Johnny Mathis
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"Sometimes I feel I earn too much," says Mr. Mathis
Interview by Maureen Cleave, The Evening Standard, 15 July 1961
"YOU'D BE amazed how many people have an awful lot of money," said Johnny Mathis easily, thinking no doubt what an awful lot of mugs ...
Comment — The Mathis Chart Mystery...
Profile by Keith Matthews, Record Mirror, 16 February 1963
DID JOHNNY Mathis burn his boats when he appeared on Juke Box Jury? A question which arises because of his recent lack of hits in ...
Johnny Mathis: Talk Of The Town, London
Live Review by Alan Walsh, Melody Maker, 30 July 1966
JOHNNY MATHIS' European cabaret debut at London's Talk Of The Town on Monday, confirmed that he's a superb song stylist though some of his nervous ...
New Albums from Fleetwood Mac, Paul Butterfield, Captain Beefheart et al
Review by uncredited writer, Melody Maker, 24 February 1968
PETER GREEN'S FLEETWOOD MAC: Fleetwood Mac (Blue Horizon). One of the group events of last year for blues fans was the formation of the ex-Mayall guitarist Peter Green's ...
Superstar Johnny Mathis Still Thinks About Jazz
Interview by Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 February 1973
WHEN JOHNNY Mathis takes the Circle Star Theater stage next Friday, it will be the George Washington High star athlete's first appearance here in over ...
Thom Bell: Creator of Classical Soul
Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 9 November 1973
IF YOU study Thom Bell's creative work, there is an undeniable classical influence in everything he does. The easy explanation to this is that the ...
Mathis: Wearing Sinatra's crown
Interview by Jacoba Atlas, Melody Maker, 30 November 1974
BACK IN the fifties, before some of today's most fervent rockers were talking, Johnny Mathis was making million-selling hits. He was, in fact, an institution. ...
Johnny Mathis - The Heart of a Woman
Review by Max Bell, New Musical Express, 5 April 1975
JOHNNY BRISTOL'S RISING reputation as an ace producer hasn't, as far as I can see, resulted in any really solid product to back up the ...
Singles Reviewed by MARK COOPER
Review by Mark Cooper, Record Mirror, 22 January 1983
THE GAP BAND 'Outstanding' (Polygram) Yet another soul concerto from The Gap Band with a monstrously hard-hitting handclap from the engine room and a vocal ...
Johnny Mathis: Play Misty For Me
Live Review by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 20 October 1984
JOHNNY MATHIS stands still long enough to move PENNY REEL at the Hammersmith Odeon. ...
Johnny Mathis: Royal Albert Hall, London
Live Review by Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 17 September 1996
Play Misty for us again, ole buddy ...
Book Excerpt by Phil Hardy, Dave Laing, The Faber Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music, 2001
b. 30 September 1935, San Francisco, California, USA ...
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