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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.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 18, 1909 (Savannah), Died June 25, 1976 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1967

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, composer, author

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Recordings (Results 201-225 of 291 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-071702 10-in. 1/20/1942 Not mine Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Fredda Gibson Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-071706 10-in. 1/21/1942 All through the night Lanny Ross Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-071795 10-in. 2/10/1942 Not mine Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-071797 10-in. 2/10/1942 Skylark Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-071904 10-in. 2/12/1942 Not mine Eugenie Baird ; Tony Pastor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor PBS-072005 10-in. 12/27/1941 I remember you Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor PBS-072292 10-in. 5/15/1942 Tangerine Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor PBS-072559 10-in. 7/30/1942 Dearly beloved Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-073460 10-in. 3/19/1942 Skylark Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-074736 10-in. 7/14/1942 Dearly beloved Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Skip Nelson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-074740 10-in. 7/15/1942 That old black magic Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires ; Skip Nelson Male vocal solo with male vocal quartet and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-074744 10-in. 7/16/1942 I'm old fashioned Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Skip Nelson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-075433 10-in. 7/17/1942 You were never lovelier Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-075439 10-in. 7/22/1942 I'm old-fashioned Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-075453 10-in. 7/24/1942 Dearly beloved Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Bill Schallen Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-075455 10-in. 7/24/1942 I'm old-fashioned Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-075456 10-in. 7/24/1942 Strip polka Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet and vocal ensemble lyricist, composer  
Victor D4AB-1038 10-in. 11/21/1944 One for my baby (and one more for the road) Horace Henderson ; Lena Horne Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D4VB-1052 10-in. 11/23/1944 Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Imogene Lynn Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor D4VB-1054 10-in. 11/23/1944 Let's take the long way home Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Imogene Lynn Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor D4VB-1064 10-in. 12/15/1944 Let's take the long way home Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D4VB-1067 10-in. 12/15/1944 Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive Buddy Cole ; Four King Sisters Female vocal quartet, with instrumental octet lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0135 10-in. 3/8/1945 June comes around every year Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0193 10-in. 4/10/1945 How little we know Betty Jane Bonney Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0336 10-in. 5/26/1945 On the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
(Results 201-225 of 291 records)

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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