Johnny Mathis
The soft-voiced romantic crooner who set hearts aflutter.
About The artist
Johnny Mathis was the fourth of seven children and learned an appreciation of music from his father. He was a star athlete in high school and college, and at one point wanted to purse a career in physical education. A fellow student, who was performing at a local nightclub, brought Johnny in for a jam session. The co-owner, Helen Noga, heard his voice and decided to manage his career.
Mathis's first album entitled Johnny Mathis: A New Sound In Popular Song was released in 1956 by Columbia records. Colubmia then placed him under the supervison of producer Mitch Miller, and Mathis's career took off. He recorded some of his greatest hits with Miller, including "Wonderful, Wonderful" and "It's Not For Me To Say."
Did you know...
Johnny Mathis was also a tremendous athlete. He set the school high jump record of 6 ft 5 1⁄2 in while attending San Francisco State College. This was only three inches short of the current Olympic record at the time.
