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Born November 18, 1909 in Savannah, Georgia, Johnny Mercer is one of the forefathers of 20th Century Songwriting. Unlike many of the period's popular songwriters, Mercer was also considered to be a fairly accomplished singer in his own right. Yet, his biggest claim to fame is the sheer volume of songs he penned - nearly 1,500 songs throughout his lifetime.
Mercer scored his first big hit in 1933 with "Lazybones," recorded by Ted Lewis. His career blossomed thereafter, going on to collaborate with such influential artists and writers as Bing Crosby, Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, Bobby Darin, and others. Many of Mercer's songs have gained immortal status as jazz standards, including "Satin Doll," "Jeepers Creepers" and "Days of Wine and Roses."
Amidst the surge in popularity of rock music in the 1960's, Mercer's songwriting career began to fade. In 1969 he founded the Songwriters Hall of Fame, where he served as President through 1973 before handing duties over to fellow songwriter, Sammy Cahn. Johnny Mercer died on June 25, 1976 in Los Angeles.
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Johnny Mercer Sheet Music:
Click song titles below for free previews of the sheet music, or to purchase an instantly-available digital sheet
music arrangement. Soon you'll see why legendary artists including Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby and others have all performed Johnny Mercer's songs.
A Big Beautiful Ball
And the Angels Sing
Autumn Leaves
Blues in the Night (leadsheet)
Bob White
Charade
Come Rain or Come Shine
Darling Lili
Day In - Day Out
Days of Wine and Roses (leadsheet)
Early Autumn
Emily
Fools Rush In
G.I. Jive
I Wanna Be Around
I'm an Old Cowhand
In the Cool, Cool , Cool of the Evening
Jeepers Creepers
Just Remember
Laura
Lazy Bones
Moment to Moment
On the Atchinson, Topeka & The Santa Fe
Satin Doll
Skylark
Summer Wind
There's a Sunny Side to Every Situation
This Time the Dream's On Me
Too Marvelous for Words
Trav'lin' Light
When October Goes
When the Meadow Was Bloomin'
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
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