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Johnny Mercer
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British Conservative party politician (born 1981)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1909
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Triad Productions presents Li'l Abner
- Moon River
- The complete lyrics of Johnny Mercer
- The Johnny Mercer Centennial Sheet Music Collection
- The complete lyrics of Johnny Mercer
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1909-11-18
- Active to
- 1976-06-25
Discography
- Songs by Johnny Mercer1944
- Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers1946
- Tales of Uncle Remus1947
- Willard Robison's Deep River Music1948
- Johnny Mercer Sings1950
- ... My Huckleberry Friend1974
- Two of a Kind1990
- Saint Louis Woman (original Broadway cast)1992
- Moon River: Johnny Mercer Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook2009
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 257,591
- Total plays
- 1,189,358
Tags
jazzswingsinger-songwriteroldiesBig Band
John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (18 November 1909 – 25 June 1976) is regarded as one of America's greatest songwriters. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others. From the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s, many of the songs Mercer wrote and performed were among the most popular hits of the time. He wrote the lyrics to more than fifteen hundred songs, including compositions for movies and Broa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johnny
- Family name
- Mercer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kent
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- captain
- Official website
- www.johnnyforplymouth.co.uk
- Image
- Official portrait of Johnny Mercer (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- London
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1981-08-17
- name in native language
- Johnny The Bedwetter Mercer
- candidacy in election
- 2024 United Kingdom general election
- social media followers
- 80282
- P10632
- Johnny Mercer
- Commons category
- Johnny Mercer (politician)
Sources (9)
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