Johnny Mathis News

The latest tour dates, new releases & more from The Voice of Romance!

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Johnny is back on tour again this month in Oklahoma City, OK on September 6th!  

Click on the PressReader link above to read all about what Johnny has been up to in an all new interview in The Oklahoman by journalist Becky Carman.

Get tickets to Johnny’s upcoming Oklahoma City concert by clicking here: Johnny Mathis - Civic Center Music Hall - Sept. 6th 2018

And click here to see Johnny’s most current Tour Dates: Johnny Mathis - The Voice Of Romance Tour 2018/2019

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Johnny Mathis returns to Honolulu, HI for the first time in two decades to perform his greatest hits & Christmas classics with a live orchestra at the Blaisdell Concert Hall on December 21 & 22, 2018! 

Click on the links below to get pre-sale tickets early starting this Friday, August 24th at 9 AM HST with code ALOHA for both shows.   PLEASE NOTE: Public sale starts the SAME DAY just 1 hour later at 10am HST!

*Johnny Mathis Night #1 - Friday, December 21: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A005512CDBB3FD7?camefrom=CFC_RB_PRESENTS_JM_FB

*Johnny Mathis Night #2 - Saturday, December 22: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A005512CDBF3FDE?camefrom=CFC_RB_PRESENTS_JM_FB

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Johnny discusses growing up in San Francisco and his upcoming performance at a charity event in Washington D.C. for Child Justice, Inc. on September 23, 2018.  

Click on the link above to read the article now.

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Johnny Mathis, the voice of the ’50s, was always ahead of his time. Now he’s ready to talk about it.

He was a black star adored by white fans, and quietly gay. Discretion got him through those years. Did it also hold him back?

An in-depth look at Johnny’s life & career will be featured in an upcoming edition of the Washington Post,  available on newsstands nationwide this Sunday, August 5th 2018.  You’ll find the interview in the Arts & Entertainment section of this Sunday’s edition.  

For those of you who can’t wait that long -  click on the link in the title above to read the article now.  

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Johnny will be performing at a charity event in Washington D.C. for Child Justice, Inc. on September 23, 2018. Click the link below to get tickets now:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-heroes-of-child-justice-with-special-guest-friend-johnny-mathis-tickets-47424020522?aff=efbeventtix

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Johnny Sings at High Hopes Charity Concert on July 8, 2018

Join Eric Marienthal, Johnny Mathis, Gordon Goodwin and more on July 8th at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach, CA starting at 4pm for an evening of music & dining to support a worthy cause: 

  “High Hopes is the first nonprofit charitable organization in the country to help brain-injured adults recover from dramatic brain injuries.”  

Click on this link to buy your ticket now:

High Hopes Benefit Concert Featuring Johnny Mathis

Proceeds from this concert, live & silent auction benefits the High Hopes Head Injury Program.

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Wednesday on Lake Effect: Public Safety Building, 'Wallace W. Abbey,' Musician Johnny Mathis

Wednesday on Lake Effect : A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum evaluates the future of Milwaukee County’s 90-year old Public Safety Building and

Hear Johnny’s wonderful new interview with host Mitch Teich on “Lake Effect”(WUWM 89.7), ahead of his concert this Friday May 11th at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI.  

Click on the link above to hear the interview which starts about halfway through the show at 32:45.

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Misty Johnny Mathis - Professor of Rock

The story behind the magical pop standard as told by the voice of the romance.

Take a look at the 3rd new exclusive mini-documentary on the story behind Johnny’s pop standard “Misty” with Professor of Rock, presented by @xlearinc. 

You can watch this episode now by clicking the link above.

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Johnny Mathis, The TVD Interview - The Vinyl District

Johnny Mathis’ music has become synonymous with romantic pop ballads. Since his early hits with “Chances Are,” “It’s Not for Me to Say,” and “Misty,” he’s been recording and performing for decades, occasionally returning to the charts with things like his 1978 Number 1 “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” with Deniece Williams. He’s released …

Click on the link above to read part 1 of Johnny’s in-depth interview with Roger Catlin of The Vinyl District.  

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“I Love My Lady” Gets Vinyl Release for Record Store Day

We're excited to finally announce Johnny's lost 1982 album "I Love My Lady", produced and arranged by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards of CHIC, will have its 1st standalone LP debut for Record Store Day on April 21, 2018!   

Pressed on clear smoke colored vinyl, and with your album purchase you’ll also receive a digital download code. So you can listen to Johnny on your record player AND your computer!

