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Tuesday Dec 1 | PalmBeachDailyNews

Palm Beach Pops with singer Michael Andrew dazzles in Johnny Mercer tribute at Kravis

In a program that seemed to be a match made in heaven, Maestro Bob Lappin and the Palm Beach Pops celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of great lyricist Johnny Mercer at the Kravis Center Monday with an evening of some of the best-known of Mercer's 1,700-plus songs, each one a gem selected from his own private chapter in the Great American ...

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Related Topix: Palm Beach, FL, Swing

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Huntington News

Hooray for Johnny Mercer as Knopf Publishes His 'Complete Lyrics'

Nov. 26, 2009 BOOK REVIEW: Hooray for Johnny Mercer as Knopf Publishes His 'Complete Lyrics' Reviewed By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Book Critic Most songwriters are linked to one or maybe two composers: Ira and George Gershwin; Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart; Mitchell Parrish and Hoagy Carmichael.

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Related Topix: Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, California, Swing, Jerome Kern, Pop/Rock

Mon Nov 23, 2009

New York Times

Those Amorous Lyrics, Borrowed From the Birds

The singer Ann Hampton Callaway wasn't always the pop-blues wailer who brought the house to its feet on Friday evening at Carnegie Hall , where the New York Pops orchestra celebrated the centennial of the songwriter Johnny Mercer .

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Related Topix: Jazz, Ann Hampton Callaway, Swing, Music, Entertainment

Sat Nov 21, 2009

National Post

Robert Cushman: Johnny Mercer and the Golden Age of American Popular Song

Today is the centenary of the birth of Johnny Mercer who wrote the lyrics to Come Rain or Come Shine, I'm Old Fashioned, Skylark, Too Marvelous for Words, Moon River and Jeepers Creepers .

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Related Topix: Jazz, Johnny Mercer, Swing

Thu Nov 19, 2009

NPR

100 Years Of Johnny Mercer, Pop Poet Laureate

In May 1971, songwriter Johnny Mercer appeared at New York's 92nd Street Y to sing and talk about his remarkable career.

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Related Topix: Johnny Mercer, Jazz, Swing, Savannah, GA, The Harvey Girls, Western, Musical Movies, Judy Garland

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WBUR-AM Boston

Celebrating The Johnny Mercer Centennial

Lyricist and composer Johnny Mercer - born Nov. 18, 1909, in Savannah, Ga. - wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs, including American Songbook standards like "Skylark," "That Old Black Magic" and "Come Rain or Come Shine." Mercer wrote the impishly satirical "Hooray for Hollywood," too - along with songs for a total of 90 of that town's most ...

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Related Topix: Swing

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Johnny Mercer

Main American composer, vocalist, and businessman byname of John Herndon Mercer born Nov.

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Related Topix: Swing, Texas

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Dallas Observer

Once Again, Richard Fisher Gives Good Speech

The Dallas Fed head spoke to the Austin Headliners Club yesterday where, yet again, he boiled down " The Current State of the Economy and a Look to the Future " into language easily understood by those of us who were told there would be no math.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Things Change, Don Ameche, Swing

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Washington Times

VAULTS: Celebrating the music of Johnny Mercer

A serendipitous convergence will make the next week doubly gratifying for people who cherish notable American songwriters - and would be receptive to recalling their careers by watching fond but also discerning biographical features.

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Related Topix: Johnny Mercer, Jazz, The Fleet's In, Musical Movies, Betty Hutton, Swing

Mon Sep 21, 2009

The Daily Breeze

Vocalist Henderson at Richter House

Vocalist Lynn Henderson will perform a program of timeless blues, jazz and Broadway songs, accompanied by pianist Hank Milligan, on Sunday in Danbury.

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Related Topix: Danbury, CT, Black Entertainment, Lena Horne, Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald, Swing

Sat Aug 15, 2009

The Bennington Banner

Memorial Hall pays tribute to Arlen

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Center for the Arts will proudly present Stephanie Petkanas, vocals, Bruce Krasin, woodwinds, George Adair, bass, Greg Caputo, drums, and Phyllis Isaacson, piano, in an evening entitled "I've Got the World On a String A Tribute to the Music of Harold Arlen." Harold Arlen was the son of a cantor.

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Related Topix: Swing, Theater, Arts, Entertainment

Wed Aug 12, 2009

Kansas' CW

Bennett, Brubeck first gig in together in 50 years

Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck spun some of their old magic when they performed together for only the second time in their 60-plus-year careers.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck, Newport, RI, Take Five, Swing

Kansas' CW

Bennett, Brubeck first gig in together in 50 years

Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck spun some of their old magic when they performed together for only the second time in their 60-plus-year careers.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck, Newport, RI, Take Five, Swing

Kansas' CW

Bennett, Brubeck first gig in together in 50 years

Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck spun some of their old magic when they performed together for only the second time in their 60-plus-year careers.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck, Newport, RI, Take Five, Swing

Wed Aug 05, 2009

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Jazz on tap at the Palladium in August

Jazz lovers rejoice. The Palladium Theater features two great shows sure to please in the month of August and beyond.

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Related Topix: Harry Allen, Jazz, New York, Tony Bennett, Swing, Opinion

Mon Jul 13, 2009

MyCentralJersey.com

Bad moon rising

It was one small step for man, but one giant leap for the demise of the moon in pop songs.

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Related Topix: Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Swing

Sun Jul 05, 2009

All About Jazz

Houston Person: The Wizard of Jazz A Tribute to Harold Arlen,...

As he continues on well into his 8th decade as the go-to tenor sax man, the always solid Houston Person remains a prolific and first-rate blues man.

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Related Topix: Houston Person, Jazz, Swing, The Big Band, Cole Porter

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Providence Phoenix

Iggy Pop | Pr liminaires

Scratch the surface of the vocal stylings of a lot of male American rock singers and you'll find the unmistakable relics of crooning.

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Related Topix: The Stooges, Pop/Rock, Swing, Music, Entertainment

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Free Lance

Marty: Proof at home - we love a parade

Most Americans love a parade. If you needed conformation, all you had to do was go downtown last Thursday evening and check the crowd at the 76th Annual Saddle Horse Parade.

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Related Topix: Horse, Pets, San Benito County, CA, Swing

Wed Jun 17, 2009

IndieLondon

Too Marvellous For Words - Landor Theatre

Marvellous For Words , which showcases the songs of Johnny Mercer, runs at the Landor Theatre from Tuesday, July 14 to Saturday, July 18, 2009.

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Related Topix: Harlem (New York, NY), Swing

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