Johnny Mercer
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Biography
[Edit]Johnny Mercer's main claim to immortality is his incredible songwriting output, penning the lyrics or music and lyrics to roughly 1,500 songs. Marked by a sophisticated, occasionally whimsical mastery of language and rhymes, many of Mercer's songs have become standards regularly covered by jazz artists. Yet he was also a successful singer, with a relaxed, Southern-accented, jazzy, rhythmically agile delivery that resulted in several major hits in the 1940s. At first, he was torn between acting and songwriting, but having failed to land a part in Garrick Gaities in 1930, he ended up writing his first hit, "Out of Breath, Scared to Death of You," for the show. His first charted songwriting hit was Ted Lewis' 1933 recording of "Lazybones." By 1938, he was recording duets with Bing Crosby for Decca and the following year, he was on Benny Goodman's Camel Cavalcade radio program as a featured singer. In 1942, he, Glenn Wallichs, and Buddy DeSylva founded Capitol Records, which would eventually become an industry behemoth, and Mercer reeled off a string of hits for his label, including "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe," "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," "Candy," and "Personality." "Atchison" is an especially good example of his flip, catchy, vocal style. While running Capitol, Mercer the talent scout attracted the likes of Nat King Cole, Stan Kenton, Jo Stafford, Peggy Lee, and Margaret Whiting to the label, where they had their greatest successes. Among Mercer's most durable lyrics — a highly abbreviated list — are those for "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)," "Blues in the Night," "Come Rain or Come Shine," "My Shining Hour," and "Early Autumn," and his many collaborators have included Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Gordon Jenkins, and Harry Warren. He also contributed to the scores of seven Broadway musicals and films. Following an album with Bobby Darin and collaborations with Henry Mancini in the early '60s, Mercer's career slowed down under the onslaught of rock & roll, but time has since reconfirmed his status as an American popular music giant. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
Title: Dr. Heckle And Mr. Jibe (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, Johnny Mercer
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Night in Harlem (Remastered) [with Johnny Mercer] - Single
Artist: Johnny Mercer, Jack Teagarden
Genre: Pop
Title: Moon River - Johnny Mercer Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook
Artist: Johnny Mercer
Genre: Jazz
Title: On the Atchison, Topeka and the Sante Fe (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Johnny Mercer
Genre: Pop
Title: Johnny Mercer Sings Just for Fun
Artist: Johnny Mercer, Paul Smith Trio
Title: My Sugar Is So Refine (Remastered) - Single
Artist: The Pied Pipers, Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston
Genre: Pop
Title: On the Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe (Remastered) - Single
Artist: The Pied Pipers, Johnny Mercer
Genre: Pop
Title: Too Marvelous For Words
Artist: Johnny Mercer
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: On the Atchinson, Topeka and the Santa Fe (Remastered) - Single
Artist: The Pied Pipers, Johnny Mercer
Genre: Pop
Title: Sizzling One Step Medley (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Johnny Mercer, Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra, The Nite Caps
Genre: Pop
Title: The Jubilee Shows No. 56 & No. 61
Artist: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Barney Bigard, Johnny Mercer
Genre: Jazz
Title: Two Of A Kind (US Release)
Artist: Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Billy May And His Orchestra
Genre: Pop
Title: Baby, It's Cold Outside (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Margaret Whiting, Johnny Mercer
Genre: Pop
Title: I Never Heard You Say (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Margaret Whiting, Johnny Mercer
Genre: Pop
Title: Personality - Single
Artist: The Pied Pipers, Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston And His Orchestra
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Christmas Remixed - Holiday Classics Re-Grooved
Genre: Electronica
Title: A Few Of My Favorite Things
Genre: Pop
Title: The 50 Best Duets Ever
Genre: Pop
Title: White Christmas: The 20 Best Christmas Songs of All Time
Genre:
Title: Holiday Dance Party - The Christmas Remixes
Genre: Electronica
Title: The Home Front (Songs That Won the War)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Hot 100 - Swing Jazz, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Songs of World War II - 50 Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1949, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Pop Celebration
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Time Was, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Time Was, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Essential Jazz Vocal Groups [Live]
Genre: Jazz
Title: Call of Duty - Songs of Civil & World Wars
Genre: Jazz
Title: Various Artists - Million Dollar Memories, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History (1895-1950)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Christmas, Vol. 4
Genre:
Title: 40's Dance Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Voice of Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Merry Mixmas: Christmas Classics Remix (Digital Version)
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Songs Of WWII
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Cocktails
Genre:
Title: The Jazz & Vocal Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Kids Songs from the '30s, '40s & '50s
Genre: Kids
Title: Songs of Freedom, Liberty, & War
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Music of World War II - Sentimental Journey
Genre: Jazz
Title: Marching Bands & 4th of July Songs
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Golden Hits of the 30s & 40s
Title: Last of the Romantics
Genre:
Title: 1920's Hit Tracks, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: From the Sony Vault: Christmas With the Big Bands
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Oldies But Goodies Vol 1 As Time Goes By
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1942 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1942 Volume 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Fun Songs of the 40's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1944 Volume 3
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hot 100 - Swing Jazz, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sing for Your Supper
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1952, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Remember Then Vol 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cole Porter: Easy To Love - The Platinum Collection
Genre:
Title: The Most Beautiful Duets Ever
Genre:
Title: Jazz Masters Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Retrospective Hits of 1947
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Love Songs Volume 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Great Songwriters - Hoagy Carmichael
Genre:
Title: Hits of The Late 40's Vol 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Timeless Songs of 1947
Genre: World Music, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Something Wonderful: Peggy Lee Sings The Great American Songbook
Artist: Peggy Lee
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Heroes Collection (CD1)
Artist: Songs For Captain Tom
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Byzantine/Relegious, Country, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (CD9)
Artist: Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Anthology 2021 (All Tracks Remastered)
Artist: Bobby Darin
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop
