"I wish I were Johnny Mathis," writes Hairspray director John Waters in his new book, Role Models. "So mainstream. So popular. So unironic, yet perfect. Effortlessly boyish at over seventy years old, with a voice that still makes all of America want to make out." Mathis, 75, has made out pretty well himself: His 130 or so albums have sold an estimated 350 million copies. A singer for all seasons, Mathis returns this month with Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville, which contains "Crazy," "Make the World Go Away," "You Don't Know Me" and other country classics. … Back to Article
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