Tony Bennett

Anderson Cooper was there this past summer as Bennett geared up for two more shows at Radio City Music Hall.

And he said, "Okay." And I did. But I'll tell you, when I walked out on that stage, and he said, "It's Lady Gaga," my friend saw me. And what's important for me, actually, just to make sure that I don't get in the way of that. There is the part of the brain that deals with movement and dance. You know, it was like a light switch. Susan Benedetto: It was Gayatri Devi, our doctor, who said, "If he wants to sing let him sing, because that's the best thing for him." So even though he doesn't know what the day might be or where his apartment is, he still can sing the whole repertoire of the American Songbook and move people. So, I'll tell him, "Tone, you're gonna be on 60 Minutes." He's, like, "Great." I said, "You remember that show, 60 Min--" he's, like, "I do." And he said, "I do." And I said, "Well, do you wanna go see a doctor about it?" Tony late at night, sometimes early in the morning, he's more alert, if I can use that word. When Tony Bennett's family announced he had Alzheimer's Disease in February of 2021, few of the then 94-year-old singer's fans imagined they'd ever see him on stage again.