Johnny Mercer
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John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist , songwriter and singer . He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others. From the mid-193... Read More
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Undead ApesJOHN MERCER , guitarist for Brisbane’s favourite dumb rock band UNDEAD APES , talks to MADELEINE LAING about the local scene and bad ideas. He also has a desperate plea…Rave Magazine27 March 2012
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For Who The Bells Toll - Sleigh BellsPicture the scene. It’s 1934 in the small town of Honesdale, Pennsylvania. It’s cold outside - actually, it’s bloody freezing - and the snow, as it tends to on America’s East Coast, has fallen thick and fast. People are wrapping up, trying to keep warm, rushing from to home to work, or vice-versa, while after school and at the weekends kids play in Honesdale Central Park. Richard ‘Dick’ Smith sees this and pens some words that will later be set to a tune by Felix Bernard. For years - and imagine this as a montage spanning decades with the ...Clash Music8 March 2012
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Shins – Simple Song (Video)The new Shins album Port Of Morrow will be in stores March 20th. John Mercer and the boys have already shared with us their video for “September” and now you can catch the album’s second video for “Simple Song” for free on iTunesmostly junkfood22 February 2012
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Deadmau5, Chris Lake, Michael Woods, Calvin ..Three Six Zero and Roc Nation have put together a dizzying benefit for the Children’s Orthopaedic Center and The Mark Taper–Johnny Mercer Artists Program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – a $1000-price-tag concert on the night of the Grammies, February 12, 2012. No doubt we’ll see more artists added to what will be the premier [...] Related posts: Rihanna & Calvin Harris – We Found Love (Stereotronique Remix) Rihanna’s New Single ‘We Found Love’ Produced By Calvin Harris!? Interview: Michael WoodsSalaciousSound2 February 2012
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Standards: Fools Rush InBow Wow Wow: Fools Rush In [ purchase ] 14 year old Burmese Londoner Annabella Lwin had been working in a dry cleaners when punk impressario Malcom McLaren recruited her and three members of Adam and The Ants to form the Burundi drummers-inspired Bow Wow Wow. Two years before their cover of the Strangeloves' "I Want Candy" hit the UK Top Ten , they released a poppy cover of this forty year old Johnny Mercer/ Rube Bloom standard, originally sung by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Ray Eberle and Billy Eckstine. While Annabella sings like a breathless, flirty 14 year old, the real ...Star Maker Machine25 January 2012
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An engaging visit with Dorothy Fields at Eve ..Each year at this time, Everyman Theatre takes a nostalgic walk through the Great American Songbook, departing from the company's usual focus to offer a cabaret-type show with a few singers and a single pianist. Irving Berlin and Johnny Mercer...Clef Notes24 December 2011
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CHRISTMAAAAAS !!! (Part 9)HO HO HO kids ! Yes, right on time, I thought I was gonna be a lil' bit short to make this one due to the schedule, but hey, y'know me, I can't miss a goold ol' Xmas Mix - hum. So here it is, 54 minutes of christmas cheers, blues & beers ! Boy - as always - this year's been pretty frantic, and ho ho ho by the way, sorry for the new album, it'll be out at the beginning of the year, I was hoping to get the bastard in my hands for Christmas (you know, when you don ...Spread The Good Word15 December 2011
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Top 10 Untrue Facts About Robert Johnson: Gr ..10. Like Huey Newton and Bobby Seale listening to Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” as they drew up the charter for the Black Panthers, Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen were listening to “Hell Hound on My Trail” when in 1941 they wrote “Blues in the Night.” “I want him on the session,” Bing Crosby, a [...]Riley Rock Index14 December 2011
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Top 10 Untrue Facts About Robert Johnson: Gr ..10. Like Huey Newton and Bobby Seale listening to Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" as they drew up the charter for the Black Panthers, Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen were listening to "Hell Hound on My Trail" when in 1941...Riley Rock Index13 December 2011
