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Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer (1909–1976)
For other people with the same name, see John Mercer (disambiguation).
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| Birth name | John Herndon Mercer |
| Born | (1909-11-18)November 18, 1909 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 1976(1976-06-25) (aged 66) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1930–1976 |
Musical artist
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 DeSylva and Glenn E.
Wallichs.[1]
He is best known as a Tin Pan Alley lyricist, but he also composed music and was a popular singer who recorded his own as well as others' songs from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer's songs were among the most successful hits of the time, i Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer - amazon.com WITU