Vintage singers whose vocals have held up well as they have aged (appreciation thread)

I don't know...hard to top Rocket Man though

 

Donovan

 

Lasttime I listened Aaron Neville still possesed one of the finest vocal-skills I ever have heard.

 

Judy Collins. Here she is in 2019:

 

Bob Weir

 

Absolutely have to give Richie Furay credit for keeping his pipes in shape....

 

Yusuf / Cat Stevens

 

Judith Durham of The Seekers and Iain Matthews of Fairport Convention. No joke they are even better now than in their hey-deys. And I'm talking live (I heard Matthews sing without even a mic).

Durham is particularly impressive considering how she lost many basic motor skills after a brain aneurysm. Yet a year later she was on stage belting out the best vocals of her life.

I'm so impressed.

 

I saw her in Bar Harbor, Maine a couple of years ago, and her voice was incredible.

 

Still, would have been nice if "who's" had been changed to "whose" as well.

 

Tommy Shaw and Daryl Hall - 67 and 74 respectively. I'd just like to reach the age ffs.

 

It is amazing isn't it? Makes you wonder -- is it good genes, clean living, luck, or ?

 

up until his passing Mike Harrison from Spooky Tooth still had the pipes!

 

Sounds As if it's 1966 all over again

 

Clean living look what coke did to Brian and Dennis voices circa 1979 sandpaper

 

Paul Rodgers, saw him 2 years ago, unbelievable. Perfect vocals, just like the 70s

I think Robert Plant sings great now, but his voice and range are nothing like his early 70s prime, it’s a like a completely different singer now.

Billy Idols voice held up, such as it is.

Ann Wilson also still sounds great.

 

always kept his nose clean

 

Fairuz , born 1934

Her voice is still great pushing 90 . Here singing an Arabic version of Imagine on her 2017 release Bebalee.

Timely - this goes out to the West Bank

Fairuz - "Yemken"

 

Good one

 

I’m not going back that far. But her voice hasn’t changed much since I saw her in the early 80s and the softness had been replaced by sandpaper

 

Yeah same for 40 years I agree

 

Howe far back is vintage? Steve Overland from FM sounded fantastic in Wildlife in the mod-80's and sounds every bit as good today. If not better.

 

Steve Winwood! A great singer with a top voice!

 

Johnny Maestro