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Reindeer HoofersShopping is done! How's yours going? Get on yr dancin' elf shoes today, cuz we got a Yuletide party goin' on! Mosh along to Yo La Tengo's raved up version of Jan Terri's "Rock'n'Roll Santa" ! Git down 'n' groovy with J. Hines and the Boys' insanely catchy and deep thumpin' "A Funky Christmas to You" ! And swing, swing, swing the festive night away with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra's "Christmas Night in Harlem" (which features Johnny Mercer and Jack Teagarden )! Santa's got a party goin' on! Yo La Tengo: Rock'n'Roll Santa ...Big Rock Candy Mountain12 December 2011
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Jazz breaking news: The Return of Ahmad Jama ..Jamal">Ahmad Jamal is to release his latest album Blue Moon on 6 February, one of the first major jazz releases of 2012. An important release by any standard from one of the greatest pianists in jazz history it features a stellar trio specially convened for the session playing Jamal originals and choice standards. It will come out on new French label Jazz Village, a sister label to Harmonia Mundi’s World Village imprint. The great Pittsburgh-born pianist, now 81, was a key inspiration of Miles Davis, a fact alluded to heavily in Miles’ autobiography. Roy Carr in Jazzwise reviewing ...Jazzwise Magazine8 December 2011
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Jazz breaking news: The Return of Ahmad Jama ..Jamal">Ahmad Jamal is to release his latest album Blue Moon on 6 February, one of the first major jazz releases of 2012. An important release by any standard from one of the greatest pianists in jazz history it features a stellar trio specially convened for the session playing Jamal originals and choice standards. It will come out on new French label Jazz Village, a sister label to Harmonia Mundi’s World Village imprint. The great Pittsburgh-born pianist, now 81, was a key inspiration of Miles Davis, a fact alluded to heavily in Miles’ autobiography. Roy Carr in Jazzwise reviewing ...Jazzwise Magazine8 December 2011
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sonic avenger : sonic santas christmas colle ..sonic santa’s christmas collection 2 by sonicavenger 01. the true meaning of christmas – william shatner 02. it’s the most wonderful time of the year – andy williams 03. country christmas – loretta lynn 04. baby it’s cold outside - johnny mercer & margaret whiting 05. carolling carolling – singers unlimited 06. santa and [...]I Really Love Music2 December 2011
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Friday, November 18, 2011omnibus \OM-nuh-buhs\, noun: 1. A volume of reprinted works of a single author or of works related in interest or theme. 2. A bus. adjective: 1. Pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once. Omnibus means “for all” in Latin. barside manner manner or conduct of a bartender, when waiting on customers. That bartender hasn't acknowledged me since I've sat down. What bad barside manner! Trivia In Greek mythology, how many times does the river Styx circle Hades? Nine. History William Tell: legendary Swiss archer shot an arrow through an apple on his son ...Baxojayz19 November 2011
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Jam_On to Broadcast Widespread Panic's Savan ..Sirius_XM’s Jam_ON will broadcast tomorrow’s Widespread Panic show in its entirety. The band is slated to take the stage at Savannah, GA’s Johnny Mercer Theater at 7 PM ET. The sold out show is part of Panic’s 25th Anniversary Tour. While in Savannah, GA, Panic...Jam Bands4 October 2011
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Johnny Mercer's Music Shop IISounds Of Yesteryear2011TRACK LISTING- Introduction: Johnny Mercer / Wendell Myles
- Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
- San Fernando Valley
- My Blue Heaven
- Love, Go Away
- It Could Happen To You
- Dream
- Introduction: Johnny Mercer / Wendell Myles
- Sugar
- The Trolley Song
- Sure Thing
- Conversation With June Duprez / I Woke Up And Started Dreaming
- Dream
- Introduction: Johnny Mercer / Wendell Myles
- Exactly Like You
- Goodnight, Wherever You Are
- You Can Depend On Me
- Crazy Rhythm
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Dream
- Introduction: Johnny Mercer / Wendell Myles
- I Can't Help It
- Time Waits For No One
