Most Preserved Voices in Music - Part One (Vocal Longevity in Vocal Range and Vocal Ability) 

Part Two Out Now!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kqq9HnnRKDk.html Make sure to be subscribed to not miss more content like this in the future! Share it with friends! If you have any suggestions for videos on other artists or topics, comment below! I posted a big video on Mariah Carey a few days ago! I recommend checking it out! Also make sure to check out Vivian Reed’s RU-vid channel ru-vid.com/show-UC0tufTz4fJCqnsuwxx2O5gA. She posts wonderful videos there describing her career and tutorials for singers/performers! Also! Put down your suggestions for singers for the upcoming episodes of this series below.

I'm disappointed that I've never heard of Vivian Reed , she's such a phenomenonal vocalist who managed to preserve her voice and range

Patti slaying A5s, B5s, and C6s in mixed voice well into her 70s!!! Get it Patti!

Vivian is a testament to longevity.

Donna Summer should be on this list. At age 50 her voice and range were still as agile, strong and capable as they were when she was in her 20's. A remarkable achievement for someone who toured so often and extensively.

Shirley Bassey is just amazing. Her technique at her prime is just WOW even at her age....

The fact Magda is 96 and is still singing with a good powerful Hv just proves if u actually take the time to work on ur voice and take care of it, U will be good for a long time (if ur even given a long time. The fact she lived till 96 is impressive)

I’m amazed at how Shirley produces notes that open when she’s lifting her tongue in some of these clips. She must have one powerful diaphragm.

Let's also talk about how good some of them LOOK after the years. Patti, Shirley, Linda, Vivian all look great after all those years!

Excellent choices, overall. Vivian Reed is one of the greatest singers in the world. One has to hear her live to fully experience the power and beauty of her instrument. IT'S ENORMOUS! Linda Hopkins and Cleo Laine are two of my other favorites. I've had the opportunity to have met all three ladies.

It’s only within the past decade that I have understood what a beast Tony Bennett is. And really in the last few years that I have truly understood it. Dang, what a voice that has been around all these years.

Patti is a force of nature. Wow

Patti!!!! Love this whole video but Patti and her acrobatic vocal deliverances are just outta this world ❤️!

Vocal role models right here.

11:06 this C5 killed me. How can you hit a ringing note like that at age 80! Shirley Bassey, simply perfect 👌👏🤯😍

Im so very impressed by Shirley Bassey. It’s like her voice doesnt age at all !

Tony is a force to be reckoned with! He and Lady Gaga sing together regularly.

Shirley Bassey's soprano to mezzo soprano journey! She's the epitome of vocal longevity!

I've never heard of Vivian Reed but I know a very famous singer who did. She clearly influenced Whitney Houston

I just love Shirley Bassey. She and Celine Dion on my all-time favorites. I always felt her full power started coming into fruition in her 30s. And this video proves it. As for Celine, I see an argument below that her voice is no longer as good as it used to be because of a technique that seth Riggs taught her… Well I think that her voice itself has still been well preserved even if the technique isn’t so great. If this technique is a danger to her voice, then she should stop it, but she definitely has enough voice left in her to thrive once she switches to a better technique.

Never heard of Vivian Reed and I instantly fell in love 😳😳😳

Patti seemed to achieve more ease in her beiting as she entered her 40s which is outstanding

Tony Bennett is a MONSTER! Amazing!

So glad you included Miss Patti LaBelle.

Ok but TONY BENNET I am SHOCKED; such a beautiful technique!

Patti Labelle is such a legend!

I'm a singer now in my mid sixties. When I turned 60 my voice began to loose the range and vocal dexterity. So I very much appreciate these singers of such longevity. Actually what is a stronger superlative than, incredible. The term doesn't quite do them justice!

Incredible Video. They are not on the list, but I believe that Rachelle Ferrell and Lisa Fischer also have absurd techniques and preserved their voice very well even at age 60 (57 for Rachelle and 62 for Lisa). For me, they deserved to be on the list for sure. Two vocal beasts. Maybe part 2 :)

Patti labelle is literally my favorite dramatic soprano of all time 🥳 The power, ease, range, and consistency she has is other worldly.

