Helen Shapiro – Age 75

Before The Beatles and their mania swept the charts and changed the musical landscape forever, Britain had a different kind of music star. That star was known as Helen Shapiro. She lit up the early sixties with her smooth jazzy voice on hits like “You Don’t Know” and “Walking Back to Happiness.”

This also led to a stint as an actress with a notable role in films like “Play It Cool” and “It’s Trad, Dad!” Her popularity was short-lived, though, and by the late ’60s, she made way to the more attitude-filled upbeat music of acts like The Rolling Stones and Beatles. She still tours with a band called Hebron since 2015.