SAD NEW: American Musician Legend #JOHNNY MATHIS is Gone….
SAD NEW: American Musician Legend #JOHNNY MATHIS is Gone….Mathis grew up in a large working-class family in San Francisco. He developed an appreciation of music from his father, a former vaudeville performer, and, as a child, he sang regularly in church and at school events. From age 13 he also took vocal lessons, which provided him with a classical foundation for his burgeoning talent. Mathis meanwhile excelled at high-school sports and earned an athletic scholarship to San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University). While in college he began singing at local jazz clubs, through which he attracted the attention of a Columbia Records representative. Although his skill at the high jump earned him an invitation to attend trials for the 1956 Olympic Games, Mathis decided instead to pursue a musical career with Columbia, and he left school without graduating.
