Jordy, you admire the same performers my sister would...if she were still alive. I'm 10 years younger than you, and they hold little appeal for me. Different sounds and styles appeal to different generations.
So help me out here as you know I am on holiday and on my iPad,can someone put nat king cole singing unforgettable, and a present day equivalent,just to compare,
I don't think you will see their like again but that doesn't mean that younger generations won't appreciate them. I used to take the mick out of my Dad for liking Nat King Cole but now that I`m no longer a teenager (as I was then) I realise that he had very good taste.
Well i can remember a few chart hits for Perry como in the 70s and Al Martino's Spanish Eyes. There's loads of great stuff fron that decade though- TRex, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, ELO, 10cc, Eagles, The Jam, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac
Surely it depends on whether crooning will ever come back into musical fashion.
And you're by no means the only fan, there are probably millions who still like these singers, but they just don't buy the records (or download same) in appreciative quantities any more.
When there are already so many excellent performers in this style available on record, it becomes increasingly difficult for newcomers to break into that exalted pool.