Johnny Mathis

Frank Sinatra used to privately refer to him as "The African Queen". He recorded for Herb Alpert on his A&M Records label and had three top 40 hits in the mid 1960s: "Call Me," "The More I See You," and "There Will Never Be Another You.". Mathis has recorded over 100 albums of original music and has sold more than 180 million albums worldwide. and to No.2 in the United Kingdom. His hit songs include "Wonderful Wonderful", "A Certain Smile", "Chances Are", "The Twelfth of Never", "Misty", "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late", and "I'm Coming Home", and the original recording of the Thom Bell-Linda Creed composition "Life Is a Song Worth Singing", later made popular by Soul/R&B vocalist Teddy Pendergrass. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S. Although frequently described as a "Romantic" singer, his vast discography contains Jazz, Traditional Pop, Brazilian & Spanish music, Soul, Soft Rock, and Broadway Show Tunes. In 1962 he recorded the 45rpm single "Let's Dance" that went to No.

Around the same time, he had his first number one hit with "Chances Are". Montez grew up in Hawthorne, Califorina, influenced by the Latino flavored music of his community and the success of Ritchie Valens. He sang one of his first hits, "It's Not For Me To Say", in the film, Lizzie, in which he also had a small acting role. Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez on January 17, 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is a Hispanic American singer. While training to become a teacher, he was talent-spotted at a concert and signed by Columbia Records. Mathis grew up in San Francisco, and began singing at school.

Johnny Mathis (born September 30, 1935 in Gilmer, Texas) is an American popular singer, and one of the few remaining male vocalists associated with Traditional Pop music.