Elderly singers and their fragile, touching vocals

When I first heard 'If You Could Read My Mind' by Johnny Cash (recorded in American V), I was moved by his fragile vocals, specially around the mark 2:40. Until now, everytime I listen to it I get a lump on my throat, knowing that it was probably one of the last vocal performances of his life.

I get the same feeling with Summer's End by John Prine, from the album The Tree of Forgiveness, released two years prior to his death. Again, his frail voice touches me so much it's hard not to get emotional.

Do you have any other examples of elderly singers, possibily in the last recordings of their life, showing such fragility in their voice?

 

From his final album:

 

Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris

 

Fragile...but fantastic.

 

Emmylou was only 48 when Wrecking Ball came out.. Hardly elderly.

I mean, now she could probably be included in this thread…

 

If you have not already, check out Frank Sinatra’s She Shot Me Down album.

 

Gavin Bryars, "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet"

 

Perry Como's legendary SCTV concert "Still Alive"

 

Harry Nilsson - Animal Farm

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Bill Fay. His last few albums are wonderful.

 

Leonard Cohen - You Wanted it Darker album release a couple weeks before he died.

 

That's amazing.

 

Frosty The Snowman-Jimmy Durante

 

I opened this thread thinking Johnny Cash. He is mentioned in the first sentence. Total agreement with the OP.

 

Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine

 

Lee Hazlewood's final album Cake or Death (2006) was recorded when he knew he was dying from renal cancer.

 

52 isn't exactly elderly, but this is Townes at the end of his line in 1996

 

Gordon Lightfoot.

 

Roger Daltrey is particularly touching here at 73.

 

A surprisingly good album.
I saw him in concert about 12 months before he passed, and it was quite stunning.

 

Dave Frishberg, who just passed away at age 88 last week, released his last record, a live duets album with Jessica Molaskey At the Algonquin in 2012 when he was 79. The world will miss his wit...RIP Dave

 

Beauty from an elderly Glen Campbell as his Alzheimers was advancing.

 

This is quite difficult for me to listen to emotionally, but...

 

I find Burt’s version the best…