Ali Gator Posted April 1 Posted April 1 Legendary crooner Johnny Mathis, who turns 90 in six months, has announced he's retiring from performing in concert - something he has done around the globe for the past 7 decades - citing 'accelerating age and memory issues'. Mathis has currently been on the road with his '2025 Voice of Romance Tour' which was to conclude in November, but his handlers have canceled the last four dates of the tour last week. His last concert will be on May 18, at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ. The venue seats just under 1,400 and the concert is sold out already. Some third-party sites are re-selling tickets for nearly $500. Singer Johnny Mathis announces retirement, cancels concerts due to... NYPOST.COM The legendary singer’s last show will be May 18, 2025 in Englewood, NJ. + Charlie and + sync 2
+ ApexNomad Posted April 1 Posted April 1 7 minutes ago, Ali Gator said: Legendary crooner Johnny Mathis, who turns 90 in six months, has announced he's retiring from performing in concert - something he has done around the globe for the past 7 decades - citing 'accelerating age and memory issues'. Mathis has currently been on the road with his '2025 Voice of Romance Tour' which was to conclude in November, but his handlers have canceled the last four dates of the tour last week. His last concert will be on May 18, at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ. The venue seats just under 1,400 and the concert is sold out already. Some third-party sites are re-selling tickets for nearly $500. Singer Johnny Mathis announces retirement, cancels concerts due to... NYPOST.COM The legendary singer’s last show will be May 18, 2025 in Englewood, NJ. The sound of Christmas at my house doesn’t begin until Johnny Mathis is playing. + Charlie, thomas, Ali Gator and 1 other 3 1
+ sync Posted April 1 Posted April 1 His placement and breath control amazed me until I read that he had also opera training.
samhexum Posted April 1 Posted April 1 I don't mean this disrespectfully, but for a long while now, when I've heard news about him every few years it has surprised me he's still alive. thomas 1
Ali Gator Posted April 2 Author Posted April 2 My Italian-American parents, and all their friends they socialized throughout their married lives, loved Johnny Mathis. When I was 'old enough' to attend concerts (13+) the concerts I would go to were Johnny Mathis concerts at the 'summer theater-in-the-round' throughout southeastern New England with my older sister and parents. Of course, I wanted to see singers I was liking back then (ABBA, Olivia Newton-John, Diana Ross) but those would have to wait until high school / college - as a young teen it was Mathis. I really grew to appreciate his talent over the years, and now that my parents are gone (as well as all their friends) his music has a special place in my heart. (As for female singers - it was Dionne Warwick whom they loved and followed - and I was brought to her concerts, too. I became a big Warwick fan when I was around 10). About six months ago, my sister saw him in concert - it was about a week before his birthday, and he was touring my area (I think with the current concert tour mentioned above). She said it was sad to see him; though his voice was still there, he was rather frail (had to sit on high armed chair for the 75 minutes), and forgot lyrics to most of the songs. He didn't speak much to the audience between songs, and didn't make banter with his musicians on stage as he used to. + sync 1
+ BOZO T CLOWN Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Johnny Mathis appearance begins at 19:15 of the video. 66 years ago, Johnny Mathis appeared as a Mystery Guest on What's My Line. A very handsome and intelligent young man. BTC 🤡
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