Johnny Mathis

The Mathis Repertoire—

In his own words "I select songs that are void of protest, hate, violence, grief, and all negative aspects and choose arrangements that will make people love one another by portraying everything that is beautiful and optimistic."

--Johnny Mathis

http://www.themathischronicles.net/voice.html

A fan of Mr. Mathis writes the following:

"I might also add that there tends not to be much sex in the Mathis song; well, ok, there are a few adult-oriented lyrics here and there ("...would you like to spend the night with me..." or "giving me love, nothing denied me..." or "I remember you and me, the way it used to be, making love, waking up together...). I still say that for the most part, though, Mathis draws a rather heavy line between romance and sex, and seems to prefer to concentrate on pure, sometimes rather intense feeling, rather than the physical consummation of that feeling. I think this makes for very listenable music, music you can share with younger members of the household and not be embarrassed about it."

This famous American is a native of my Texas hometown. He will be 70 years old later this year and still looks like he's about 45. He has a new release called "Isn't It Romantic" and you can read about it here:

http://www.themathischronicles.net/grapes.html

The official site is at http://www.johnnymathis.com.