Sunday Morning

My favorite network program is CBS "Sunday Morning." If you're not familiar with the show, it's a weekly, 90 minute, magazine-style program hosted by Charles Osgood.
Today, they did a 10 minute segment on Johnny Mathis. I've been a huge Johnny Mathis fan since his first recording, "Wonderful Wonderful", was released in 1957. Interestingly, it was Johnny's producer, Mitch Miller, who deserves considerable credit for Johnny's success because he picked out the music that Johnny sang. Forty-nine years later, Johnny Mathis is still performing but it's the music he recorded between 1957 and 1963 that I like best. Three of his albums, "Johnny's Greatest Hits", "Open Fire, Two Guitars", and "Sounds of Christmas" are the cream of the crop.
I like Josh Groban best among today's young artists, but unfortunately, Josh's producer has done a pretty horrible job of picking good songs for Josh to sing. Apparently, they can't figure out whether they want Josh to sing opera, like Andrea Bocelli, or pop, like Michael Buble. Consequently, they haven't managed to capture either audience. That's too bad. Josh has a beautiful voice, great range, and amazing breath control. But talent alone is not enough. I hope someone writes a few good ballads for Josh before it's too late.