Johnny Mathis
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Biography
[Edit]One of the last and most popular in a long line of traditional male vocalists who emerged before the rock-dominated 1960s, Johnny Mathis concentrated on romantic readings of jazz and pop standards for the ever-shrinking adult contemporary audience of the '60s and '70s. Though he debuted with a flurry of singles chart activity, Mathis later made it big in the album market, where a dozen of his LPs hit gold or platinum and over 60 made the charts. While he originally concentrated on theme-oriented albums of show tunes and traditional favorites, from the '70s onward Mathis began incorporating more varied styles of music into his recordings, including soft rock, R&B, and country. This stylistic eclecticism, combined with ubiquitous vocal chops, helped Mathis remain a popular concert attraction well into the 21st century.
Unsurprisingly, given his emphasis on long sustained notes and heavy vibrato, Mathis studied with an opera coach prior to his teenage years, and was almost lured into the profession; his other inspirations were the smoother crossover jazz vocalists of the 1940s — Nat "King" Cole, Billy Eckstine, and Lena Horne. Mathis was an exceptional high-school athlete in San Francisco, but was wooed away from a college track scholarship and a potential spot on the Olympic squad by the chance to sing. He was signed to a management contract by club owner Helen Noga, who introduced the singer to George Avakian, jazz producer for Columbia Records. Avakian signed him and used orchestras conducted by Teo Macero, Gil Evans, and John Lewis to record Mathis' self-titled debut album in 1957. Despite the name talent and choice of standards, it was mostly ignored upon release.
Columbia A&R executive Mitch Miller — known for his desperately pop-slanted Sing Along albums and TV show — decided the only recourse was switching Mathis to Miller's brand of pop balladry, and the formula worked like a charm; the LP Wonderful Wonderful didn't include but was named after a Top 20 hit later in 1957, which was followed by the number five "It's Not for Me to Say" and his first number one, "Chances Are." From that point on, Johnny Mathis concentrated strictly on lush ballads for adult contemporary listeners.
Though he charted consistently, massive hit singles were rare for Johnny Mathis during the late '50s and '60s — half of his career Top Ten output had occurred in 1957 alone — so he chose to focus instead on the burgeoning album market, much like Frank Sinatra, his main rival during the late '50s as the most popular traditional male vocalist. Mathis moved away from show tunes and traditional pop into soft rock during the '70s, and found his second number one single, "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late," in 1978. Recorded as a duet with Deniece Williams, the single prompted Mathis to begin trying duets with a variety of partners (including Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, and Nana Mouskouri), though none of the singles enjoyed the success of the original.
Mathis continued to release and sell albums throughout the '90s — his fifth decade of recording for Columbia — and beyond, among them 1998's Because You Loved Me: Songs of Diane Warren and 2000's Mathis on Broadway. Mathis followed the Broadway album with 2002's The Christmas Album and 2005's Isn't it Romantic: The Standards Album, both of which found the iconic vocalist in fine form. In 2008, Mathis released the Walter Afanasieff-produced and arranged A Night to Remember, his first straight-ahead adult contemporary album in over a decade. Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville, Mathis' first full-length album of country music, appeared in September of 2010. The album ultimately garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Title: Discover Further: Johnny Mathis
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Classical
Title: The Original 36 All -Time Favorite Songs (CD1)
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Title: The Original 36 All -Time Favorite Songs (CD2)
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Title: A Special Part of Me (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Discover: Johnny Mathis
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 16 Most Requested Songs - Encore!
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: Big Hits of the 50´s / Big Hits of the 50?s
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Country Christmas
Genre: Country, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The 1960 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt 3, Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Hits From the 50s
Genre: Pop
Title: Britain's Greatest Hits 1959
Genre: Pop
Title: Hits Collection - The Year That Was 1959
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Gold Christmas
Genre:
Title: Christmas Deluxe
Genre:
Title: Gold Christmas - Greatest Christmas Hits
Genre:
Title: 1960's British Hit Parade, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Guys and Dolls of the 1950's & 1960's
Genre: Pop
Title: 50's Favorite Love Songs Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 15
Genre: Pop
Title: Smooth Jazz Christmas 2013
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Britain's Greatest Hits 1958
Genre: Pop
Title: Celebrity TV Commercials
Genre:
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº 3 / 100 Hits Vintage N? 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº2 / 100 Hits Vintage N?2
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 49
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 16 Most Requested Songs: Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: The 50 Best Christmas Songs Ever
Genre:
Title: Easy Listening Vol. 4
Genre:
Title: Zodiac (Songs from the Motion Picture)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1959, Vol. 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1959, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Christmas 16 Most Requested Songs
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Soul Strut, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 20 All Time Greats Of The 50's
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Juke Box Hits Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Doo-Wop Hits From the RMG Vaults (Volume 2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Quiet Christmas
Genre: Pop
Title: Irving Berlin: A Hundred Years
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Lyricists - Johnny Burke
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: The Great Hits Vol 6
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Classic Songs from the 1950s!
Genre:
Title: The Great Songs of George Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Deluxe
Genre:
Title: NOW (That's What I Call Christmas), Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Top of the Charts Vol 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 16 Most Requested Songs of the 1950s., Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Million Dollar Memories, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Songwriters - Harold Arlen
Genre:
Title: Picture Show Memories
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sharing Happiness Sharing Love
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1960, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Hits of 1956, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits of 1959, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 8 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: Jubilee Classic Anthems
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1975
Genre: Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 5 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Dionne Warwick: Greatest Hits 1979-1990
Artist: Dionne Warwick
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: The Classic Soundtrack Collection
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: The Great Race (Music From the Film Score)
Artist: Henry Mancini
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Lounge, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Wild Is the Wind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Dimitri Tiomkin
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Christmas 25th Anniversary Collection
Artist: Mannheim Steamroller
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Rock, Alternative, Smooth Jazz
Title: Ray Conniff presents Various Artists, Vol.8
Artist: Ray Conniff
Genre: Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Xmas Classics - Essential Christmas Songs
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1975
Artist: Various
Genre: Blues, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Stars for a Summer Night - All-Star Festival!
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: A Place for Us: A Tribute to 50 Years of West Side Story
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Now That'S What I Call Christmas 4 (CD2)
Artist: The Temptations
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Best Christmas Album Ever (CD1)
Artist: Diverse Artiesten
Genre: New Age, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Chic Organization: Up All Night (The Greatest Hits)
Artist: Chic
Title: The Essential Angela Bofill - Angela Bofill
Artist: Angela Bofill
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: The Bert Kaempfert Story - A Musical Biography (CD2)
Artist: Bert Kaempfert & Orch.
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Essential Dionne Warwick - The Arista Years
Artist: Dionne Warwick
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul