First Name |
Johnny
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Middle Name |
Herndon
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Last Name |
Mercer
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Full Name at Birth |
John Herndon Mercer
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Birthday |
18th November, 1909
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Birthplace |
Savannah, GA
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Died |
25th June, 1976
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Place of Death |
Bel Air, CA, USA
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Cause of Death |
Brain Tumor
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Buried |
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
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Build |
Average
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Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Woodberry Forest School, Orange, VA (1927)
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Occupation Text |
Songwriter, Lyricist
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Occupation |
Songwriter
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Claim to Fame |
Accentuate the Positive
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Music Genre |
Vocal
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Year(s) Active |
1930–1976
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Music Style |
Standards, Traditional Pop, Tin Pan Alley Pop, Vocal Pop, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Lyricist
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Music Mood |
Carefree, Exuberant, Cheerful, Springlike, Irreverent, Innocent, Whimsical, Elegant, Gleeful, Refined/Mannered, Rousing, Playful, Sentimental, Fun, Amiable/Good-Natured, Laid-Back/Mellow, Producer
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Instrument |
Composer, Vocals, Arranger, Classical Music Entry
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Associated Acts |
Richard A. Whiting, Harry Warren, Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael, Henry Mancini, Bing Crosby, Margaret Whiting, The Pied Pipers, Bobby Darin, Gene de Paul
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Official Websites |
www.nndb.com/people/757/000085502/, www.findagrave.com/memorial/1327/johnny-mercer, www.songhall.org/profile/Johnny_Mercer
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Father |
George Anderson Mercer
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Mother |
Lillian Elizabeth (née Ciucevich)
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Brother |
Walter Mercer
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Friend |
Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Jack Teagarden, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Paul Whitman, Bing Crosby, Harry Warren, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Buddy DeSylva, Dorothy Fields, Billie Holiday, Kay Starr, Jo Stafford, Duke Ellington, Henry Mancini, Margaret Whiting, Ziggy Elman, Lena Horne, Paul Weston, Bill Goodwin, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, David Raskin, Cab Calloway, Paul Whiteman, Arthur Murray, Eddie Cantor, Everett Miller, Irving Berlin, William Holden, Brenda Marshall, Alan Livingston, Bob Bach, Bill Harbach, Irving Lazar, Jimmy Van Heusen, Dave Dexter, Woody Herman, George Simon, Artie Shaw, Robert Emmett Dolan, Richard Whiting
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John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer. He was also a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs.