The concept of the “greatest hits” record is a surprisingly new invention. The world’s first greatest hits compilation was released on this day, March 15, 1958, by pop and jazz artist Johnny Mathis.

Includes fresh insights from Johnny Mathis as well as his producers and arrangers and traces Mathis’s musical journey from the past to the present. Few singers have been able to change with the times ...

Long known as both “The Voice of Romance” and “The Voice of Christmas,” singer Johnny Mathis tied both worlds together during a concert appearance last weekend just outside Chicago on stage at ...

Pop icon Johnny Mathis is ready for his final curtain call. The Grammy-winning singer, 89, will be retiring from the stage this summer due to his elderly age and declining memory, Mathis' team ...