That's beautiful Vivian got older but her range also grew 🌱 💙👌🏾

In my opinion, Shirley Bassey got better as she aged, more resonance, more power!!!. That's insane 🤯❤

Shirley Bassey is a force of nature

Patti literally a powerhouse! 🔥

That ring in Shirley's voice! Listen to those ringing D5s at 80 years old!

On the next list, please include Karen Clark Sheard. She has actually gotten better over time, it’s pretty crazy. Shes in her 60’s now, and she’s been performing since the 70’s

Tony Bennett's voice sounds like a fined tuned instrument....just fabulous!😍

Queen Linda Hopkins and those dance moves at 72!!😳 Her voice is beautiful!!!

Vivian reed. Wow! I can tell Whitney studied her.

Shirley, Patti Magda and Tom 😍😍. The preservation of their voices is astounding. So many times singers forget their voices are instruments (I’m one of them) and they don’t take care of them. These vocalist did it the right way!!!

this is the first time I heard about Vivian Reed! The woman can sing! even in her senior years! that is some serious skill and discipline! But really, these men and women have really preserved their voices as if they are still 20s!!! as a voice teacher, these singers have the same technique and resonance that enabled them to preserve their voices for 50+ years!

The video starts with a singer I don’t know and yet I’m totally blown away. Thanks for introducing Ms Vivian Reed to me. She’s so amazing!

They really said "Age is just a number" 👏👏👏

Can’t nobody outdo Dame Shirley Bassey. The longest career with the best preserved voice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Vivian Reed holy shit. Thank you for this invaluable resource. This is a theory of vocal development that I admire and have fought against institutions (classical voice in college) to study. When you develop your vocal muscles chest and head, you’re voice endures well into your 90s and there is evidence of this with so many singers. If your voice goes to shit when you age that means you were abusing your voice box. Of course people say it’s talent and every body is different. And while that is true, we generally have the same muscles. Like most people with an arm have a bicep and so on. And so this theory simplifies singing in the development of ones voice muscles. Although that’s not the most simple process as I believe it’s not only physical but spiritual, mental, emotional.

OMG....I'm in awe of ALL of them! I knew Patti, Shirley and Tom Jones could 'do the do'...but I'm so surprised at the others in their late 80s and *90s* were still belting out those high notes! My God those folks were AMAZING!!! 😃😃😃

Shirley Bassey's voice is really something else🤯 She took amazing care of her instrument.

Wholeheartedly believe Tony Bennett will be soaring into the heavens singing. Recently discovered Shirley Bassey and she is classic🤩

A C5 diminuendo by a 91 year old.. I have seen everything now :D Great concept! :)

I only know of Vivian because of her Tony-nominated roles in Bubbling Brown Sugar and The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club. Her cover of Stephen Sondheim's "Losing My Mind" is perfect! I wish she'd had a thriving R&B career during her heyday.

Shirley Bassely is one of may favourite vocalists ❤❤

Patti’s head voice is getting stronger every year😮‍💨

Thank you. The majority of these talents I've never heard of before, but WOW!!!! THANK YOU!!!

My son recommended your channel. Wow, you are so kind and thoughtful. It's different from any other channel. Thank you very much!

Linda Hopkins and Vivian Reed wow! What great voices, I never heard of them before.

Never heard of Cleo. Definitely going to check her out. Now was Magda laying on the floor singing? That is impressive at any age. She remained a force into her 90s. Wow.

Whoever made this list, thank you. Such amazing artists!

Mind blowing... those magnificent times, they sang as easy as we breath . Absolutely gorgeous.

Bassey's Bb4 sound so much fuller and even higher than most. It's so interesting

Wow! Patti Labelle still has her head voice at het 70s.

THANK YOU for introducing me to such fabulous women like Vivian and Linda.

This is the best vocal video I've seen in yeaaaars on RU-vid This is excellent The choice of singers, the clips and everything. Great job! Thank you

That’s one of the most inspiring voice-related videos I’ve ever seen. It gives me all the good feelings

Wow, hadn't heard of some of these amazing singers! great compile :-)

Excellent list. I had totally forgotten about Cleo Laine. Glad to see Tom Jones here. Each voice phenomenal.

