Johnny Mathis
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. He 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. 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. He 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.
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Covering Harry | ... George Burns , Liza Minnelli , Johnny Mathis , Wayne ... | |
Colin Richardson's 1978 Interview with Harry Nilsson | ... [Pausing to listen] Is that Johnny Mathis ? Where is ... | |
Remember (performed by Johnny Mathis) | "Remember" by Johnny Mathis Johnny Mathis released his ... | |
Never My Love: The Lost Album Sessions [2001] | ... hung out, George Harrison , Johnny Mathis , Nilsson. ... |
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- Johnny Mathis recorded Remember
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