Tony Bennett: my greatest mistake

The legendary crooner may regret missing out on a formal education but the 'school of life' has proved a good substituteI grew up in depression-era America in the 1930s. My father died when I was young and my mother, Anna, was left with three children to look after: my brother John, my sister Mary and me. I was the youngest. My mother worked so hard for a penny-a-dress as a seamstress to try and put food on the table for us all.She worked so hard for the family and I loved her so much. We would ...

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