“I want to be carried up on stage.” Amid the applause for a living legend, the plea of a five-year-old girl cut through the noise. Johnny Mathis, at 88, stopped his show. What happened next left the audience in tears as the international star became a gentle grandfather, lifting the child into his arms and holding the microphone for her. As her innocent, shy voice filled the room, he looked out with tear-filled eyes, saying “music is a gift to be given to future generations,” and everyone knew they had just witnessed why.
Johnny Mathis at 88: A Concert That Became a Miracle It was supposed to be just another night in a…