PRESENTS

Welcome to the Grapevine News. This section of the Mathis Chronicles contains my views about anything I find or am sent about Johnny Mathis on the 'net and elsewhere, that isn't being discussed by any "official" sites. Occasionally, I report on things not directly related to Mathis but have a connection, may even make up a question to ask myself and try to answer. Readers are welcome to share their news here also. So enjoy and thanks for coming.

VOL. 1 NO. 4

LOOK AT HIM: These days it be the only way Johnny Mathis'll get a Grammy. One of his classic standard hits, "Misty", is one of the 55 recordings that have been inducted into the 2002 Grammy Hall of Fame. These recordings are a recognition, as GRAMMY.com puts it, "for their enduring place in musical history." To qualify for induction, a GHOF nominee must have been released originally at least 25 years ago. Both singles and albums are eligible for nomination, and the nominee is selected by a panel of musicologists, historians, and other music professionals.

Several of this year's inductees are songs that Mathis has recorded on albums of his own. Among them are: "You are the Sunshine of My Life", by Stevie Wonder, "When You Wish Upon A Star", by Cliff Edwards, "You've Got a Friend," by Carole King, "Eleanor Rigby," by the Beatles, "Route 66" by the King Cole Trio. Mathis' own "Chances Are" was a nominee back in 1999.

The 44th Grammy Awards will be presented and televised Wednesday, February 27th, 2002.

DOVE AWARDS: Johnny Mathis up for a Dove Award? Not exactly. However, Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas Extraordinaire, featuring Johnny Mathis on the song O Tannenbaum, and which far and away outsold any other holiday recording this past season, is nominated for a Dove Award in the Instrumental Album of the Year category --- putting yet another potential trophy in the lap of American Gramophone creator Chip Davis.

The 33rd Dove Awards will be presented Thursday, April 25th, 2002.

COLUMBUS: New tour date I've noticed on Pollstar: Columbus, Ohio on May 6th. Refer to See Mathis Live for any forthcoming details.