Johnny Mercer

Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer.

Songs

Lyrics by Mercer, unless noted.

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Mercer won four Academy Awards for Best Song:

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• "On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe" (1946) (music by Harry Warren) for The Harvey Girls
• "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" (1951) (music by Hoagy Carmichael) for Here Comes The Groom
• "Moon River" (1961) (music by Henry Mancini) for Breakfast at Tiffany's
• "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962) (music by Henry Mancini) for Days of Wine and Roses

He wrote many other songs which have entered the Great American Songbook:

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• "Lazybones" (1933) (words and music by Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael)
• "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (1935) (words and music by Mercer)
• "Jeepers Creepers" (1938) (music by Harry Warren)
• "And The Angels Sing" (1939) (music by Ziggy Elman)
• "Day In - Day Out" (1939) (music by Rube Bloom)
• "Blues In The Night" (1941) (music by Harold Arlen)
• "Hit The Road To Dreamland" (1942) (music by Harold Arlen)
• "I Remember You" (1942) (music by Victor Schertzinger)
• "Skylark" (1942) (music by Hoagy Carmichael)
• "That Old Black Magic" (1942) (music by Harold Arlen)
• "One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)" (1943) (music by Harold Arlen)
• "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive" (1944) (music by Harold Arlen)
• "Dream" (1944) (words and music by Mercer)
• "Laura" (1945) (music by David Raksin)
• "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" (1946) (music by Harold Arlen)
• "Come Rain Or Come Shine" (1946) (music by Harold Arlen)
• "Autumn Leaves" (1947) (music by Joseph Kosma)
• "Satin Doll" (music by Duke Ellington)
• "Midnight Sun" (music by Lionel Hampton and Sonny Burke)
• "Summer Wind" (1965) (music by Henry Mayer)
• "Drinking Again" (with Doris Tauber)