Lady Gaga is paying tribute to her beloved friend and musical collaborator Tony Bennett one year after his death. On Saturday (July 20), the 38-year-old pop superstar and actress shared a heartfelt message on social media about the late crooner, who passed away on July 21, 2023, in his hometown of New York City of undisclosed causes after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. He was 96.
“It’s been one year since Tony passed away,” Gaga wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of herself with Bennett. “This picture says it all. I’m so grateful for my continued friendship with his wife Susan — the legacy of jazz music he left — and for the community of jazz musicians I still work with who all knew and loved Tony.
We’re gonna keep on swingin’. Miss you ..
. life is a beautiful thing.” See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The black-and-white photo shows Gaga posing for a tuxedo-wearing Bennett as he sketches a notebook drawing for their 2021 collaborative album, Love for Sale .
A video from that year shows Gaga crying after the drawing is revealed to her. Bennett’s family first shared his Alzheimer’s diagnosis publicly in 2021. That same year, the iconic singer announced that he was retiring from touring and performing after one last show with Gaga at Radio City Music Hall, titled One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.
In addition to Love for Sale , Gaga and Bennett recorded the full-length jazz.