duo's second collaborative am bum and a celebration of bennett's 95th birthday. billy joel tweeted that bennett was a unique voice and made the transition from the era of jazz and to the age of pop. frank sinatra's daughter, nancy, writing tony was one of the most splendid people that ever lived. kind, loving, generous. he never let us down. he won 20 grammys and two emmys over the course of his career. there's no word on the cause of his death. he was two weeks shy of his 97th birthday. he's survived by his wife, four children and nine grandchildren. john? >> loved his duets album. thanks. we'll be right back. people

. >> i asked sinatra, why do you think we stayed around so long, and he said, because we stayed withrter: but the classics weren't always good songs. in the '70s, he was without recording songs and was in battle with drugs and debts. h it was then he discovered a new audience, the mtv generation. >> the simpsons, we did a commercial, they liked me so much they gave me an unplugged special and it won album of the year. ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ >> reporter: bennett went on to collaborate with amy winehouse and lady gaga for "the lady is a tramp." ♪ i never bother with people that i hate ♪ >> reporter: at 85 he became the oldest to hit the billboard chart with his duet. several years later he toured with lady gaga to promote their blum "cheek to cheek." he was an accomplished painter with artwork at the smithsonian >> i've had a charmed life because i know what i wanted to do. >> reporter: he married three times and had four children. he and his third wife susan founded the exploring the arts foundation and opened the frank sinatra school of the arts in new york. >> everybody has a dream

. >> i asked sinatra why do you think we stayed around so long.stayed with good songs. >> reporter: but the classics weren't always hits. in the '70s, bennett found himself without a recording contract. he was in debt and batting a drug problem. >> i realized that i thought i was doing well with the drugs, and it -- i really wasn't. >> reporter: that's when bennett's son danny stepped in as his manager. bennett resigned with columbia records and began to revitalize his career. he discovered a new audience -- the mtv generation. >> look, it's tony bennett. >> hey, good to see you. >> we did a commercial for mtv, and they liked it so much they gave me an unplugged special. and it won album of the year. ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ >> reporter: bennett went to collaborate with singers like amy winehouse for "body and soul" and lady gaga for "the lady was a tramp." ♪ i never bothered with beam that i hate ♪ >> reporter: at 85, he became the oldest living artist to hit number one on the billboard 200 chart with his duets two album. he toured with lady gaga t

frank sinatra called him the best singer in the business. you can see why.n 19 grammys. his publicist did not give a cause of death but he had been diagnosed with alzheimer's seven years ago. he kept performing after that well into his 90s. let's bring in someone that knew tony bennett, royal reporter and friend of ours, neal sean. great to see this great go. >> yeah, i'm expecting you to be in a cocktail dress with a cosmopolitan. >> martha: give me five minutes. >> an interesting thing that he told me, i said, frank sinatra said you're the best singer. he said no, i think frank is. he said no, the best singner the world for him in show business was none other than the late judy garland. she stole everything when you performed with her apart from the curtains. even when she wasn't at her best, she was a hundred times better. he said the style icon was none better than carey grant and he showed him how to look good in a tux. an incredible guy, martha. >> martha: he was. i really respected how he stayed fresh and constantly collaborated with newer singers. ob

it was, there was a point at which the popular culture turned away from that traditional sin sinatra,ment music. basically, the baby boom generation felt as though it wanted its own thing. and basically closed the door. and i think that must have been kind of a chilly spell for tony. but he weathered that storm. back on top and sailed right through the right through the last 20 years, representing a high point in american popular music, the '40s and '50s, big band, broadway. very sophisticated lyrics, harmonically, very sophisticated stuff. and it's great that he preserved that for us. you know? >> no question about it. there will never be another tony bennett. just that his music will be a gift to all of us. so will yours, james. what an honor and a privilege to speak with you. i'm sure we could go on all evening like this. we really appreciate it. great to talk to you. what a privilege. >> you bet. there goes tony bennett, the greatest last man standing. >> absolutely. no question about it. all right, james, thanks so much. well that. have a good night. >> you bet. thanks, jim. you

