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Johnny Mathis Is Retiring From Touring After Almost 70 Years of Crooning

Mr. Mathis, 89, a pioneer of romantic ballads, is leaving the stage because of his age and memory problems, his website said.

By Adeel Hassan

Art Gillham Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Columbia Records Music Nineteen Hundred Twenties

100 Years Ago Recording Studios Got a New Tool: Microphones

On Feb. 25, 1925, Art Gillham’s session made history. The technology changed who was heard in recordings, how artists approach their music and how we hear it.

By Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

Advertising and Marketing Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Classical Music Columbia Records Deaths (Obituaries) R. Peter Munves RCA Records Switched-On Bach (Album)

R. Peter Munves, Master Marketer of Classical Music, Dies at 97

As an executive at Columbia and RCA Records, he popularized the classics for mass audiences by applying the same techniques used to sell pop music.

By Adam Nossiter

Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Columbia Records Deaths (Obituaries) Fuller, Jerry (1938-2024) Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Music Group) Nelson, Ricky Pop and Rock Music Travelin Man (Song)

Jerry Fuller, Writer of ‘Young Girl’ and Other Hit Songs, Dies at 85

He located a musical sweet spot between the romantic and the risqué for Ricky Nelson, Johnny Mathis and most famously Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.

By Alex Traub