Johnny Mathis
USA
Born: 30 September 1935
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Vocal, Pop/Rock, Stage & Screen, R&B, Jazz
Styles: Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Soul, R&B/Soul, Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Cast Recordings, Pop-Soul, Standards, Hard Bop, Smooth Soul, AM Pop, Early Pop/Rock
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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 concentrated on theme-oriented albums of show tunes and traditional favorites during the '6...
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