Singer Johnny Mathis, 85, discovered music at a time before rock and roll existed. The man nicknamed “The Voice of Romance,” in recognition of the smooth but sensitive vibrato-laden approach he’s ...

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: ...

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Paul Bodamer and Todd Mathis had one of Columbia’s best-documented — and best-sounding — friendships. Bodamer, an insurance executive who became one of the state’s great music producers in his off ...

Johnny Mathis was no stranger to Jewish music when he recorded "Kol Nidre," the soul-stirring Aramaic prayer sung at the start of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Growing up in San Francisco, the ...

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 ...

Pop icon Johnny Mathis is ready for his final curtain call. The Grammy-winning singer, 89, will be retiring from the stage this summer due to his elderly age and declining memory, Mathis' team ...

At 86, singer Johnny Mathis would be within his rights to put down the microphone and call it quits. The much-loved vocalist first bewitched listeners in the 1950s with his chart-topping, ...

Johnny Mathis was still looking for his big break when legendary producer Mitch Miller brought him into his office at Columbia Records in New York. Until that point, Mathis — a Texas native raised in ...

Mathis topped the Billboard 200 twice, with the game-changing Johnny's Greatest Hits and the aptly-titled Heavenly. By Paul Grein Johnny Mathis, who in the 1950s created an enduring niche as a singer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pop icon Johnny Mathis is ready for his final curtain call. The Grammy-winning singer, 89, will be retiring from the stage this ...