- I Get The Blues When It Rains
- I'm Not Jealous
- Dream
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Moon River: Sings Johnny Mercer Songbook..Sanctuary2009TRACK LISTING -
Centennial CelebrationOjc2009TRACK LISTING -
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1985 Or..First Night Records2008TRACK LISTING- Overture
- Bless Your Beautiful Hide
- Wonderful, Wonderful Day
- One Man
- Goin' Courtin'
- Love Never Goes Away
- Sobbin' Women
- The Townsfolk's Lament
- A Woman Ought to Know Her Place
- We Gotta Make It Through the Winter
- We Gotta Make It Through the Winter (Reprise)
- Spring, Spring, Spring
- A Woman Ought to Know Her Place (Reprise)
- Glad That You Were Born
- Love Never Goes Away
- Wedding Dance
- Finale: Goin' Courtin'/Wonderful Wonderful Day
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PersonalityGolden Options2007TRACK LISTING- Candy
- Personality
- Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
- On the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe
- Mr Gallagher and Mr. Shean
- Small Fry
- Strip Polka
- Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
- Mister Meadowlark
- One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
- The Glow Worm
- Sugar Blues
- G.I. Jive
- Blues in the Night
- My Sugar Is So Refined
- The Dixieland Band
- The Old Music Master
- Conversation While Dancing
- Jamboree Jones
- Baby It's Cold Outside
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Man from Georgia [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS RE..Jasmine Music2005TRACK LISTING- On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
- The Air-Minded Executive
- I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
- Jamboree Jones
- De Camptown Races
- Candy
- Personality
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Mindin' My Business
- Everybody Has A Laughing Place
- Why Should I Cry Over You?
- Save The Bones For Henry Jones
- Harmony
- You Can't Make Money Dreamin'
- I Don't Care If It Rains All Night
- You Don't Have To Know The Language
- I've Been Hit
- Sweetie Pie
- Down Among The Sheltering Palms
- Candy Kisses
- The Missouri Walking Preacher
- It's Great To Be Alive
- The Yodel Blues
- Apply The Fundamental
- She's Shimmyin' On The Beach Again
- Cuckoo In The Clock
- Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today
- Old Folks
- You Oughta Be In Pictures
- Two Sleepy People
- Shadrack
- Roll 'Em
- When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba
- St. Louis Blues
- By The River Sainte Marie
- Someday Sweetheart
- Mr. Gallagher And Mr. Shean
- On Behalf Of The Visiting Firemen
- Could Be
- Small Fry
- Glow Worm
- My Poor Old Heart
- Lullaby Of Broadway
- Comes The Revolution Baby
- Christmas Night In Harlem
- Steamboat Bill
- Don't Fence Me In
- Fare-Thee-Well To Harlem
- Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
- Somebody Loves Me
- Happy As The Day Is Long
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Dream TeamSepia Recordings2005TRACK LISTING- Dixieland Band
- Duration Blues
- Sam's Got Him
- St. Louis Blues
- Memphis Blues
- Embraceable You
- If I Knew Then
- I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
- Ugly Chile (You're Some Pretty Doll)
- Movie Tonight
- I Do Do Do Like You
- It's the Same Old Dream
- The Riddle Song
- I Wanna Be a Friend of Yours
- Louisville You (That Vampin' Lady)
- Love That Boy
- I'll See You in My Dreams
- Goodbye Romance
- The Hills of California
- Let's Fly
- Yes, We Have No Bananas
- I've Been Floating Down the Old Green River
- At the Jazz Band Ball
- You Are My Love
- I Had a Little Too Much to Dream Last Night
- You Say You're Sorry
- Too Little Time
- Gee
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Top Banana (1951 Original Broadway Cast)Drg2003TRACK LISTING- Man of the Year This Week
- You're So Beautiful That-
- Top Banana
- Elevator Song
- Only If You're in Love
- My Home Is in My Shoes
- I Fought Every Step of the Way
- O.K. for TV
- Slogan Song
- Meet Miss Blendo
- Sans Souci
- That's for Sure
- A Dog Is a Man's Best Friend
- A Word a Day
- Finale
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Songsmith From SavannahCollector's Choice2003TRACK LISTING- On The Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe
- G.I. Jive
- Lazy Bones
- Accentuate The Positive
- Moon River
- Satin Doll
- Jamboree Jones
- Sweetheart Tree
- Something's Gotta Give
- Two Of A Kind
- Autumn Leaves
- Jeepers Creepers
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Darling Lili (1970 Film)RCA Fs Imports1999TRACK LISTING- Overture
