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Johnny Mercer

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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: Fehler

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Kopfsache

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

Title: Mareeh

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: World Music

Title: One for My Baby

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: Jazz

Title: Skylark

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sweet Georgia Brown

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: Jazz

Title: Sweet Lorraine

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: Pop

Title: V-Disc

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: Jazz

Title: V Disc

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Genre: Rock

Collections

Title: Time Was, Vol. 3

Genre: Pop

Title: Time Was, Vol. 2

Genre: Pop

Title: 40's Dance Party

Genre: Jazz

Title: Great Songs Of WWII

Genre: Jazz

Title: Christmas Cocktails

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Title: Last of the Romantics

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Title: Remember Then Vol 3

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Masters Vol. 2

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

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Genre: Jazz

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Artist: Judy Garland

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Title: Greatest Hits

Artist: Jo Stafford

Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop

Title: Fine Romance

Artist: Martha Tilton

Genre: Jazz

Title: I'm Nobody's Baby

Artist: Judy Garland

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Colour of Time

Artist: Don Lewis

Genre: Blues, Jazz

Title: Love Again

Artist: Jo Stafford

Genre: Jazz

Title: Great to Be Alive

Artist: Jo Stafford

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blues in the Night

Artist: Jo Stafford

Genre: Pop

Title: Christmas Classics

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

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