Left in San Francisco… memories of Tony and a song from Bob

Nice guy who crooned his life away for us all

I was sad to hear of the death of crooner and all-round good guy Tony Bennett at the age of 96. In some ways he was the urbane smiling, freshly showered, elegant face of smartness and comfy shoes, no matter how patent.

This is a personal view – I think Tony was on top of his own world but never became the vocal influence he should have been – but who was he up against? Frank, Elvis and Bob, that’s who!

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They each had an eccentricity that I never saw in him … Frank was edgy and dangerous even when he was covered by syrup, Elvis could break your heart with his baritone andits tenor-tendencies … and Bob? Well, listen to every rock singer in the past half a century and you will hear Bob’s influence.

Yep, Tony was stylish but there were others with more impact…

But I am genuinely pleased that Once Upon a Time I shared the world with him…

Here’s Bob singing for Tony…