John Russell Mann was an American arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer, singer, and recording artist.
12 Facts About Johnny Mann
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Johnny Mann began his music career in the late 1940s in his hometown of Baltimore before serving in the army playing as a member of the US Army Field Band from 1951 to 1953.
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Johnny Mann was musical director of The Alvin Show and was the singing voice of Theodore.
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Johnny Mann was credited as "Johnnie Johnny Mann" in some of his earlier works.
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The Johnny Mann Singers performed a strongly patriotic musical presentation at the 1972 Emmy Awards telecast hosted by Johnny Carson.
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Johnny Mann wrote a number of radio jingles, the most famous being the "Sound of the City" jingle for KSFO in San Francisco, California.
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Johnny Mann can be seen on YouTube videos at a Los Angeles recording studio directing his six-voice jingle singers while they sing jingles for radio station KRTH-FM.
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The Johnny Mann Singers recorded 42 albums, mainly for Liberty Records from the 1950s to the 1970s.
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In total, Johnny Mann was nominated for five Grammys, two of which he won.
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On December 10,1960, Johnny Mann married actress Lori Nelson, and they had two daughters, Susan Lori and Jennifer Lee, before divorcing in April 1973.
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In 1983, Johnny Mann married Betty Weinmann, and they remained married for over 30 years until Johnny Mann's death in 2014.
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On June 18,2014, Johnny Mann died of heart failure at age 85 at his home in Anderson, South Carolina.