What were Tony Bennett's accomplishments as a legendary singer and artist?

[Astronuc]

Legendary crooner Tony Bennett dead at 96
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/07/21/tony-bennett-obit-pkg-cnc-vpx.cnn

"Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American singer. Bennett amassed many accolades throughout his career, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett

 

[Vanadium 50]

He was quite a performer.

In honor of him. let me tell a story.

There were two friends. Sam Frank and Frank Sam. They were inseparable. As happens to all of us eventually, their time on earth came to an end. Frank Sam went to heaven, and Sam Frank...um...did not. After a few centuries, Frank Sam is missing his old buddy and applies for a three day pass to visit Sam Frank.

He gets there and discovers Sam Frank has opened a nightclub. "The Inferno",it's called. There's expensive nooze and cheap women - or maybe the other way around - and live music (where do you think all the rock stars ended up?) and dancing and all sorts of vices. A real den of iniquity. Frank Sam has a wonderful time partying with his old friend, but when the three days are up, he had to go back. Sadly, he shook his friends hand and in a puff if white smoke, he was back in heaven.

St, Peter is furious. "Look at you, Frank Sam! You're a disgrace! Your wings are ruffled, your robe is torn and filthy. your halo is crookend and where in hell is your harp?" Frank Sam sheepishly replied...

"I left my harp... in Sam Frank's disco."

 

[Vanadium 50]

As a PS I heard that from someone who heard it while playing in Bennett's band.

Now we just wait for @PeterDonis to react with a Wow!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Bennett was also an artist with one painting hanging in The Smithsonian.
https://www.tonybennett.com/arts-gallery.php

https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/central-park-74944