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Composer

Johnny Mercer

American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976)

1909–1976

91 works in the index

Born
1909
Died
1976
Birthplace
Savannah
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

a popular U.S. composer and lyricist through the period of the Second World War and well beyond – into the 1960s. He was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of a prominent attorney. Mercer wrote either the music or the lyrics (more often the latter) for many songs that have become both ubiquitous and immortal. He wrote the lyrics for example to “Hooray for Hollywood” in 1937, “Tangerine” in 1941, “That Old Black Magic” in 1942, and “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” in 1944.

He was also a successful musical entrepreneur, creating Capitol Records in 1942. In 1961, ATCO Records issued a duet album teaming Mercer up with Bobby Darin, Two of a Kind. Also that year,

Paramount Pictures released the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, in which Audrey Hepburn memorably sang the song “Moon River,” for which Mercer had written the lyrics to music composed by Henry Mancini. As a team, Mercer and Mancini received an Academy Award for Best Original Song that year.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, Saxophone
Genres represented
Jazz, pop, Broadway, Classical, Country
Works with composition dates
0 of 91

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Spring, Spring, Spring! — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 2
When You're In Love — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz, pop 2
Too Marvellous For Words — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalJazz, easy listening 2
The Tailgate Ramble — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 3
Lost — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
I Had Myself A True Love — —— Piano, VocalJazz, pop 2
Trav'lin' Light — —— —Jazz 3
The Dixieland Band — —— —Jazz 3
You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By — —— Guitar, VoiceJazz, pop 3
When October Goes — —— —Jazz 2
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz, pop 5
Forever Amber — —— —Jazz 1
Harlem Butterfly — —— Piano, VocalJazz 1
I Wonder What Became Of Me — —— Piano, VocalJazz, pop 2
My New Celebrity Is You — —— Piano, VocalJazz 1
So Nice — —— PianoJazz 1
Bless Your Beautiful Hide — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalFilm and TV, Musicals 1
Pardon My Southern Accent — —— —Jazz 2
Drinking Again — —— —Jazz 3
When The World Was Young — —— —Jazz 5
Smile Away Each Rainy Day — —— Guitar, VoiceJazz 1
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah — —— Piano, VocalJazz 1
Wonderful, Wonderful Day (From "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers") — —— Piano, VocalJazz 1
Month Of Sundays, A — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
If You Were Mine — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
Strip Polka — —— Guitar, VoiceJazz, pop 2
Lazybones — —— —— —
My Shining Hour — —— SaxophoneJazz 3
Song "10" (It's Easy to Say) — —— —Jazz —
06) My Shining Hour — —— GuitarJazz —
Glow Worm — —— —— 0
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) — —— —— 14
That's Entertainment — —— —— 2
There's No Business Like Show Business — —— —— 2
You Were Never Lovelier — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 2
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is My Home — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
AUTUMN LEAVES A/K/A LES FEUILLES MORTES — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
MOON RIVER (from 'BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S') — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
Legalize My Name — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
Satan's Li'l Lamb — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
SWEETHEART TREE, THE — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
Two of a Kind — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
The Way That He Loves — —— —— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 79167222. Portrait: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.