Editing Johnny Mathis (section)

{{short description|Retired American Jazz and Pop singer (born 1935)}}
{{other people||Johnny Mathis (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Johnny Mathis
| image             = Johnny Mathis 1960.JPG
| caption           = Mathis in 1960
| birth_name        = John Royce Mathis
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1935|09|30}}
| birth_place       = [[Gilmer, Texas]], U.S.
| origin            = San Francisco, California, U.S
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Traditional Pop]]
* [[jazz]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-mathis-mn00000246885/biography|title=Johnny Mathis > Artist Biography by John Bush|work=[[RhythmOne]]|last=Bush|first=John|access-date=July 19, 2020|quote=Johnny Mathis concentrates on romantic readings of jazz and pop standards ... from the '70s onwards Mathis began incorporating more varied styles of music into his recordings, including soft rock, R&B and country.}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
| occupation        = Singer
| years_active      = 1956–present <!--Do not edit with an end date unless a complete retirement announcement is made in the future. Johnny Mathis has retired from touring, but his team has stated that he might still release studio recordings.-->
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[His Master's Voice (British record label)|His Master's Voice]]
* [[Fontana Records|Fontana]]
* [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]}}
| website           = {{URL|johnnymathis.com}}
}}
'''John Royce Mathis''' (born September 30, 1935) is a retired<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hassan |first=Adeel |date=March 29, 2025 |title=Johnny Mathis Is Retiring From Touring After Almost 70 Years of Crooning |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/us/johnny-mathis-retire-concerts.html |access-date=May 26, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cifarelli |first=David |date=May 22, 2025 |title=Legendary singer retiring with $200 million fortune plays final show at 89 |url=https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2025/05/legendary-singer-retiring-with-200-million-fortune-plays-final-show-at-89.html?outputType=amp |access-date=May 26, 2025 |website=masslive |language=en}}</ref> American singer who is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaydos |first=Steven |date=January 4, 2019 |title=Johnny Mathis Remembers His Jazz Roots |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/spotlight/johnny-mathis-2-1203099669/ |access-date=April 17, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Johnny Mathis |url=https://nmaahc.si.edu/johnny-mathis |access-date=April 17, 2023 |website=National Museum of African American History and Culture |language=en}}</ref> Starting his career with singles of [[standard (music)|standard music]], Mathis became highly popular as an album artist, with several of his albums achieving [[Music recording certification|gold or platinum]] status and 73 making the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]].

Mathis has received the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] and has been inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] for three recordings. Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes [[traditional pop]], [[Latin American]], [[soul music|soul]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[show tune]]s, [[Tin Pan Alley]], [[soft rock]], [[blues]], [[country music]], and even a few [[disco]] songs for his album ''[[Mathis Magic]]'' in 1979. Mathis has also recorded seven albums of [[Christmas music]]. In a 1968 interview, he cited [[Lena Horne]], [[Nat King Cole]], and [[Bing Crosby]] among his musical influences.<ref name=pc23/>