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Hollywood, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Songwriter. lyricist. record producer. record label owner. Years active. 1930–1976. 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 ...
Jul 25, 2024 · 25 July 2024. Ex-veterans minister Johnny Mercer has avoided a possible prison sentence after providing information to an inquiry into alleged war crimes by UK forces in Afghanistan. The former ...
Jul 5, 2024 · BBC. Johnny Mercer lost his Plymouth Moor View seat after serving the constituency for nine years. Johnny Mercer was among several big name losses for the Conservative Party in the 2024 general ...
Johnny Mercer (politician) John Luther Mercer (born 17 August 1981) is a former British Conservative Party politician and former British Army officer who served as Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs from July to September 2022 and from October 2022 to July 2024. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and ...
Jul 27, 2024 · Johnny Mercer (born November 18, 1909, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.—died June 25, 1976, Bel Air, California) was an American lyricist, vocalist, and composer who contributed to many Broadway musical productions and Hollywood films. Educated in Virginia, Mercer arrived in New York City in the late 1920s and acted in bit parts until his ...
Feb 22, 2024 · Here are more Mercer songs you probably know: “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate-the-Positive,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Blues in the Night,” “Jeepers, Creepers!,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “I ...
Nov 18, 2017 · When the late Harry Nilsson was asked who he felt was the greatest lyricist of all, his answer was immediate and absolute. “Johnny Mercer,” he said. “Anyone who can rhyme ‘aurora borealis’ with ‘red and ruby chalice’ is not bad.”. Like his good friend and collaborator Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer knew that songwriting is an ...
