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Inconsistency in First Section

Article correctly notes that Bennett had his first number one hit in 1951 with 'Because of You'. However further down in the same section it incorrectly states that his first top ten billboard hit was 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco' in 1962. He's actually had several top ten hits by 1962. 24.237.26.221 (talk) 18:02, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Because one is a single and one is an album. Not sure I see the discrepancy. --CNMall41 (talk) 03:48, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Photo of Bennett

I would like to recommend the current image of Bennett used in the infobox be replaced with the one below; the current photo is not the clearest and a little amateur looking for an identifying photo. The one below shows Bennett much better. BakedintheHole (talk) 16:29, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Bennett’s support for Civil Rights

You might want to mention that Mr. Bennett took part in the third Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery AL on March 22, 1965 with Martin Luther King. He was invited by Harry Belafonte.

(An aspect of his character. Dining with his high school friend, etc)

From his Washington Post Obituary:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/07/21/tony-bennett-world-war-2-mlk-selma/ 2601:143:C701:14A0:90B:1597:4A8C:9D0D (talk) 17:13, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dafamitory Remarks describing Mr. Bennett

Someone has added a horrific lead-in to this article which reads, "American Traitor Leftist SCUM. A Democrat Rapist." I found this on 21 July 2023. Please remove this horrid language! Dominy7 (talk) 23:35, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It has been reverted. I will ask for a deletion of the edit. Thank you. Knitsey (talk) 23:38, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Question?

I have a question how you people edit a page so fast he just died today on the 21st it's the 22nd for some people in different time zones. edit: Where do you Wikipedians get the most up to date information? TheMaggster (talk) 03:07, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I use Google news but I don't obsessively scan it. When I do, I obsessively scan Wikipedia to see if a notable-looking tidbit has made it into the 'pedia. I've gotten lucky a couple of times. Xan747 (talk) 03:24, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the info. TheMaggster (talk) 05:21, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Elena Zagorskaya is hoax

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elena Zagorskaya. Хоббит (talk) 14:45, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] vs [2] vs [3] vs [4]. Хоббит (talk) 14:49, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On his WWII service

Although the cited source may claim it, his unit, 63rd Division, was not involved in the actual Battle of the Bulge: the German offensive in the Ardennes. Parts of it were involved in the related but distinct Operation Nordwind (German offensive in Alsace.)

Not sure how to proceed if the source (falsely) claims that, since its still sourced regardless. Michaelson15 (talk) 17:17, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The article doesn't say he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. It says he was in a unit that filled in for losses in that battle. And it quotes Bennett saying he was in that battle. The 63d seems to have been scattered all over Europe in January 1945, and the 255th Regiment was involved in the Rhineland Campaign, of which I believe the Battle of the Bulge was a part.

In particular, our article on the 63rd Infantry Division (United States) says that the 255th was attached to the 100th Infantry Division (United States), and that the 100th was south of Bitche at the time of the battle. Which is certainly close enough that they could have been involved in the fighting.

It seems unlikely Bennett would lie about this, especially since his remarks were part of an apology for something else he said. He could have been misquoted, or he could have been confused (he did suffer from Alzheimers but that was much later). Do you have a source that says none of the units of the 63d were involved in the battle? GA-RT-22 (talk) 19:22, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Locking

Someone should lock this page due to people constantly changing the picture to Kermit the frog and setting the birthplace to North Korea. GamerKlim9716 (talk) 11:15, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why does his death appear "in the news" on homepage when Olivia Newton John didn't?

Olivia Newton John's death last year didn't appear on the main page of Wikipedia in the "in the news" section. So why does Tony Bennett get to be "in the news" ? MisterZed (talk) 12:12, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You will find the discussion at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/August 2022#(Posted) RD: Olivia Newton-John. Apparently the article was not in good enough shape at the time of her death, and it took too long to get it ready. GA-RT-22 (talk) 13:43, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]