Johnny Mathis

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Johnny Mathis is an American pop and easy-listening singer known for his smooth, romantic ballads and a career spanning several decades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf easy listening singer
human
pop singer
recording artist
singer
activeIn 20th century
21st century
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
birthName John Royce Mathis
careerSpan several decades
collaboratedWith Deniece Williams
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-09-30
debutAlbum Johnny Mathis (1956 album)
educatedAt San Francisco State University
surface form: San Francisco State College
genre easy listening
pop
traditional pop
vocal jazz
hasEthnicity Black Americans
surface form: African-American
hasStarOn Hollywood Walk of Fame
languageOfPerformance English
name Johnny Mathis self-link
notableAlbum Heavenly
Merry Christmas
Open Fire, Two Guitars
notableChartSuccess multiple gold and platinum albums
notableFor smooth romantic ballads
notableSingle Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
notableWork Chances Are
It’s Not for Me to Say
Misty
The Twelfth of Never
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
Wonderful, Wonderful
surface form: Wonderful! Wonderful!
occupation recording artist
singer
placeOfBirth Gilmer, Texas
surface form: Gilmer, Texas, United States
primaryInstrument vocals
raisedIn San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records
sport basketball
track and field
style romantic ballads
vocalType tenor
voiceDescribedAs smooth
yearsActiveStart 1950s

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Perry Como influenced Johnny Mathis
Gene Page workedWith Johnny Mathis
Misty notableRecordingBy Johnny Mathis
Ray Conniff workedWith Johnny Mathis
What'll I Do hasNotableCoverVersionBy Johnny Mathis
subject surface form: "What'll I Do"
I'll Walk Alone hasNotableRecordingBy Johnny Mathis
subject surface form: "I'll Walk Alone"
Family Ties openingThemePerformer Johnny Mathis
Thom Bell associatedWith Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis name Johnny Mathis self-link
Tenderly hasNotableRecordingBy Johnny Mathis