DIG THIS PRESENTS "RICH BUCKLAND'S EPIPHANY NOTEBOOK" - "TONY BENNETT'S LONG RIDE HOME" FEATURING HIS FAMED MTV UNPLUGGED VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF "FLY ME TO THE MOON" WITH RICH BUCKLAND'S RECOUNTING OF THE LAST MAN STANDING AND HIS INFLUENCE

"Who Can We Turn To- Tony Bennett's Long Ride Home".<br/>Even though we all knew The Mystery Train had been patiently awaiting the arrival of this great man , the depth of sorrow felt for such a loss combined with the immense gratitude for such a life is not discovered until the moment of truth.<br/>Tony Bennett was the truth, as he was incapable of exuding even a single false note.<br/>Anthony Dominick Benedetto has departed for The Grand Hotel at 96 years of song, art and humanity.<br/>After Sinatra left us, the weight of a lost art form fell upon Tony’s shoulders and he carried it with all of the dignity and love in his soul.<br/>His career took an unexpected upswing in the late Eighties, when his son Danny Bennett took over as his manager.<br/>And then Tony experienced a full blown grunge-era comeback in 1994, when he released an MTV Unplugged special, featuring  guest appearances by k.d. Lang and Elvis Costello. Bennett was 68 years old at this point. Bennett’s Unplugged album won Album of the Year at the 1995 Grammys, beating recent works by Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Seal, and the Four Tenors.<br/>In recent years, even when Mr. Bennett could no longer recognize his own existence due to  Alzheimer's disease he could still recall where He Left His Heart and continued to  perform  with the best.  It breaks my heart knowing I will never encounter him in the flesh ever again.<br/>My Mom's 90th birthday wish was to see Tony once again.<br/>And on a cool March evening in Florida in 2017 we did just that.<br/>At the end of an hour and fifteen minute set, Tony placed his microphone upon his stool and sang an a cappella rendition of "Fly Me To The Moon" to the 2500 in attendance.<br/>It was our final encounter with the heaven he delivered to Earth.<br/>My Mom June also passed at 96, one year ago yesterday.<br/>Tony Bennett was a part of my family from the moment I had heard<br/>"Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" at the age of 10.<br/>Sleep well Tony.<br/>“Who Can We Turn To Once Now that You've Gone Away?”<br/>We will always cherish you. <br/><br/>