Johnny Mathis
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 dozen 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. 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 six albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, he cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1935 (Gilmer)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Chess | U-7671 | 10-in. | 7/31/1954 | I'm beginning to remember | Jimmy and Johnny | vocalist | ||
Chess | U-7672 | 10-in. | 7/31/1954 | If you don't somebody else will | Jimmy and Johnny | vocalist | ||
Decca | NA 10939 | 1/13/1960 | Foggy Old London | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10940 | 1/13/1960 | The joke's on you | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10941 | 1/13/1960 | Wooden shoes | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10942 | 1/13/1960 | Home run man | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10943 | 1/14/1960 | Who'll sing for me | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10944 | 1/14/1960 | God is always the same | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10945 | 1/14/1960 | All the good times are past and gone | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10946 | 1/14/1960 | You don't know my mind | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist | |||
Decca | NA 10947 | 1/14/1960 | Homesick | Jimmy "Timmy" Martin, Jr. | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mathis, Johnny," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/330245.
Mathis, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/330245.
"Mathis, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Mathis, Johnny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82063192
Wikidata: Johnny Mathis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q449612
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/85492424
MusicBrainz: Johnny Mathis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48896dee-a985-424d-9849-84802f7e79c9
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