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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mabel_MercerMabel Mercer - Wikipedia

    Mabel Mercer. Mabel Mercer (3 February 1900 – 20 April 1984) [1] was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret. She was a featured performer at Chez Bricktop in Paris, owned by the hostess Bricktop, and performed in such clubs as Le Ruban Bleu, Tony's, the RSVP ...

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  3. www.mabelmercer.org › aboutAbout — Mabel Mercer Foundation

    The Mabel Mercer Foundation. Created in 1985 as a non-profit arts organization, The Mabel Mercer Foundation serves to both perpetuate the memory and spirit of its legendary namesake and to promote public interest in classic popular song and the art of cabaret. The work of The Mabel Mercer Foundation is constant and far-reaching.

  4. archives.nypl.org › scm › 20756archives.nypl.org -- Mabel Mercer papers - New York Public ...

    Mabel Mercer (1900-1984) was a singer, song stylist, and night club entertainer. Born in England in 1900 to a Black musician father, Benjamin Mercer, and a white English vaudevillian mother, Emily Wadham Stonehouse, Mercer started her show business career at the age of fourteen. She joined a song and dance act with her mother and aunt in Europe ...

  5. www.nytimes.com › 1984/04/21 › obituariesMABEL MERCER, PHRASER OF SONGS, DIES - The New York Times

    Apr 21, 1984 · Mabel Mercer, whose influence on popular music over the last half century reached far beyond the audiences who heard her sing in the intimate rooms where she usually performed, died yesterday in ...

  6. archives.nypl.org › scm › 20739archives.nypl.org -- Mabel Mercer collection

    Mabel Mercer (1900-1984) was a singer, song stylist, and night club entertainer. Born in England in 1900 to a Black musician father, Benjamin Mercer, and a white English vaudevillian mother, Emily Wadham Stonehouse, Mercer started her show business career at the age of fourteen. She joined a song and dance act with her mother and aunt in Europe ...

  7. aaregistry.org › story › a-cabaret-original-mabel-mercerMabel Mercer, Cabaret Singer born - African American Registry

    Mabel Mercer. *Mabel Mercer was born on this date in 1900. She was a Black British cabaret singer. From Buron-on-Trent, England, Mercer’s father (a Black jazz musician) died before she was born. She spent her early years in England with her mother and a variety of actresses. As English vaudeville performers, her mother and stepfather were ...

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  9. www.nytimes.com › 2002/01/06 › artsMusic; Mabel Mercer: The Subtle Truth - The New York Times

    Jan 6, 2002 · Music; Mabel Mercer: The Subtle Truth. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. A QUARTER-CENTURY ago, joining the cult of Mabel Mercer was simple enough. To ...