James Mercer
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1736-02-26
- Died
- 1793-10-31
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Our Lady of Compassion
- Heretic in the New World
- Long Road Home
- NHA Phlebotomy Exam Prep
- Contributions to acoustic pathology
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 27,941
- Total plays
- 249,552
Tags
singer-songwriterindieindie rockrockUSA
James Mercer is currently the lead singer/songwriter for the Shins and Broken Bells, a project with DJ Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, producer of Beck and Gorillaz). Prior to The Shins and Broken Bells, he was the lead singer/songwriter of Flake, which later became Flake Music. There is a rare solo recording on January 7, 2004 of Mercer doing some private recordings of hit songs by his band The Shins for a radio station. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+Mercer">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key dates
- Born
- 26 February 1736
- Died
- 31 October 1793
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Mercer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Stafford County
- Place of death
- Richmond
- Father
- John Mercer
- Occupation
- judge
- Educated at
- College of William & Mary
Connections
Categories
1736 births1793 deaths18th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly18th-century owners of plantationsContinental Congressmen from VirginiaHouse of Burgesses membersJustices of the Supreme Court of VirginiaLawyers from colonial VirginiaMercer family (Virginia)Owners of plantations in colonial VirginiaPeople from Spotsylvania County, Virginia