@@bbrucet3 Only reading glasses (1.5%) at 71, which is not bad either. And you obviously have no conception of what the majority of people who even make it to EIGHTY-EIGHT look like, or are still capable of doing. Time takes its toll.
@@forget3817 You certainly have a right to your opinion, but what beard? And at eighty-eight he is standing up straight and tall, there are no tremors whatsoever, his movements are fluid and he remembers every lyric. The man is a BOSS and an inspiration! And I don't know how old you are, but if you make it to eighty-eight and STILL have a full head of hair, by all means, wear it anyway you want!
I saw this concert. Love him. He is not considered a crooner, as far as the Sinatraetc crooner. . But, no - Jack Jones and Marilyn Maye are still alive and working full time. She is 95 and shiuld not be missed - on Carson show 76 times.
Actually, there are a handful of male vocalists of "living legend" status from his era. I listed them in my comment at the top of the page. Thanks for using the proper term "living legend." Most people say or write "legend," ignorant of the fact that a celebrity doesn't become legendary until he or she is deceased.😊😊
My mom cried watching this video. She is 91. Good health, looks much younger but it's all catching up with her. She's told me multiple times that she has trouble falling asleep because she's afraid she won't wake up. When I hear that that really makes me feel so sad. Johnny Mathis is from her time. She's told me a few times live your life and live it every day and don't wait for tomorrow to do something you wanna do. Time goes so fast as we all know. Blessings to all of you out there.❤
I can relate to you with my mom as well! It's hard to watch parents age. I was so pleased with this video as I didn't even know Johnny was still with us!
Hello 👋🏽 That is so very touching. My mom is up there too and I hear her say such things sometimes. I pray that the Lord will give her the calmness she needs & deserves so she can get some decent sleep. May God bless you and your family and to whoever is reading this. Peace and Blessings ❤️
@@robertomoi2044 Of course he is an American! Born and bred. My grandmother was from Gilmer. You aren't by any chance confusing him with Harry Belafonte [another great singer] ... are you?
Good singers can learn to take care of their voice for a long time. Good technique, avoiding harmful things, constantly singing and keeping the vocal chords loose, etc. Darlene Love is another classic singer whose voice has lowered since the 60s, but still sounds incredible. If only Art Garfunkel had taken care of his voice, and didn't chain-smoke for decades.
Dude been singing close to 72 years, and still has his unique, magnificent, distinct tone, and managed to still hit a few of those high long notes. This is crazy! 😳 Simply WOW!!! Johnny I hope you give praise to your maker everyday for blessing you with those pipes.
HE IS AMAZING......HE LOOKS GREAT - HIS VOICE SOUNDS.....VERY GOOD STILL......HE GAVE UP - ON HAIR DYE - BOTOX......I WOULD GO TO SEE HIM.....MY DAD LOVED HIM....I GREW UP....... LISTENING TO JOHNNY MATHIS - TONY BENNETT....I AM IN MY MID - 60'S........I'M EXHAUSTED......ALOT.......BRAVO JOHNNY MATHIS......
Doug, Johnny is a Gay man and is a Black man. You talk about the Kennedy Awards ‘virtue signalling’ almost like a reflex without thinking, but if you can, take a moment and THINK about what you are saying. If the Kennedy Awards appreciate diversity and inclusivity, then isn’t Johnny the perfect candidate for them?
The Kennedy Center Honors is a complete joke. Who wants to hear OTHER singers perform the songs the chosen artist made famous while the artist just sits there.
He definitely deserves the Kennedy Center honor. Other people who do not possess the talent that he has have been inducted. He doesn't have that much time left.
@@luzfigueroa1550 Paul McCartney is 81. And yet he carries on thinking he can still rock. It's sad and embarrassing to see him as a shell of the past. Johnny Mathis on the other hand is seven years older with a voice that has barely been affected by time. It's a marvel. Crooners like Johnny seem to last longer than rockers. I doubt Paul will still be breathing at 88.
Tony Bennet passed last year and pretty much performed to the end. He was 96. I’m 65, and listened to Mathis, Bennett, Sinatra, Ella, Sarah, Cole, all the great jazz and songbook singers, and they were from my parents’ generation. My father had one of the largest collections of jazz records on the West Coast, and founded the Jazz Bakery, now closed, in Culver City. Sinatra called Bennett the greatest singer of his generation, and he was right. Pleasantly surprised to see Mathis still doing his thing. I hope I age that well.
He sounds wonderful but I barely recognized him. I remember his 70's Disco hit 'Gone, Gone, Gone.' I still listen to all the legends Sinatra, Ella, Dean Martin etc. Perhaps Johnnie truly is the last of them.
@@jameswallace-vf1tt if you were black you were going to be underrated. He got booked in places most blacks didn’t. I don’t know how much more popular he could be he was pop.
It’s not Christmas without a Johnny Mathis song. He is the greatest. A true legend in American music. And the voice is still there. This amazing artist deserves the Kennedy Center Honors.
He had the opportunity to be in the Olympics but turned it down to follow his singing career. And he's said he made the right choice, Thankfully for us he did.
My grandma is a Johnny Mathis super fan and she 85 with dementia but I play his songs for her everyday and she remembers every single song word for word. It’s amazing to see it.
That's an amazing voice. To still have it at 88 years of age is quite impressive. I've paid good money to see some of my old favorites only to be "a bit" disappointed to hear that they could not really perform to an acceptable standard. The fact that fans would continue to see them live was purely for nostalgia in many cases. No so with Mr. Mathis and maybe a few others. Bravo sir.
Amazing! He is near 90 and still sings with such class, purity and true vocal excellence. I don't know of another singer at this age who is able to maintain their unique vocal signature and style. A gift to those who remember his legacy and timeless music. Thank You Mr. Mathis for keeping the best music alive. On a personal note: I remember seeing Mr. Mathis in the Las Vegas airport in January of 1980. He was boarding my same flight on Hughes Airwest to Burbank, CA. He was reserved and non-pretentious - a gentle man with a kind spirit.
Back in the early 70s, I was in line for a hypnotist show, and Johnny Mathis, with his entourage, walked past us. He was GORGEOUS! I had his Christmas CD for years. He's a legend!
Yea he was a good lookin man. But like George Michael and Ricky Martin he was “unavailable” to the MANY MANY women who wanted a piece lol I know my mom totally loved him!
