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T2 WHATS UP! November 28 - December 4, 2021 TV FEATURE BY SARAH PASSINGHAM TV Media W hen a musical tal- ent like Tony Bennett hits his milestone 95th birthday, it's cause for celebra- tion. To mark the occasion, Ben- nett teamed up with frequent collaborator Lady Gaga ("A Star Is Born" 2018) for two sold-out live concerts in Manhattan's Ra- dio City Music Hall this past August. Touted as the legendary jazz singer's final public perfor- mances, those two concerts have now been cut into a glitzy special. "One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga," airs Sunday, Nov. 28, on CBS. "One Last Time" features the pair performing jazz standards that have been a part of Ben- nett's repertoire for decades. In a news release, CBS announced the set list of the special, noting that Gaga and Bennett will each perform four solo songs, includ- ing a Gaga rendition of "Luck Be a Lady" and Bennett singing the Bart Howard jazz staple "Fly Me to the Moon." In a preview of "One Last Time" released by CBS this month, the pair sing the first of the three duets featured in the special, "The Lady Is a Tramp." They also team up for "Love for Sale" and "Anything Goes." Bennett first began his collab- orations with Gaga in 2011 when they sang "The Lady Is a Tramp" for his album "Duets II," a fol- low-up album released after the success of the double-platinum 2006 record "Duets: An Ameri- can Classic." "Duets II" went on to win two Grammys, including one for Best Pop Duo or Group Perfor- mance for "Body and Soul," fea- turing Amy Winehouse — the soul singer's final recording be- fore her death in July 2011. Since that win, Bennett and Gaga have recorded two full albums: the jazz standard collection "Cheek to Cheek," released in 2014, and a second album, "Love for Sale," featuring pieces from the Cole Porter Songbook, released in September 2021. With a lifetime of collabora- tions under his belt, Bennett's decade-long musical relation- ship with Gaga is very special. Not only do their voices perfect- ly complement each other, the two artists clearly have a lot of fun performing together. The "Bad Romance" singer told Parade magazine in 2014, ahead of the release of "Cheek to Cheek," that "working with Tony has reaffirmed everything I knew but that you start to for- get when your life changes and it gets really noisy." Gaga con- cluded, "For Tony, it's all about great music." Sadly, Bennett's family announced in February via AARP The Magazine that the singer has been battling Al- zheimer's disease since 2016. Bennett's wife, Susan, told the magazine, "there's a lot about him that I miss, because he's not the old Tony anymore … but when he sings, he's the old Tony." "One Last Time" is like a gift for his fans; to see him perform again at 95 with his diagnosis is both inspirational and heart- warming. Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett in "One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga" High standards Did you know those images are available for purchase? IT'S EASY! Just go to nwaonline.com, click on "Photos" in the top menu bar and use the search to fi nd the photo you want. Then just click "Purchase" for sizing options. You can also have the image put on a coff ee mug, mouse pad, key tag, holiday ornament and more! Did you see a photo in our newspaper or on our website that you would love a copy of? Check it out!