John McHenry Boatwright (February 29, 1928[1] – November 5, 1994) was an American operatic bass-baritone and singing teacher.
He was born in Tennille, Georgia, in 1928, and studied piano and voice at the New England Conservatory, graduating in 1954.
He sang with the New England Opera Theater in Boston, where Leonard Bernstein heard him and invited him to sing with the New York Philharmonic.
[4] For many years he was a voice teacher at Ohio State University, a post he gained through a letter of recommendation from Marian Anderson.
[2] Boatwright sang for several Presidents at the White House, including at Jimmy Carter's 1977 inauguration.