- Whistling Away The Dark
- The Little Birds
- The Girl On No Man's Land
- Gypsy Violin
- I'll Give You Three Guesses
- Darlin' Lili
- Smile Away Each Rainy Day
- The Can-Can Cafe
- I'll Give You Three Guesses
- Skal(Let's Have Another On Me)
- Your Good-Will Ambassador
- Whistling Away The Dark
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Too Marvelous for Words : 24 Songs of Jo..Asv Living Era1997TRACK LISTING- Too Marvelous For Words - Bing Crosby
- Out Of Breath And Scared To Death Of You - Frank Luther
- Lazybones - The Mills Brothers
- I'm An Old Cowhand - Bing Crosby
- Jeepers Creepers - The Mills Brothers
- You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Bing Crosby
- And The Angels Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
- Fools Rush In - Frank Sinatra
- Mister Meadowlark - Bing Crosby/Johnny Mercer
- The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid - Mary Martin/Bing Crosby/Jack Teagarden
- This Time The Dream's On Me - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
- Tangerine - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Blues In The Night - Dinah Shore
- That Old Black Magic - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
- Skylark - Dinah Shore
- I'm Old-Fashioned - Fred Astaire
- The Old Music Master - Johnny Mercer/Jack Teagarden
- Dearly Beloved - Fred Astaire
- One For My Baby And One More For The Road - Lena Horne
- Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive - Bing Crosby/The Andrews Sisters
- Laura - Dick Haymes
- On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland
- Come Rain Or Come Shine - Dick Haymes/Helen Forrest
- Hit The Road To Dreamland - Margaret Whiting
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Johnny Mercer: Some Of The BestDelta1997TRACK LISTING- Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
- Don't Fence Me In
- Mister Meadowlark
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
- Somebody Loves Me
- They Talk a Different Language
- Spring, Spring, Spring
- On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
- I Never Heard You Say
- Little Ol' Tune
- Button up Your Overcoat
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Sweet Georgia BrownHindsight Records1995TRACK LISTING- By The River Sainte Marie
- Sugar
- Sweet Georgia Brown
- When The Bloom Is On The Sage
- Margie
- Sweet Lorraine
- Someday Sweetheart
- (Back Home Again In) Indiana
- I Can't Get The One I Want
- Lulu's Back In Town
- Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You
- Button Up Your Overcoat
- I Never Knew
- Louisville Lou
- Love Is Just Around The Corner
- Crazy Rhythm
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The American Songbook Series: Johnny Mer..Smithsonian Collect.1994TRACK LISTING- Hooray for Hollywood
- Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
- Jeepers Creepers
- Day In, Day Out
- Fools Rush In
- Dearly Beloved
- Dream
- Tangerine
- The Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid
- Trav'lin' Light
- Laura
- The Glow Worm
- Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
- The Country's in the Very Best of Hands
- Autumn Leaves
- Hit the Road to Dreamland
- Goody Goody
- I Wanna Be Around
- P.S. I Love You
- Whistling Away the Dark
- Moon River
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Evening With Johnny MercerDrg1992TRACK LISTING- Out Of Breath And Scared To Death/I'm Going Back To The Farm/Fare-Thee-Well To Harlem/Etc...
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Collector's SeriesCapitol1989TRACK LISTING- Strip Polka
- I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City
- G.I. Jive
- Blues In The Night
- Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
- Candy
- I'm Gonna See My Baby
- On The Atchison, Topeka, And The Santa Fe
- Surprise Party
- Personality
- My Sugar Is So Refined
- One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
- Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
- A Gal In Calico
- Winter Wonderland
- Moon-Faced, Starry Eyed
- Sugar Blues
- Save The Bones For Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat)
- Glow Worm
- Baby It's Cold Outside
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The Kinks
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Lil Wayne
DELOREAN
Radiohead
The White Stripes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Drake
Joanna Newsom
Hot Chip
Avicii
The Kills
Led Zeppelin
Vampire Weekend
Lupe Fiasco
Wolfgang Gartner
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