John Gary
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| Born | John Gary Strader Script error: No such module "person date". Watertown, New York, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Traditional pop, easy listening |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Singer, television personality |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | Fraternity, RCA Victor, USA Kama Sutra |
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John Gary (born John Gary Strader; November 29, 1932 – January 4, 1998) was an American singer, recording artist, television host, and performer on the musical stage.
Early life
From Watertown, New York,[1] Gary started singing at the age of 5. He joined his older sister, Shirley Strader. At the age of 9, he won a 3-year scholarship to the prestigious Cathedral School of St John in Manhattan. He auditioned for the choir master, Norman Coke-Jeffcott. At the age of 10, Gary had won two pins of distinction from the American Theatre Wing Merchant Seaman's Club for the Stage Door Canteen. Aged 12, he toured the southern states with Frank Pursley, a blind pianist for the Mason Conservatory.
Career
Gary sang in movies, on Broadway, had his own prime time network television variety series and appeared at Carnegie Hall,[2] with numerous orchestras. He appeared thirty times as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar, Steve Allen and Johnny Carson. He traveled across the US and Canada with approximately 40 concerts per year. For six years, he gave community concerts in over 400 cities and towns. He recorded 24 albums for RCA Victor.
Prior to national stardom, Gary appeared on local New Orleans television station WDSU-TV, as a regular feature on the noontime television show Midday. He also appeared at the Blue Room of the Roosevelt (later Fairmont) Hotel. He performed The John Gary Show, three fifteen-minute shows a week, presaging his national (CBS) show a decade later, a summer replacement for the Danny Kaye Show.
Gary was considered by many to be one of the most talented of popular singers due to his breath control and the tonal quality of his voice. He had an exceptionally wide range of Page Template:Fraction/styles.css has no content.3+1⁄2 octaves.[3] His singing ranged from robust baritone to a high sweet tenor often in the same song, and he was noted for his versatility.[4] Many popular songs of the time were suited to his intimate style.
Gary first recorded on Fraternity Records between 1958 and 1960.[5] In 1960, he joined ASCAP and composed several popular songs. After signing with RCA Victor, Gary was nominated for a 1964 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and his 1963 LP Catch a Rising Star was nominated for Best Vocal Performance, Male.[6] He was a favorite singer of fellow RCA Victor artist Elvis Presley.[7] He had five songs that made the adult contemporary (or easy listening) chart in Billboard magazine.[8] The song "Cold", released in 1967, was his most successful, topping the chart for two weeks at the end of that year.[8] However, the song failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.[9] In 1968 he voiced John Alden in the Rankin/Bass Animated TV special The Mouse on the Mayflower.
RCA has reissued some of his recordings and a 92-track, four-CD box set on the Collectables label.
He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps for three years.[10]
John Gary died in 1998 at age 65 of cancer in Dallas, Texas.[8]
Discography
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".The list below shows the singer's studio albums and live albums only. His full discography, singles, and other releases are described in a separate article. Gary is noted for charting a total of thirteen albums as well.[2]
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See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bush, John. "John Gary biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. pp. 58, 59. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pop Spotlight: Catch a Rising Star" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 75, no. 40. February 3, 1968. p. 28 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cashbox Album Pop Picks Reviews: Catch a Falling Star by John Gary" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXV, no. 4. October 5, 1963. p. 18 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gary to Guest On Welk Show". Billboard. September 21, 1959. p. 6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."John Gary nominations". Grammy Awards. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ^ Commercial for All-Time Heart Touching Favorites", an As Seen on TV album from 1989
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 100.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Record Research. ISBN 978-0898202052.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gary, John (October 1963). "Catch a Rising Star (Liner Notes)". RCA Victor Records. LSP-2745 (LP).
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