The following is an excerpt from the chapter "Songs for the Season: The Christmas Albums" from Jakob Baekgaard's Misty: The Music of Johnny Mathis (Sonicbond Publishing, 2022). Songs for the Season: ...

Jul. 9—Chances are, every time velvet-voiced Johnny Mathis takes center stage during his current U.S. tour, the atmosphere could turn misty. Sure, some devoted Mathis fans might swoon teary-eyed with ...

Johnny Mathis is celebrating his 68th year in the music industry with a special holiday performance at the Mayo Performing Arts Center. On Dec. 7, the Grammy-nominated artist will sing his greatest ...

It was 1957 when 21-year-old Johnny Mathis recorded the romantic ballad “Chances Are.” When the legendary singer performs at Shea’s Performing Arts Center on April 15 – more than 60 years later – it’s ...

The concept of the “greatest hits” record is a surprisingly new invention. The world’s first greatest hits compilation was released on this day, March 15, 1958, by pop and jazz artist Johnny Mathis.

Legendary singer Johnny Mathis quietly wrapped up his iconic career over the weekend with a show at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey. The 89-year-old performed an hour-long ...

Includes fresh insights from Johnny Mathis as well as his producers and arrangers and traces Mathis’s musical journey from the past to the present. Few singers have been able to change with the times ...