Johnny Mathis | |
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 Mathis in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Royce Mathis |
| Born | September 30, 1935 Gilmer, Texas, U.S. |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | johnnymathis |
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, Mathis became highly popular as an album artist, with several of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three recordings.
Mathis is the third best-selling artist of the 20th century, selling 360 million records worldwide.[2][3] Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Latin American, soul, rhythm and blues, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, soft rock, blues, country music, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded seven albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, he cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences.[4]
- ^ Bush, John. "Johnny Mathis > Artist Biography by John Bush". RhythmOne. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
Johnny Mathis concentrates on romantic readings of jazz and pop standards ... from the '70s onwards Mathis began incorporating more varied styles of music into his recordings, including soft rock, R&B and country.
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- ^ "Johnny Mathis". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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