Portrait of the artist: Johnny Mathis, singer

'Singing is like golf. You can flounder over things for years – then a pro sets you straight in minutes'What got you started?My dad was a piano player and singer, and sang to his children – all seven of us. He made a lasting impression on me, though not on the rest of the family.What was your big breakthrough?Performing the song Wonderful Wonderful on the Ed Sullivan Show [in 1957]. I'd recorded the song about a year before, and almost forgotten about it. Then I went on the programme...

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