Johnny Mathis – Age 85

John Royce Mathis is an American jazz singer-songwriter who started singing in a church choir and a band while still in college. After a 1955 audition, he was able to secure a recording contract before releasing the chart-topping number-one hit Chances Are in 1957.

Best known for his rendition of Misty in 1959, Mathis also gained popularity for his renditions of other popular music and Christmas songs. Over the years, he has produced iconic pop and jazz songs like It’s Not for Me to Say, Wild is the Wind, and Wonderful! Wonderful! Mathis is a cast member of the 2021 Ralph Wolfe Cowan documentary The Last Old Master.