“When the Last Note Lingered: Johnny Mathis’ Farewell That Touched the World”
“The Final Curtain Call of the Voice of Romance” On the evening of May 18, 2025, the legendary singer Johnny Mathis, at the venerable age of 89, delivered his final…
“The Final Curtain Call of the Voice of Romance” On the evening of May 18, 2025, the legendary singer Johnny Mathis, at the venerable age of 89, delivered his final…
The song is a nostalgic anthem about the shared experience of youthful freedom and coming of age in a small town. In the summer of ’93, something special was in…
The Haunting Echo of a Mississippi Mystery There are songs that tell stories, and then there are songs that become stories themselves. Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 masterpiece, “Ode to Billie Joe,”…
“Only Four Nights Remain – As Johnny Mathis Sings Goodbye with One Last ‘Wonderful, Wonderful'” At the age of 89, Johnny Mathis — the velvet voice who soundtracked generations of…
A Song About the Contagious, Unstoppable Pull of a Troubled Past For anyone who came of age in the 1970s, the name Johnny Rodriguez evokes a sense of both effortless…
A tender declaration of unwavering devotion, wrapped in the warmth of a timeless voice. For those of us who came of age in the vibrant, tumultuous era of the late…
An Ode to Singular Devotion: The Unmistakable Sound of Love There are voices that sing songs, and then there are voices that embody them. Johnny Mathis possesses the latter. His…
The Velvet Sound of Melancholy’s Embrace Before the Beatles, before the Beach Boys, there was a sound that defined a generation’s cool, a sophisticated blend of jazz harmony and pop…
A Name That Became a Heartfelt Symphony There are voices that simply sing, and then there are voices that become the song itself. Johnny Mathis possesses one of the latter.…
An Underdog’s Anthem of Hopeful Affection For many of us who lived through the ’80s, the story of The Judds—the mother-daughter duo of Naomi and Wynonna—is more than just a…