Tony Bennett’s epic duet with Amy Winehouse resurfaced Friday following news of the singer’s death at 96.
Tributes poured in for the music legend after his publicist Sylvia Weiner revealed that he died in his hometown of New York, just days shy of his 97th birthday.
While a cause of death was not provided, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.
And while fans mourn the loss of the music legend, his March 2011 performance of Body and Soul with the late jazz singer Amy, who died just months later in July 2011 at age 27, has been making rounds again.
Far Out Magazine shared a clip of the song, recorded for Tony’s Duets II album at the time, on Twitter, with many fans commenting on the duet, with one commenting that it gave them goosebumps.
Legends: Tony Bennett’s epic duet with Amy Winehouse resurfaced Friday following news of the singer’s death at 96.

So sad: Tributes flooded in for the music legend after his publicist Sylvia Weiner revealed he died in his hometown of New York, just days shy of his 97th birthday.
One fan commented that it was ‘THE greatest duo of my generation!’
While another shared: ‘What a great duet and harmonies on this…Two masters of song…Bennett did interviews in which he discussed the brilliance of Ms. Winehouse and the tragedy of her early death. He reassured her during her sessions. Bennett’s work was greatly admired by Ms. Winehouse in return.’
“Amy and Tony class rest in peace,” a third person tweeted.
‘Goosebumps!’ was the simple response of a fourth admirer.
With another addition: ‘First thing on my mind when Anthony passed away, a new duet with Amy Winehouse! From the sky.’
In 2016, Tony opened up about the singer’s death and the advice he wished he had given her sooner.
During an interview with Well-informed personThe star recalled the moment he found out she had died, saying he was “so shocked” by the news that he just “started crying.”
After hearing that the singer was feeling exhausted, the jazz legend said the pair had a “good talk” before the 27-year-old took a few days off from his project.

Duet: As fans mourn the loss of the music legend, his March 2011 performance of Body and Soul with the late jazz singer Amy, who died just months later in July 2011 at age 27, has been making rounds again.

Epic: Far Out Magazine shared a clip of the song, recorded for Tony’s Duets II album at the time, on Twitter, with many fans commenting on the duet, with one commenting that it gave them goosebumps.

Reaction: Emotional fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the duo, following the news of Tony’s death.
However, Tony said he never got the chance to tell Amy what he really wanted her to know, revealing at the time, “I was going to tell her to slow down and take care of herself, to enjoy success and not let it ruin her.”
“But I never got a chance to tell him, it was too late,” he added.
Amy died of alcohol poisoning at her north London home on July 23, 2011.
Tony described Amy’s passing as “one of the saddest things to ever happen to me”, while labeling her “very special” and “so talented”.
“I’ve never heard anyone sing so well…a beautiful singer,” he gushed of his close friend.
The legendary hitmaker battled his Alzheimer’s in private for five years before revealing the condition to his fans in 2021.
Following her diagnosis, Bennett continued to perform and even released a new album with close friend and collaborator Lady Gaga in September 2021.

Friends: In 2016, Tony opened up about the singer’s death and the advice he wished he had given her sooner.

Support: Tony described Amy’s passing as “one of the saddest things that’s ever happened to me,” while labeling her “very special” and “so talented.”
In April, Bennett was seen out and about in New York City in a wheelchair in what is believed to be one of his last public appearances before his passing.
The last of the great lounge singers of the mid-20th century, Bennett used to say that his lifelong ambition was to create “a catalog of hits rather than hit records.”
During his lifetime, he released more than 70 albums and won 19 Grammy Awards, all but two after he turned 60, and enjoyed the adoration of millions of fans around the world.
Bennett did not tell his own story when acting; instead, he let the music do the talking: the Gershwins and Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern.
Unlike his friend and mentor Sinatra, he would perform a song rather than embody it.

Icon: Bennett was still singing at her piano just days before her death, her family revealed, and the last song she performed was her first number one hit, Because of You.

Starring role: Following her diagnosis, Bennett continued acting and even released a new album with close friend and collaborator Lady Gaga in September 2021.
If his singing and his public life lacked the high drama of Sinatra, Bennett appealed with an easy, gracious style and an extraordinarily rich, enduring voice.
‘A tenor who sings like a baritone,’ he called himself, a skill that made him a master at caressing a ballad or cheering up an up-tempo number.
‘I enjoy entertaining the audience, making them forget their problems,’ he told The Associated Press in 2006. ‘I think people… are moved if they hear something that’s sincere and honest and maybe has a little bit of a sense of humor. … I just like to make people feel good when I perform.’