Johnny Mathis (cantante 1935)

Johnny Mathis
	Johnny Mathis in una foto del 1960
Nazionalità	Stati Uniti
Genere	Pop; Jazz; Easy listening
Periodo di attività musicale	1956 – in attività
Strumento	Voce
Etichetta	Columbia Records; Mercury Records
Album pubblicati	75 ca.
	Sito ufficiale
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Johnny Mathis, all'anagrafe John Royce Mathis (Gilmer, 30 settembre 1935), è un cantante statunitense, interprete soprattutto di brani del genere popular music e professionalmente in attività dalla metà degli anni cinquanta.^[1]

In carriera ha pubblicato circa 75 album^[1]^[2]^[3] e venduto oltre 100 milioni di dischi in tutto il mondo.^[2] Ha duettato con Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, Nana Mouskouri, Dionne Warwick e Deniece Williams.^[1]

Tra i suoi brani di maggiore successo, figurano It's Not for Me to Say del 1957 (5ª posizione nella Billboard Hot 100 e Grammy Hall of Fame nel 2008), Chances Are del 1957 (1ª posizione nella Billboard Hot 100 e Grammy Hall of Fame nel 1998), Fly Me to the Moon, I'm Comin Home, Misty del 1959 (Grammy Hall of Fame nel 2002), Too Much, Too Little, Too Late del 1978 (1ª posizione nella Billboard Hot 100 e 3^ nel Regno Unito), When a Child Is Born (cover di Soleado), eccetera.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Ha una stella nella Hollywood Walk of Fame^[4] e ha ottenuto il Premio Grammy alla carriera (nel 2003).^[4]

