May, Billy

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Chris Paton. In this interview, May discusses his relationship to Mercer during the early days of Capitol Records, when May was employed frequently as an arranger/director for many of the major Capitol artists. May relates several anecdotes about Mercer during this period, and he talks about Mercer's assistance of other lyricists working in Hollywood. In the course of the discussion, he mentions "Hello Out There Hello" "I'll Remember You" "Mandy is Two" "G.I. Jive" and several...