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frank sinatra and lady gaga.eo in 2018 when san francisco unveiled its statue of tony bennett. his publicist said the singer died in new york city six years after being diagnosed with alzheimer's. he was two weeks shy of his 97th birthday. you saw him at a winery. >> the winery name escapes me. i saw him in 2014, 2015, and i feel so privileged to have had that opportunity. >> i saw him of all places at my high school. we had a very nice theatre and it doubled as a community theatre. >> in chicago? >> in chicago. and he came by. i didn't really know who he was at the time, but enjoyed it. and of course i left my heart in san francisco, and the lady gaga collaboration, download that. that's phenomenal. >> the people who got to see the last shows, i believe he retired two weeks after those shows ended, that run with lady gaga. what a legend. we will miss him, indeed. his music will live on. >>> it is 6:35 right now. and back here locally, tough talk from oakland mayor sheng thao after the latest wave of deadly gun v

he reminds me of seeing frank sinatra toward the end of his career.inute he is crushing my war and the next he can't remember the words to "come fly with me" and if he has that moment at a speech, yojoe bidens and the democrats have a real existential problem. >> i think people are waiting tor that happen. people have -- we are all on television and sometimes read the wrong line. it is what humans do. we're not robots or -- >> and biden was pretty gaf prone before. >> so i think everybody is putting too much on, i trip once a week as well. we don't want it to happen. >> but that is also republicans -- >> but just one more, i think that he is -- >> biden is -- >> he is handicap because for the last two presidents we've had superstars. whether you buy a ticket to their shore or not. barack obama was a once in a lifetime generational leader that you loved. either you hated him or you loved him. donald trump is the same way. that is why 50% of your party still wants him to be president. they're celebrities. joe biden is not a celebrity. he's a politician.

. >> he was unusual in that sinatra never made the crossover.- crosby never made the crossover. none of the real singers of the old times ever made the crossover. only tony bennett crossed from being one of them to the taylor swift movement, to movement, and he did it incredibly well. >> he rose to fame in the 50's, even toured with eddie gaga into any 14 and 2015. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease a year later. the legendary printer rev crooner, revered and remembered for his career spanning seven decades. there was an effort to name a section of mason street tony bennett way. >> he was in it for the art. it was not about himself. when i met him he was truly a transcendent, genuine person. and he loved san francisco. he adored this town. >> as the late bennett described, above the blue and windy see the sun will shine. >> san francisco, that song and that man are inexorably linked. >> bennett was asked in interviews how he wanted to be remembered, and he would often say as a good person. fans i spoke with today say he is that and more.

he never forgot his new york roots, creating arts education, charities in founding the frank sinatra school of the arts in queens. then its longevity was legendary. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2016, but because of its slow progression, he was able to perform all the way till his retirement in august of 2021. bennett proudly said if you're creative, you get busier as you get older. new york city native son, tony bennett, leaving an everlasting legacy. it's just. >> man. >> oh, man. and and we've been having. people all morning i just saw online george to k sulu from star erode. he may have left his heart in san francisco, but he won all of our hearts from sinatra to lady gaga, be at peace and sing to us now from the stars. tony, what you know, we're a lot of people are going and gathering and sharing their thoughts and remembering is in san francisco at the statue. >> that was erected in his honor. kron four's will tran has been there live this morning and has more reaction. good morning. will. the fans are stopping by? you just missed it. >> i can tell you they came

the 20-time grammy winning artist who frank sinatra famously called the best in the business. ♪ fly mekable voice transcended generations. ♪ let me play among the stars ♪ >> reporter: this morning, those who knew tony bennett best are sharing their love. ♪ must i forever be a beggar ♪ >> reporter: including those he shared the stage with like elton john, who wrote, he's irreplaceable. harry connick jr. tweeting, you changed the world with your voice. ♪ i left my heart ♪ [ applause ] ♪ in san francisco ♪ >> reporter: his smooth crooning making him a household name, but he came from humble beginnings born anthony dominic benedetto in 1926 and raised in queens, new york, after his parents immigrated from italy. at just 18, he served as a foot soldier in world war ii. in the mid '60s when the world became more excited about the beatles than big band, he tried his hand at acting. >> you must be suffering from oxygen starvation. >> he came back in the '90s, and suddenly he's back, and he's the epitome of cool to people who are 40, 50 years younger than him. >> reporter: his career, a long jo

you know contemporaries sinatra, you know, and it's just amazing. the cad law. fact, he said he didn't want to create a hit album. he wanted to create a hit catalog. yeah, of work. yeah. and this i mean, he has just looking over some of the of the songs over the years, obviously. look, martin, san francisco. >> i got you under my skin. he did a great duet with lady gaga. of i kind of look for it on me, too. yeah. will blow you away. fly me to the moon. one of my personal favorites need to know are going to be all day long. taking a look back at tony bennett and the love the bay area has for him. this. we remember his life and career be remembered forever. you synonymous with san francisco his heart is with that. >> all right, 604, right now. and we want to take look at the weather and traffic for you on this friday morning. so let's go to britney. good morning. and i have chills this sure. yeah. we'll take a look at what we want to plan for today. it's really going to be as hot as hazy. temperatures could make it tough for us today. so the big picture just showi

