Johnny
Mathis live at Fabulous Fox Theater in St .
Louis…second show added by popular demand….March 24
& 25 ● Presented by KETC/Channel 9
St. Louis, MO/
KETC/ Channel 9 and Fox Concerts present Johnny
Mathis for two performances, as he celebrates over
50 years as a recording artist and performer.
Shows are Saturday, March 24 at 8pm and Sunday,
March 25 at 7pm. Ticket prices are $65, $60, $55 &
$45 and are on sale now.
Since his initial impact on the music scene in the
mid-1950’s, Johnny Mathis has maintained a
consistently high level of performance, both on
recordings and on stage.
He has performed for Presidents, Heads of State,
Royal Families and concertgoers across the globe.
He has been called by many: “The World’s Greatest
Romantic Singer,” and has been noted in the
Guinness Book of World Records for an
unprecedented 490 continuous weeks on the Billboard
Top Albums Chart for the 1958 release of Johnny’s
Greatest Hits.
Johnny received three Grammy nominations: the first
for “Misty” (Best Male Vocal Performance) in 1960,
the second in 1992 for In A Sentimental Mood/ Mathis
Sings Ellington (Best Traditional Pop Performance)
and most recently in 2006 for Isn’t it Romantic
(Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.)
He has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
twice, and received the 2003 Lifetime Achievement
Award by the Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences. In 2004, he sang “Over the Rainbow” with
Ray Charles on Mr. Charles’ Genius Loves Company.
Johnny was honored that Mr. Charles requested that
song be played at his memorial service.
Marking the living legend’s 50th
Anniversary in 2006, a collection of personally
assembled recordings from the past 50 years, Johnny
Mathis – Gold: A 50th Anniversary
Celebration, was released. PBS also aired the
concert television special titled, “Wonderful,
Wonderful.” The special is now available on DVD,
titled “Johnny Mathis – Gold: A 50th
Anniversary Celebration.”
Tickets for
Johnny Mathis are on sale now at the Fox Theatre Box Office and all
MetroTix locations. Order by phone at 314/534-1111
or online at
www.metrotix.com. For more information,
visit:
www.johnnymathis.com.