Amen thank you for uploading this video. Beautiful talented singers!!

Love Shirley, what a voice.

Enlightening concept, you never miss Kaji

What a beautiful video! I learned a lot. Thanks ✨💕

OMG! Not just as an Artist myself, but as a human being this is so Inspirational! THANK YOU for Sharing!🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The only thing about Shirley Bassey's magnificent voice is she can't really do the quiet stuff anymore. I watched her 80th birthday special with David Walliams, and she doesn't have the control over her vocal fold closure required for slow, quiet ballads anymore, but give her a big, belt-y piece and she's 💯💯💯.

You know how much I appreciate your channel! This is a really amazing video! You included some of my favorites ever! I appreciate also the fact that you included the underrated jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, people alway fail to mention her! Congratulations 👏🏻

Marvellous video. Some people I'd nver heard of before. Thank you!

This is the BEST thing on the internet. This will sooooo useful in my teaching. Thank you so much. Vivian Reed is new to me - however, she's already a favorite of mine now!

This is awesome!!! Thank you for posting this. All these well preserved voices. I never heard of Cleo Laine or Vivian Reed before. I’m loving both and just subscribed to Vivian and your channel. ❤️❤️❤️🎤🎤🎤🎶🎶🎶

Cleo Laine has always been one of the pioneers of whistle and a near connected and arguably the most agile singer I have heard

Did Patti ever get vocal training? She's the litteral definition of pursuing one's voice immaculately as you age

I'm VERY impressed with Magda Olivero.

Great video! Vivian is a wonderful singer with such a powerful voice.

I've been taking this in two singers a day, lol. That Magda Olivero...wow. The control she still had at 96 on those decrescendos was remarkable.

Wow wow wow @ Dame Shirley bassey. A legend. Amazed to discover Vivian Reed! Also the 96 year old opera singer lady is unreal

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I think videos like this are super important to break this prevalent myth about singers that has taken hold within our society. That is that after a certain age singers just automatically “lose” their voices as if by magic and it is ridiculous to expect a singer in her 50s to be able to sing as well as she could in her 20s. As if the kind of vocal decline we now see is somewhat natural. Videos like this break that error of thinking. Hopefully it will mean careers that go on longer as people learn how to take care of their instruments.

I don’t know if Callie Day will be on part 2, but her vocal range is absolutely amazing.

Kaji amazing.. wow I was legit shook at vocal abilities esp after 70 & 80 yrs old! Don’t know how ya do it. but consistently great work, (need to learn ur disciplines or time mgmt skills) ✌️♥️

I'm lo-key shocked that an old-school soul-divaholic like myself has never even hEaRd of Vivian Reed----WOW!!!!!!!

Thank you for this education. And I thought I’ve learned about every great vocalist.. until I watched your video!

Linda Hopkins and Dame Cleo Laine hit the perfect notes! Now that's LEGENDARY!

Will you include Gladys Knight on the next list? She basically sounds the same as she did in the 60/70's.

I am astounded by these singers… After the 90’s it’s rare or am I crazy. Each of these singers here are once in a generation talents.

Vivian Reed- my friend. Giving me plenty of inspiration to keep on keeping on !!!

I'm so sad that I only now discovered Vivian Reed through this video but better late than never.🎶All of these artists are fantastico!!💖

God bless these singers with more years of music!!!

Thanks for this gift and it almost Christmas

Vivian Reed, just wow! Thanks for introducing me to this great singer. Was going to mention Tom Jones until I saw him midway into the video. Now, Shirley Bassey is a beast right into her 80s.

I never heard of Vivian Reed. But I'M IN LOVE!!!!!!!!!

Vivian and Shirley seem to have simar approaches. I was introduced to wonderful singers!

Linda can BLOW baby! Thank you for intro!

I missed the premiere 😞 Anywho I love Vivian. Her voice is perfect! So well projected and developed from top to bottom hehe

Surprised by Tony Bennett. What a voice.

Amazing list! Please do one featuring the remaining Pointer Sisters! 🙆🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️

They're all so beautiful 💜💙💚🧡