Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs. He is best known as a Tin Pan Alley lyricist, but he also composed music, and was a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as songs written by others from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer's songs were among the most successful hits of the time, including "Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses", "Autumn Leaves", and "Hooray for Hollywood". He wrote the lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Oscar nominations, and won four Best Original Song Oscars. |
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 291 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-015536 | 10-in. | 10/22/1937 | Can't teach my old heart new tricks | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-015537 | 10-in. | 10/22/1937 | I've hitched my wagon to a star | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-015576 | 10-in. | 10/29/1937 | Silhouetted in the moonlight | Benny Goodman Trio ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance trio, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-015829 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | I've hitched my wagon to a star | Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Billy Leach | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-015830 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Silhouetted in the moonlight | Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Billy Leach | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-017455 | 10-in. | 12/3/1937 | I'm like a fish out of water | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-017493 | 10-in. | 12/9/1937 | Bob White | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-019305 | 10-in. | 6/1/1938 | Ride, tenderfoot, ride | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Gene Walsh | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-019407 | 10-in. | 7/7/1938 | Confidentially | Elmer Feldkamp ; Freddy Martin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-019408 | 10-in. | 7/7/1938 | Love is where you find it | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Gene Walsh | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-019427 | 10-in. | 7/11/1938 | As long as you live (You'll be dead if you die) | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-019683 | 10-in. | 2/18/1938 | Jezebel | Lola Bard ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-021039 | 10-in. | 2/27/1938 | Jezebel | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-021150 | 10-in. | 3/11/1938 | Something tells me | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-021189 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | The week end of a private secretary | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-021190 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Something tells me | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-021972 | 10-in. | 4/13/1938 | I'll dream tonight | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-021975 | 10-in. | 4/13/1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Blue Barron | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-022442 | 10-in. | 4/13/1938 | Daydreaming (All night long) | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-022448 | 10-in. | 4/15/1938 | Cowboy from Brooklyn | Skeets Herfurt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-022450 | 10-in. | 4/15/1938 | I'll dream tonight | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-022671 | 10-in. | 4/28/1938 | Ride, tenderfoot, ride | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-023231 | 10-in. | 5/15/1938 | Ride, tenderfoot, ride | Jimmy Keegan ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-023271 | 10-in. | 5/24/1938 | Daydreaming (All night long) | Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Billy Leach | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-024040 | 10-in. | 7/15/1938 | Garden of the moon | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mercer, Johnny," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103688.
Mercer, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103688.
"Mercer, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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