John Royce Mathis was highly popular back the '50s, '60s, and '70s. He's the 3rd biggt sellg artist of the 20th century after Elvis Prley and Frank Satra. He's also a gay man that hid his sexualy for years.
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SGER JOHNNY MATHIS ME OUT AS GAY AFTER YEARS OF HIDG AND HIS DAD'S REACTN WAS UNEXPECTED
He's also a gay man that hid his sexualy for of Mathis’ albums achieved gold or platum stat.
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