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John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer. He is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century. [2] [3] Starting his career with singles of standard music, Mathis became highly popular as an album artist, with several of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts.
John Mathis was born in Maud, Texas, United States. [3] He played on Louisiana Hayride from 1953 to 1960, as a solo artist and as a member of the musical duo Jimmy & Johnny (with Jimmy Lee Fautheree). [3] Mathis left the group to go solo in the middle of the 1950s, leaving Fautheree's brother, Lynn, to fill his shoes.
Joyce Mathis (1944 [1] – before April 2009 [2]) was an American soprano who was a concert artist, recitalist, and opera singer from the 1960s into the early 1990s. She is considered a part of the first generation of black classical singers to achieve success in the United States; breaking down racial barriers within the field of classical music. [3]
Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, politician, and actor.Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games.
Mathis was also transported to the trauma center, where he died. “More than an officer, Jason was a mentor, a friend, and a valued member of our law enforcement family. His memory will forever ...
June Mathis (born June Beulah Hughes, [1] January 30, 1887 – July 26, 1927) was an American screenwriter. Mathis was the first female executive for Metro/MGM and at only 35, she was the highest paid executive in Hollywood. [2] In 1926 she was voted the third most influential woman in Hollywood, behind Mary Pickford and Norma Talmadge. [3]
Jeff Walter Mathis was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 5, 1955, the son of Jeff Hudson Mathis II and Georgia Virginia “Ginny” Wells. [1] He was raised in Central America and South America while his father served with the United States Air Force, and graduated from John Marshall High School in Leon Valley, Texas in 1974.
Weldon Lamar Mathis (April 2, 1926 – October 20, 2001) was an American labor leader. He was secretary-treasurer of the Teamsters from 1985 to 1991. After Teamsters president Jackie Presser took a leave of absence for health reasons, Mathis was interim president from May 5, 1988, to July 18, 1988.