Mercer's lyrics went to extremes: Poetic and conversational, light and dark
Ask those who knew Johnny Mercer and the artists who continue to cherish his songs how best to describe his work, and two words keep popping up: "colloquial" and "poetic." "He wrote for the man on the street, but there was always poetry in it," says singer/songwriter Jamie Cullum , who's featured in this...
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- News Source: USA Today | 27 days agoSongwriter Johnny Mercer died in 1976, but his words live on in such enduring tunes as Skylark , Blues in the Night , One for My Baby , I'm Old Fashioned and Moon River . With the centennial of Mercer's birth coming up Nov. 18, that legacy is...
- News Source: USA Today | 27 days agoAsk those who knew Johnny Mercer and the artists who continue to cherish his songs how best to describe his work, and two words keep popping up: "colloquial" and "poetic." "He wrote for the man on the street, but there was always poetry in it," says...
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