Stars gathered at the Hollywood Boulevard auditorium last week to celebrate the 80th birthday of the legendary Tony Bennett. Those appearing included the likes of host Billy Crystal, Kelly Clarkson Quincy Jones, Bruce Willis, Stevie Wonder, George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. The event, which is a little late - Bennett's birthday is actually 3 Aug - was a fund raiser for Paul Newman's Hole In The Wall camps for children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.
Clarkson and others sang songs from Bennett's back catalogue, and Bennett himself closed his own set with his signature track 'San Francisco'. Commenting on the evening, the singer said: "Unforgettable - I'll never forget this night as long as I live".
Asked how he's continued to be successful all these years, Bennett added: "I just kept performing and I've been sold out for 45 years around the world. I get commissioned to sing everywhere around the world. I think the public has been so wonderful to me right through the years that it just kind of makes me feel so gratified and I just want to give them all that love back."