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Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
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Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams. John Royce Mathis (b. September 30, 1935), known popularly as Johnny Mathis, is an American Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter of popular music. The last in a long line of traditional male vocalists who emerged before the rock-dominated 1960s, Mathis concentrated on romantic jazz and pop standards for the adult contemporary audience through to the 1980s. Starting his career with a standard flurry of singles, Mathis was far more popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums receiving gold and platinum status and seventy three making the Billboard charts to date. Mathis was born fourth of seven children in Gilmer, Texas to Clem and Mildred Mathis. The family moved when he was young to San Francisco, California on Post Street, in the famous Fillmore district where he was raised. His father worked for a time in vaudeville, and when he saw the budding talent in his son, the elder Mathis bought an old upright piano for US$25 to encourage his efforts. Mathis began learning from his father songs and routines–his first song being, "My Blue Heaven." Mathis started out singing and dancing for visitors at home, and later publicly, at school and church events. At thirteen, Mathis was taken to Connie Cox, a San Francisco Bay Area voice teacher, who accepted him as a student in exchange for work he would do around her house. He studied with Cox for six years, learning vocal scales and exercises, voice production, classical and oper
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Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
That's What Friends Are For
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Billboard Top 100 of 1978
You Light Up My Life
Top Of The Pops 1978
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The Ultimate Hits Collection
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Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 6: Remote Control
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You Light Up My Life: Gentle Memories of the '70s
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100 Hits Of The 70's - CD 5
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Body & Soul Love Senerade (CD 2)
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The All Time Greatest Songs - 06 - Duets
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Duets Vol.1