In this lavishly illustrated volume of the LIFE Unseen series readers will experience an incredible intimate story on the rise fall redemption & a late-in-life act unlike any other As they once did in the pages of their magazine LIFE will take readers through every stage of Tony Bennett's journey from newly-returned WWII veteran to American idol & civil rights advocate LIFE is perfectly positioned to do a book on the legendary performer; its managing editor first profiled Tony in the monthly magazine & has subsequently co-written one of Bennett's own books Tony himself will contribute to the book Moreover in this second collaboration with Sony LIFE's editors will plumb the archives at the record company for all of the behind-the-scenes photography that most fans-plus Tony!-don't know about When you're 86 years old your fans have seen you & think they know you & yet in these pages fans will see Tony as they've never seen him