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    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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Mar 8, 2015 · Mabel Alice Wadham was born on February 3, 1900 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England . Her unmarried teenage Anglo- Welsh mother, Emily Mame Wadham, was a music hall actress and singer, and her father, Benjamin Mercer, was reported to have been an itinerant black American musician. Taking on her father’s surname, Mercer left school at ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Mar 21, 2021 · 6051. Mabel Mercer. The first time I heard Mabel Mercer my reaction was succinct: You’ve got to be kidding! And that was the reaction not of a callow youth but someone well into his 30s. But within weeks a volte face had occurred that was so complete that Mercer had for me metamorphosed into the benchmark, the one they all had to beat.

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  8. Explore Mabel Mercer's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Mabel Mercer on AllMusic.

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