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 126-150 of 291 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-033776 | 10-in. | 2/28/1939 | In a moment of weakness | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-034650 | 10-in. | 5/4/1939 | You and your love | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-035397 | 10-in. | 4/3/1939 | You grow sweeter as the years go by | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-035700 | 10-in. | 4/4/1939 | And the angels sing | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-035713 | 10-in. | 4/7/1939 | Show your linen Miss Richardson | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Johnny Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-035715 | 10-in. | 4/7/1939 | Them there eyes | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Johnny Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-035755 | 10-in. | 4/17/1939 | And the angels sing | Jack Miller ; Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-036053 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | I'm happy about the whole thing | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-036055 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | Corn pickin' | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-036075 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | Hooray for spinach! | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-036420 | 10-in. | 8/16/1939 | And the angels sing (As it might be presented at the Metropolitan Opera House) | Alec Templeton | Comic monologue, with piano and male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-036809 | 10-in. | 4/25/1939 | Show your linen, Miss Richardson | Smoothies | Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-037409 | 10-in. | 6/1/1939 | You and your love | Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-038190 | 10-in. | 8/3/1939 | Day in—day out | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-040962 | 10-in. | 10/13/1939 | I thought about you | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-040982 | 10-in. | 10/20/1939 | Blue rain | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-041712 | 10-in. | 10/4/1939 | Smarty pants | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-042367 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | Holy smoke (Can't ya take a joke?) | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-042606 | 10-in. | 8/27/1939 | Day in─day out | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-042778 | 10-in. | 10/3/1939 | I thought about you | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-042780 | 10-in. | 10/3/1939 | Blue rain | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-042919 | 10-in. | 10/9/1939 | Make with the kisses | Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-042980 | 10-in. | 10/18/1939 | I thought about you | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-043293 | 10-in. | 11/7/1939 | Smarty pants | Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-043314 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Make with the kisses | Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | 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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