In 2015, Richard Black met Lady Gaga during her and Tony Bennett’s "Cheek to Cheek" tour. Backstage Black gave Lady Gaga a copy of the photo of his father and Bennett from the war, which he said she still has displayed in her house to this day.
January 14, 2026
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Remembering a father’s valor that saved a future star
MOSES LAKE — Time passes and with that comes the loss of people, but this does not mean that the stories those people tell should be lost with them. Richard Black, a resident of Moses Lake and veteran, has one such story involving renowned musician Tony Bennett and Richard’s father Herbert “Blackie” Black, who both fought in a battle in World War II that would change their lives forever.