SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rick Bartalini Presents announced that music icon Johnny Mathis will perform two rare Holiday concerts in the Bay Area this December. Mathis will perform A Johnny Mathis Christmas Friday, December 2 at the historic Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California and Friday December 23 at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California. The two rare holiday concerts will feature holiday classics and Johnny Mathis' greatest hits. Tickets are on-sale now at www.RBPconcerts.com.
Johnny's accomplishments are numerous and varied. He holds many records and has set many precedents in the music industry. In 1958, two years after being signed by Columbia Records, Johnny's Greatest Hits was released. It began a "Greatest Hits" tradition copied by every record company since then. Johnny's Greatest Hits went on to become one of the most popular albums of all time and spent an unprecedented 490 continuous weeks (almost ten years) on the BILLBOARD Top Albums Chart. This record has been noted in the GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS.
2006 marked Johnny's 50th anniversary as a recording star and was very busy for him. "Johnny Mathis - Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration" and "A 50th Christmas Celebration" were both released and PBS taped a special called "Wonderful, Wonderful". The PBS special was later released on DVD as "Johnny Mathis - Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration". 2006 also marked the year that he was honored with receiving the Society of Singers coveted Ella Award.
Tickets for A Johnny Mathis Christmas are $59.50, $79.50 and $99.50 and can be purchased at www.RBPconcerts.com. Visit Johnny Mathis on-line at www.johnnymathis.com
SOURCE Rick Bartalini Presents