Biografia

Discografia parziale

Album

Johnny Mathis Columbia CL-887 1956
Wonderful Wonderful Columbia CL-1028 (Gold) 1957
Warm Columbia CL-1078/CS-8039 (Gold) 1957
Good Night, Dear Lord Columbia 1958
Johnny's Greatest Hits Columbia CL-1133 (Multi-Platinum) 1958
Swing Softly Columbia CL-1165/CS-8023 (Gold), #10 UK Pop Albums 1958
Merry Christmas Columbia CL-1195/CS-8021 (Multi-Platinum) 1958
Open Fire, Two Guitars Columbia CL-1270/CS-8056 (Gold) 1959
More Johnny's Greatest Hits Columbia CL-1344/CS-8150 (Gold) 1959
Heavenly Columbia CL-1354/CS-8152 1959
Faithfully Columbia CS-8219 (Gold) 1959
The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway Columbia #6 UK Pop Albums 1960
Johnny's Mood Columbia 1960
I'll Buy You a Star #18 UK Pop Albums Columbia 1961
Portrait of Johnny Columbia 1961
Live It Up! Columbia 1962
Rapture Columbia 1962
Johnny's Newest Hits Columbia 1963
Johnny Columbia 1963
Romantically Columbia CS 8898, CL 2098 1963
Sounds of Christmas Mercury 1963
I'll Search My Heart and Other Great Hits Columbia CS-8943
The Great Years Columbia 1964
Tender Is the Night Mercury 1964
The Wonderful World of Make Believe Mercury 1964
This Is Love Mercury MG 20942/SR 60942 1964
Olé Mercury 1965
Love Is Everything Mercury 1965
The Sweetheart Tree Mercury SR 61041/MG 21041 1965
The Shadow of Your Smile Mercury 1966
So Nice Mercury 1966
Johnny Mathis Sings Mercury SR-61107 1967
Up, Up and Away Columbia 1967
Love Is Blue Columbia CS-9637 1968
Those Were the Days Columbia CS 9705 1968
People Columbia 1969
The Impossible Dream Columbia 1969
Love Theme From "Romeo And Juliet" (A Time For Us) Columbia 1969
Give Me Your Love for Christmas Columbia (Platinum) 1969
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head #23 UK Pop Albums 1970
Close to You Columbia 1970
Sings the Music of Bacharach & Kaempfert 1970
Love Story #27 UK Pop Albums 1971
You've Got a Friend Columbia 1971
In Person - Recorded Live at Las Vegas Columbia 1972
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face #40 UK Pop Albums 1972
Johnny Mathis' All-Time Greatest Hits (Platinum) 1972
Song Sung Blue 1972
This Guy's in Love with You Harmony 1972
Christmas with Johnny Mathis Columbia 1972
Me and Mrs. Jones 1973
Killing Me Softly 1973
I'm Coming Home Columbia #18 UK Pop Albums 1973
The Heart of a Woman #39 UK Pop Albums 1974
What'll I Do 1974
When Will I See You Again #13 UK Pop Albums 1975
Feelings (Platinum) 1975
Heavenly and Faithfully Columbia 1975
I Only Have Eyes for You #14 UK Pop Albums (UK Gold) 1976
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 1977
The Mathis Collection #1 UK Pop Albums (UK Platinum) 1977
Sweet Surrender Pop Albums (UK Gold) 1977
Mathis Is 1977
Johnny's Greatest Hits 1977
You Light Up My Life #3 UK Pop Albums (Platinum) 1978
That's What Friends Are For (con Deniece Williams) #16 UK Pop Albums (Gold) 1978
The Best Days of My Life#38 UK Pop Albums 1979
Mathis Magic #59 UK Pop Albums 1979
Tears and Laughter #1 UK Pop Albums (UK Gold) 1980
All for You #20 UK Pop Albums 1980
Different Kinda Different 1980
The Best of Johnny Mathis (1975–1980) (Gold) 1980
Celebration #9 UK Pop Albums (UK Gold) 1981
The First 25 Years: Silver Anniversary Album 1981
Friends In Love #34 UK Pop Albums 1982
Unforgettable - A Musical Tribute To Nat King Cole #5 UK Pop Albums (UK Gold) 1983
A Special Part of Me #45 UK Pop Albums 1984
For Christmas 1984
Johnny Mathis Live 1985
Right from the Heart 1985
Hollywood Musicals #46 UK Pop Albums 1986
Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis 1986
Once in a While 1988
Love Songs 1988
In the Still of the Night 1989
In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington 1990
Better Together: The Duet Album 1991
How Do You Keep the Music Playing 1993
The Christmas Music Of Johnny Mathis, A Personal Collection 1993
The Hits of Johnny Mathis 1995
All About Love 1996
Because You Loved Me: Songs of Diane Warren 1998
Mathis on Broadway 2000
The Christmas Album (Gold) 2002
Isn't It Romantic: The Standards Album 2005
The Very Best of Johnny Mathis #6 UK Pop Albums (UK Gold) 2006
Johnny Mathis: 50th Anniversary Christmas 2006
Johnny Mathis Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration 2006
A Night to Remember #29 UK Pop Albums 2008
Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville 2010
The Ultimate Collection #17 UK Pop Albums 2011
Gold: A 50th Anniversay Christmas Celebration 2012

Premi & riconoscimenti

2003: Grammy Award alla carriera

Note

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Allmusic: Johnny Mathis - Biography
^ ^a ^b Answers.com: Johnny Mathis Biography
^ ^a ^b Allmusic.com: Johnny Mathis - Awards
^ ^a ^b ^c Johnny Mathis, in: Los Angeles Times

Voci correlate

Altri progetti

Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Johnny Mathis

Collegamenti esterni

(EN) Sito ufficiale, su johnnymathis.com.
JohnnyMathisVEVO (canale), su YouTube.
(EN) John M. Cunningham, Johnny Mathis, su Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
(EN) Johnny Mathis, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
(EN) Johnny Mathis, su Discogs, Zink Media.
(EN) Johnny Mathis, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
(EN) Johnny Mathis, su SecondHandSongs.
(EN) Johnny Mathis, su Genius.com.
(EN) Johnny Mathis, su Billboard.
(EN) Johnny Mathis, su IMDb, IMDb.com.
(EN) Johnny Mathis / John Royce Mathis, su Internet Broadway Database, The Broadway League.
The Johhny Mathis Archives - Sito non ufficiale
Biografia di Johnny Mathis su Answers.com

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[allmusic-bio-1] Allmusic: Johnny Mathis - Biography

[answers-2] Answers.com: Johnny Mathis Biography

[allmusic-awards-3] Allmusic.com: Johnny Mathis - Awards

[losangelestimes-4] Johnny Mathis, in: Los Angeles Times

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