The following is an excerpt from the chapter "Songs for the Season: The Christmas Albums" from Jakob Baekgaard's Misty: The Music of Johnny Mathis (Sonicbond Publishing, 2022). Songs for the Season: ...
Johnny Mathis was just two years into his career as a recording artist when in 1958 he released his hit album “Merry Christmas,” a perennial Christmas classic to this day. Since then, Mathis has ...
In 1957, legendary crooner Johnny Mathis released a single titled “Chances Are,” which became his first No. 1 hit. When he performed the song on “The Ed Sullivan Show” that same year, a career was ...
What do the songs “Misty,” “Chances Are” and “It’s Not for Me to Say” all have in common? They’re all in the Grammy Hall of Fame, thanks to one John Royce “Johnny” Mathis, singer extraordinaire, ...
Johnny Mathis was just two years into his career as a recording artist when in 1958 he released his hit album “Merry Christmas,” a perennial Christmas classic to this day. Since then, Mathis has ...
Johnny Mathis has made a living singing since the 1950s, but he didn't necessarily set out to be a world-class crooner and romantic balladeer. “The thing with music with me is it got started with my ...
Singer Johnny Mathis has a way with words -- especially the ones crafted into romantic songs he has famously caressed with his tenor voice for more than 60 years. Mathis, who turns 83 on Sept. 30, is ...
The mesmerizing Mathis was surrounded by a cheering audience (it’s a huge theatre-in-the-round) and surrounded by their love. It was clear from the recognition applause and sighing that greeted the ...
Johnny Mathis was just two years into his career as a recording artist when in 1958 he released his hit album “Merry Christmas,” a perennial Christmas classic to this day. Since then, Mathis has ...