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Aug 2023
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Tony Bennett and the 'Great American Son...

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Antonio Dominick Benedetto--later 'Tony Bennett'--had one of the great American entertainment careers. Born in Queens, New York, he rose to fame by singing early American jazz and musical songs. His most famous song was ""I Left My Heart in San Francisco."" But the peak of his popularity came just as rock-and-roll music arrived in America. Plus, learn the phrasal verb ""give way.""

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