Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga?...Gag Me?

I once brought a voice lesson cassette to Tony while he was performing at Atlantic City. It was from his NYC instructor.
He was awaiting it and when I announced myself then I was ushered in. I and date, hung out with Tony for 50+ minutes in his dressing room before he went on.
He was the person that you see on stage, loving and real, and gentle.
He set my date and I up with front row center reserved table and full compliments.

FYI, I am a long time fan of Tony Bennett. I have several of his older collections, the Evans duet albums, and almost all of his 1990s recordings. He can still sing with feeling and emotion, but it would be impossible for him not to decline at his age (and remarkable how good he was for so long). On the other hand, I've seen him perform with Lady Gaga several times on TV, and I'll stand by my assessment. Their performance seems much more commerce than art (like a lot of performers whose great work is well behind them). Both appear to be great people; Gaga has been a stauch supporter of equal rights for the LGBT community. However, at present, there are numerous jazz and popular singers who I would rather spend money to see live or listen to on recordings.

Oh, I realized if it wasn't clear- Tony Bennett at 88-fine. Tony + Lady Gaga-not so good.

Sorry if I sounded insulting, Kb54, I agree with you.

I think it was Frank Sinatra who remarked about Tony,
"You know why he's so popular, (?) he's got the voice, man" (!)

Ditto here, Kb54.
We all are, as persons, getting either better or worse, my point is that
Tony, perhaps alone among his peers, is always getting better and there is a great beauty in that .
I guess most know this, but singing is Tony's day job, he is a trained painter and that his main identity.
I have a hunch that his reason for the recordings he does now is to help others.