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Tony Bennett Set To Receive Gershwin Prize From Library Of Congress

Published November 15, 2017 at 12:20 PM EST
Tony Bennett performs in concert at The American Music Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Lancaster, Pa. (Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Tony Bennett performs in concert at The American Music Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Lancaster, Pa. (Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)

Legendary singer Tony Bennett will receive the 2017 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress on Wednesday night.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young sat down with Bennett (@itstonybennett) in his New York studio last year when his memoir “Just Getting Started” was first published.

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