Every singer loses their ability to stretch and hit notes and sing like they did in their prime, and with 80 years between albums I'm willing to bet that Maynard is not able to what he used to rather than not being involved or featured as prominently as he normally is.
Happens to everyone. It was my first thought on that track released a month ago where he seemed to be experimenting with a more breathy, understated delivery. I'd much prefer how Maynard is doing it to how too many singers either A) still sing like they're 10 years younger and sound painful or B) use embarrassing amounts of autotune
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