Johnny Mathis Brief Biography

John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer 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.

Although he is frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Brazilian, Spanish, soul, rhythm and blues, soft rock, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, blues, country, 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.

Johnny Mathis News

• The Almanac for September 30, the 273rd day of 2019
• The Almanac for Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2018
• Famous birthdays for Sept. 30: Lacey Chabert, Maddie Ziegler, Ezra Miller, Jenna Elfman, Marion Cotillard, Johnny Mathis, Monica Bellucci, T-Pain
• The Almanac for Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2017