el reconocido artista brillÓ durante su trayectoria cantando junto a grandes artistas como frank sinatrano necesita ser una estrella o millonario, sÓlo diferenciar el bien del mal, es posible cambiar las cosas". ese mensaje que la cantante colombiana shakira le enviÓ a sus hijos, milÁn y sasha en "premios juventud", tan claro y directo para ser aplicado por la nueva generaciÓn . la barranquillera fue la gran ganadora de la noche con ocho galardones en "premios juventud". vamos escuchar. ♪ [mÚsica] ♪ >> la verdad que cuando tuve dudas sobre mÍ misma, ustedes hicieron que volviera a creer en mÍ. [aplausos] cuando me sentÍ frÁgil, me llenaron de fuerza, cuando me sentÍ sola, me acompaÑaron, me protegieron, me mostraron su lealtad. [aplausos] [risas] [aplausos] celebran conmigo mis alegrÍas y me acompaÑan en todas mis luchas. y por ustedes quiero ser un mejor mÚsico, una mejor artista, y si se puede, una mejor persona. borja: maravillosa, shakira, en "premios juventud". otras de las cantantes favoritas, merecedora tambiÉn del premio "agente de cambio", fue camila cabello, por su dedicaciÓn y

tony bennett was the best singer in the business, according to frank sinatra.en idol. weight the 50s he was a teen idol. weight it had been bob hope that had seen his act and helped him break into the big time. # well, i was terribly alone... in 1962, he released the song that by much in the grand scheme of things. already this summer we have seen protests at the likes of wimbledon, the likes of the ashes, the world snooker championship as well. a protest

he done stuff with frank loves ella, frank sinatra , sinatra and ella, frank sinatra, sinatra and frankra. even though he's one of the greats, he said that tony bennett was the best singer in the business. so this is the kind of voice that we are now going to miss. and the stats are just incredible. 50 million records sold, 70 albums released, 23 grammys, 1—1 after the age of 60. and he just stopped performing at the age of 95. so he still was passionate about it. it's been undisclosed what he died from, but he was diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2016, which he didn't make publicly known until 2021. but he was still singing. it's just fascinating saying that he had alzheimer's , but he still alzheimer's, but he still remembered his songs and he still sang with much life . as still sang with much life. as you can imagine. the tributes have been pouring in, president joe biden said. for more than 70 years, tony bennett didn't just sing the classics him himself was an american classic . elton was an american classic. elton john said he was sad to hear of tony's passing , and he said he tony'

from frank sinatra to lady gaga, famous admirers became close friends , a testament to his enduring influence have the most amazing career that is unprecedented, we will probably never see anything like that again. >> reporter: sir elton john called him the classiest singer, man and performer you will ever see. he was the best of the best, a man whose heart was as big as his voice. and the former san francisco mayor, willie brown was compelled to break out in a song himself earlier this morning, thinking back on his impact on not just music, but san francisco as well. >> he became the signature for the city, we politicians tried desperately to get that kind of acceptance, but tony bennett , whether it was a taylor swift crowd, whether it was a tupac crowd, or whether it was the tabernacle crowd , they all loved tony bennett. i left my heart in san francisco. high on a hill, it comes to me, to be where cable cars climb almost to the stars, that is tony bennett. >> reporter: of course his signature song, i left my heart in san francisco forever linked him to the city by the bay. and in 2014, th

frank sinatra reportedly once said bennett was the singer he most loved listening to.hony beneddeto was born in astoria, queens. his connection to the city by the bay was undeniable. >> by the one guy that was a new yorker, but his heart was in san francisco. >> reporter: former mayor willie brown says what he will miss most about his friend are the impromptu phone calls about performances and events. brown says his friend was more than an iconic singer, he was a world war ii veteran, a proud painter, and an early civil rights activist. >> he was one of the few white entertainers that people like harry belafonte could call upon to participate, or jesse jackson to call upon to participate. >> reporter: bennett's ode to san francisco is known around the world. to people who grew up here and call this city home, it's reminder how unique the city is. >> for my personal experience, it reminded me, i am in a special place. >> reporter: mayor breed has decleared bennett's iconic ballad as the city's official song. ♪♪ >> reporter: along with the official song dedication for th