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  1. Jul 21, 2013 · 1K. 114K views 10 years ago. One of the original tracks on Johnny's first Greatest Hits album, 1958, (the first Greatest Hits album ever released by any artist - also a hit 45" single, on the flip...

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    • Who Is Johnny Mathis?
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    Johnny Mathis sang in a jazz band while in college, and won a recording contract after an audition in San Francisco in 1955. Mathis scored his first No. 1 hit with "Chances Are" in 1957, and became known for his distinct rendition of popular Christmas songs.

    Johnny Mathis was born on September 30, 1935, in Gilmer, Texas, the fourth of seven children. The family moved to San Francisco when Mathis was young, and it was there that his love of and aptitude for music began to develop. When Mathis was 8, his father brought home a piano and taught Mathis his first song, “My Blue Heaven.” The talented boy sang...

    Mathis signed with Columbia but continued his studies at San Francisco State while plans were being made in New York for his debut album. In 1956, Mathis was invited to try out for the Olympic team, but Columbia wanted him to go to New York as a run-up to his first recording session. With his dad’s help, Mathis decided to forgo an Olympic career an...

    With a hit in every decade of his recording career, and his popular Christmas recordings a mainstay each season, Mathis has spanned generations with his smooth vocals. He has performed for heads of state around the world, and in 1972, Mathis was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has received the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences...

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  3. John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, Mathis became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts.

  4. September 30, 1935 · Gilmer, Texas, USA. Birth name. John Royce Mathis. Height. 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m) Mini Bio. He was the fourth of seven children born to Clement and Mildred Mathis. His father performed briefly in vaudeville and exposed all of the Mathis siblings to music.

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  5. Wonderful!" " When Sunny Gets Blue " is a song written by Marvin Fisher (music) and Jack Segal (lyrics), which has become a jazz standard. [1] The song was originally recorded in September 1956 by Johnny Mathis backed by Ray Conniff and his Orchestra, released in February 1957 as the B-side of Mathis's debut single "Wonderful! Wonderful!".

  6. May 14, 2010 · Johnny Mathis: When Sunny Gets Blue (Composed by Segal / Fisher, 1956) davidhertzberg1. 67.7K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.3K. 296K views 14 years ago. Johnny Mathis Playlist:...

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