Johnny Mathis Interview

Johnny Mathis Interview


Today on Living a Legacy, Eric Couch and Neil Haley will
interview Johnny Mathis.


John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American
singer-songwriter 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 to date.
Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has
been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three separate
recordings.


Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his
discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian and Spanish
music, 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, Mathis cited Lena Horne,
Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences