Johnny Mann
Johnny Mann | |
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Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Died | June 18, 2014 , U.S. | (aged 85)
Occupation(s) | Arranger, composer, conductor, musician, singer |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
John Russell Mann (August 30, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American
Career
Johnny Mann began his music career in the late 1940s in his hometown of
As
The Johnny Mann Singers performed a strongly patriotic musical presentation at the 1972 Emmy Awards telecast hosted by Johnny Carson. Following their performance, Carson returned to the stage and declared "War Bonds are available in the lobby", a sarcastic comment on the group's flag-waving. The remark offended some conservative viewers around the country.[citation needed]
Mann wrote a number of
In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.[4]
In 2005, Mann and his wife, Betty, retired to Anderson, South Carolina, but he continued to produce radio station jingles, guest conduct around the country, and participate in local musical programs.[1]
In April 2014, at the age of 85, he was a guest conductor of The South Carolina School of the Arts[5] at Anderson University's spring gala where he led the university choir in performing The Johnny Mann Singers arrangement of "Up, Up and Away". At the song's conclusion, the audience of about 1,000 stood in Mann's honor.[6]
Recordings
The Johnny Mann Singers recorded 42 albums, mainly for Liberty Records from the 1950s to the 1970s. In the mid-1970s the Johnny Mann Singers began recording with Light Records.
In the early 1960s the Singers provided backing for some singers including
The Johnny Mann Singers' instrumental "Cinnamint Shuffle (Mexican Shuffle)" hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966.[7] Their next single, a
Marriages and children
On December 10, 1960, Mann married actress Lori Nelson, and they had two daughters, Susan Lori and Jennifer Lee, before divorcing in April 1973.[10] In 1983, Mann married Betty Weinmann, and they remained married for over 30 years until Mann's death in 2014.[1] He and Betty were members of St. John's United Methodist Church in Anderson, South Carolina, where they sang in the choir.[1]
Death
On June 18, 2014, Johnny Mann died of heart failure at age 85 at his home in Anderson, South Carolina.[11][12]
On June 28, 2014, at his memorial service, Evans Whitaker, president of Anderson University announced the creation of the Johnny Mann Center for Commercial Music at Anderson University in his memory.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e "John Russell "Johnny" Mann". legacy.com. Legacy.com/Anderson Independent-Mail. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "The Joey Bishop Show". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ "560 KSFO Radio – The Sound Of The City". Bayarearadio.org. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ^ "Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated" (PDF). Palmspringswalkofstars.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ "The South Carolina School of the Arts". Andersonuniversity.edu. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "His Music is Going to be with Us". Independentmail.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 182. CN 5585.
- ^ "Lori Nelson Profile". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Bruce Weber (24 June 2014). "Johnny Mann, Leader of Easy-Listening Singers, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ Limon, Janice (2014-06-18). "Johnny Mann, composer, voice of 'Chipmunk,' dies in Anderson". Wyff4.com. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ^ "Johnny Mann, composer, voice of 'Chipmunk,' dies in Anderson". wspa.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22.
External links
- Johnny Mann Singers
- Space Age Pop profile of Johnny Mann
- Johnny Mann at AllMusic
- Marriage Lori Nelson
- Johnny Mann discography at Discogs