This limited edition album will be available exclusively for Record Store Day in the U.S. & Internationally at participating independent music stores on April 21st, so click on the links below to find your closest participating music store now:

Record Store Day (U.S.) - Participating Stores

Record Store Day (International) - Participating Stores

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2nd “Professor Of Rock” Mini-Documentary on “Wonderful, Wonderful” Airs Today

Here is the latest episode from the “12 Months of Mathis”, This time it’s the story behind Johnny’s recording of “Wonderful! Wonderful!” with Professor of Rock.  

You can watch this episode now by clicking the link below:

Wonderful! Wonderful!: Johnny Mathis

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Johnny Interviewed On “Nancy For Frank” - SiriusXM Radio

Hear Johnny's interview with Tina & Nancy Sinatra on SiriusXM Radio's Siriusly Sinatra Ch. 71. This 2 part interview will air on the following dates & times: 

Show 1

3/6 Tuesday 9pET

3/7 Wed 12pET

3/8 Thur 9aET

3/9 Friday 10pET

3/10 Sat 3PET

Show 2

3/12 Monday 6pmET

3/13 Tuesday 9pET

3/14 Wed 12pET

3/15 Thur 9aET

3/16 Friday 10pET

3/17 Sat 3pET

Encores

Show 1

3/19 Monday 6pmET

3/21 Wed 12pmET

3/23 Friday 10pET

Show 2

3/20 Tuesday 9pET

3/22 Thur 9aET

3/24 Sat 3pET

Click the link below for full listing details. 

http://www.siriusxm.com/siriuslysinatra  

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PREMIER: “Professor Of Rock” 12 Mini Mathis Documentaries

Last year Johnny had a wonderful time speaking with Adam Reeder, the host of the show Professor Of Rock.  This interview was so in depth that Adam & his team wanted to focus on 12 of Johnny’s songs once a month, every month throughout 2018. 

The first edition is the story behind Johnny’s recording of “Chances Are”, along with other behind-the-scenes stories as well.

This show will be available on all streaming devices soon, but you can watch Johnny’s 1st mini documentary in this 12 month series now by clicking on the link below:

Chances Are: Johnny Mathis on Professor Of Rock

Johnny is also a Professor Of Rock Featured Artist!  Click on the link below to see his profile page:

https://www.professorofrock.com/johnny-mathis/

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TVD Radar: Johnny Mathis 1970s Columbia catalog reissue series in stores 3/3 - The Vinyl District

VIA PRESS RELEASE | In a career spanning over 60 years, Johnny Mathis has always had an unerring ear for a song…witness his new, 2017 album featuring his recordings of future standards by Adele, Bruno Mars, and Pharrell Williams. At the dawn of the 1970s, Mathis was celebrating the great songwriters of that day, too, …

Starting on March 2, 2018 our colleagues at Real Gone Music & Second Disc Records are kicking off a new series celebrating Johnny’s classic 1970s albums! Click on the link above for full details.

These albums will be available on as stand alone CDs, and the first 2 reissues are available for pre-order now: 

“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”:Expanded Edition

”Johnny Mathis Sings The Music Of Bacharach & Kaempfert”: Expanded Edition

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“Voice Of Romance” Makes Variety’s Best Box Sets of 2017

.@Variety's Best Boxed Sets of 2017 includes @bobdylan @alyankovic @ElvisPresley @midnightoilband @MathisJohnny & @AmericanEpic: https://t.co/bhEz6xly8o pic.twitter.com/xJZIqwvYsG

— Legacy Recordings (@SonyLegacyRecs) December 20, 2017

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Chances Are Johnny Mathis Would Be a Singer

The pop vocalist grew up laughing off bad breaks; today, he is restoring his West Hollywood home

Thanks to Marc Myers of The Wall Street Journal for the interview on Johnny’s early years and life at home.  Read the entire article by clicking on the link above.

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Johnny's new box set + unreleased CHIC album available December 8th!

If you’ve ever wanted to hear the unreleased album I Love My Lady which Johnny recorded with the iconic disco/funk/soul group CHIC, then you want to click on the link above right now.  You’ll get to hear 3 tracks from the album, plus details about the upcoming The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Albums Collection box set that contains this album for the 1st time on CD! 

Pre-order the The Voice Of Romance on Amazon.com now, by clicking here, available December 8th!

Many have asked if there will be an individual release for "I Love My Lady”, but there are no confirmed details yet.  However stay tuned here for any future news about this and all of Johnny’s album releases!