I guess I should not be surprised that almost all the recording artists from the 1950s era have passed on. After all, the decade ended over 60 years ago. But Paul Anka and Frankie Avalon are still hanging in there at 80 and 81 years old respectively. Elvis, if he was still around, would have just turned 87.
What about Pat Boone? The guy is on commercials galore! I never saw him all my life until the last decade!
And I love his voice. I don’t care what “hip” people think, he was cute and sung romantic and he is such a nice, moral man.