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Hollywood, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Songwriter. lyricist. record producer. record label owner. Years active. 1930–1976. 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 ...
1946. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home. Harold Arlen. 1945. Autumn Leaves. Joseph Kosma, original French lyrics by Jacques Prévert. (English lyrics written by Mercer) Title song sung by Nat King Cole from the film of the same name Autumn Leaves. Roger Williams No. 1 Billboard Charts 1955.
The single was a hit twice in 1944 by two different performers: Johnny Mercer hit number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for one week and peaked at number thirteen on the pop charts. Three months later, Louis Jordan , also made it to number one on both the Harlem Hit Parade and the pop chart with "G.I. Jive". [4]
The song is credited to Sadie Vimmerstedt and Johnny Mercer. Origins [ edit ] Vimmerstedt was a 52-year-old widow [3] and a beautician [4] in Youngstown, Ohio , who sent Mercer an idea for the song in 1957, as well as giving Mercer the opening line ("I want to be around to pick up the pieces, when somebody breaks your heart").
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April 5, 2024 at 1:44 PM. [Getty Images] Veterans' Minister Johnny Mercer has been given until 8 May to argue why he should not have to name people who told him about alleged war crimes in ...
The Johnny Mercer recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 195. The recording, with backing vocals by The Pied Pipers , [3] first reached the Billboard charts on July 5, 1945, and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one.
May 9, 2024 at 2:32 AM. Christian Sottile fields question and discussion at a recent open house on the future of the Civic Center site. The first fully public meetings on the Savannah Civic Center ...