Johnny Mercer

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Aliases: Johnny Mercer and His Orchestra
Real name: John Herndon Mercer
Born: November 18, 1909
Died: June 25, 1976
Country: United States
IPI: 00020520152 177 works
20520152 2 works
00431195479 22 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Songwriter, lyricist, and vocalist. He is the Founding President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and inducted into it in 1971.
Related labels: Capitol Records founder of

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Popular Originals

Candy

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Released on I'm Gonna See My Baby (1945)

Covered by (108 artists)

Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive

Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive

Released on Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive (1944)

Covered by (128 artists)

On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe REL

On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe

Released on On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (1945)

Covered by (53 artists)

Save the Bones for Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat)

Save the Bones for Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat)

Released on Save the Bones for Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat) (1947)

Covered by (14 artists)

Popular Covers by Johnny Mercer

Friendship

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Originally by Bert Lahr & Ethel Merman

Released on Friendship (1940)

Personality

Personality

Originally by Dinah Shore with Russ Case and His Orchestra REL, Dorothy Lamour BRD

Released on Personality (1946)

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

Originally by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye REC,REL, James Baskett BRD

Released on Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (1946)

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells

Originally by Edison Male Quartette

Released on Jingle Bells (1947)