![]() ![]() It was there that he learned an appreciation of music from his father who taught him his first song, “My Blue Heaven”. So that evening, he stayed up to watch his father dismantle the piano, move the pieces into their small living room, and then reassemble it. At age 8, Johnny’s father Clem purchased an old upright piano for $25, which wouldn't fit through their apartment’s front door. As a small boy, the family moved into a basement apartment on Post Street in San Francisco. The 4th of seven children, John Royce Mathis was born on September 30, 1935. His 1958 album “Johnny’s Greatest Hits” actually started the music industry tradition of “Greatest Hits” albums, which is noted in © GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS for a nearly 10 year run on the BILLBOARD Top Albums Chart! He has received 5 GRAMMY Nominations, and the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award. During his extensive career he has had 3 songs inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame, achieved 50 Hits on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, and ranks as the all-time #6 album artist in the history of Billboard’s pop album charts. Best-known for his supremely popular hits like “Chances Are," "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late," and "Misty”, Johnny has recorded close to 80 albums, 6 Christmas albums, and has sold millions of records worldwide. ![]()
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