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Hollywood Pays Tribute to Music Legend Johnny Mercer

Nov 13, 2009 12:56 PM

Excerpt ...there. Â To appreciate and enjoy that redoubtable musical host Michael Feinstein guiding you through the celebration of lyricist Johnny Mercerâs centennial tribute at the Academy o...

The Legacy of Johnny Mercer

Nov 12, 2009 9:58 PM

Excerpt ...American lyricist Johnny Mercer made a great contribution to music. He has written lyrics to some of the most famous songs to ever come out of film including Accentuate The Positive,...

Savannah honors one of its own: Johnny Mercer

Nov 12, 2009 5:25 PM

Excerpt ...1956: Mercer would be 100 next week. Prolific songwriter Johnny Mercer would have turned 100 next week, and his hometown of Savannah, Ga., is continuing its year-long celebration sur...

Camp Broadway's Kids Chorus Honors Johnny Mercer's 100th Birthday 11/15

Nov 12, 2009 2:39 PM

Excerpt ...workshop for children in grades 3, 4 and 5 that are offered in New York, Los Angeles, and Savannah, GA, the birthplace of Johnny Mercer. The program also features professional develo...

Larry Blank Conducts Johnny Mercer Tribute for BBC, November 13; Streamed Live Online

Nov 10, 2009 9:01 PM

Excerpt ...Modern Millie, The Producers, Sugar Babies and They're Playing Our Song, in addition to others. The legendary songwriter Johnny Mercer's 100th birthday would have been November 18, 2...

EVENT: Johnny Mercer's 100th Birthday

Nov 9, 2009 6:20 AM

Excerpt ...Savannah's Picnic in the Park with Mercer on October 4th." Through cultural and educational events, we have discovered that Johnny Mercer's life, legacy and lyrics resonate today, as...

Lyrics liven up teachers' class curriculum

Nov 9, 2009 4:45 AM

Excerpt ...teacher training session and two seminars for students were brought to Savannah last week with the help of the local Johnny Mercer Centennial Celebration committee. That group will u...

Mary Cleere Haran Celebrates Johnny Mercer at Feinstein's, 10/29-11/7

Nov 7, 2009 2:00 AM

Excerpt ...of Mary Cleere Haran from October 29 â 31 and November 5 â 7. The world premiere of her new show celebrating the Johnny Mercer centennial will feature famous standards such as â...

Johnny Mercer, Johnny Mercer Lyrics

Nov 4, 2009 8:56 PM

Excerpt ...TCM accentuated the positive in this new salute to a great songwriter Johnny Mercer, Mercer, and at the same time, life was a dark side, so this evening on the screen has a rich musi...

Remembering Johnny Mercer, all month long

Nov 3, 2009 6:15 AM

Excerpt ...Johnny Mercer died in 1976, but his words live on in such enduring tunes as Skylark, Blues in the Night, One for My Baby, I'm Old Fashioned and Moon River. With the centennial of Mer...

A Look Back at Johnny Mercer, Hollywood's Golden Age Songsmith...

Nov 3, 2009 6:07 AM

Excerpt ...Mercer: The Dreamâs on Me,â a new documentary produced by Clint Eastwood (which airs Wednesday, Nov. 4, on Turner Classic Movies, two weeks before the songwriterâs centennial o...

Mercer's lyrics went to extremes: Poetic and conversational, light and dark

Nov 2, 2009 3:35 PM

Excerpt ...and collaborators. But he used "more bucolic, outdoor images" than his urban peers, Marcovicci says. Renowned lyricist and Johnny Mercer Foundation board member Alan Bergman , who co...

Mary Cleere Haran Celebrates Johnny Mercer at Feinstein's, 10/29-11/7

Oct 31, 2009 3:00 AM

Excerpt ...of Mary Cleere Haran from October 29 â 31 and November 5 â 7. The world premiere of her new show celebrating the Johnny Mercer centennial will feature famous standards such as â...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL JAZZ WALTZ BY JOHNNY MERCER. I AM SO PLEASED TO HAVE FOUND THIS LOVELY SONG IN THE "AEBERSOLD" CATALOGUE! AS ALWAYS JAMEY AEBERSOLD & Co. ARE JUST INCREDIBLE IN THE W...

Concert to offer tribute to American song master at National Heritage Museum in Lexington

Oct 28, 2009 12:35 PM

Excerpt ...at Tiffanyâs.â The Boston Musical Theater group wants audiences to hear it and remember, but also, to join in at âJohnny Mercerâs 100th Birthday Partyâ Sunday, Nov. 1 at th...