Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
Dates
- Existence: 1909 - 1976
Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:
Bing Crosby Show videotape collection
The collection consists of seven discrete programs of The Bing Crosby Show dating from 1959 through 1962.
Charles S. Tigerman papers
The Charles S. Tigerman Papers contain legal documents and notes related to the copyright of lyricist Johnny Mercer's songs and the estate of his widow, Ginger Mercer, 1975-1995, as well as material related to Mercer festivals, 1994-1996. Charles S. Tigerman is a practicing attorney who has served as the Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Johnny Mercer Foundation.
Come Rain or Come Shine collection
One folder, containing one copy of the script, three programs, and one review of the Los Angeles production Come Rain or Come Shine.
Emma Kelly collection
Ervin Drake collection
Gene Lees papers
Geoffrey Parker collection
This collection consists of newsclippings, press releases, programs, an interview transcript and other material relating to Johnny Mercer, 1946-1977, which Georgia State University professor Geoffrey Parker gathered from various sources including recordings of a GSU tribute to Johnny Mercer.
Georgia State University Mercer Stamp Celebration collection
This collection consists of fourteen color photo images (28 prints, 2 of each image) of the lobby at the Rialto Theater prior to the Mercer postal stamp celebration in September 1996.
Ginger Mercer collection
Hugh Mercer, Jr. collection
This collection consists of one folder of correspondence and greeting cards from the files of Hugh Mercer, Jr., son of Johnny Mercer’s half-brother.
Joan Clarke Johnny Mercer collection
Consists of a videocassette recording of a 1951 episode of the television program The Name's the Same
featuring Johhny Mercer.
John and Seymour Rennolds collection
Johnny and Ginger Mercer papers
The Johnny and Ginger Mercer Papers contain manuscripts, photographs, sheet music, recordings, printed materials, and memorabilia documenting the early careers (1920s through about 1931) of both Johnny and Ginger Mercer; their courtship and marriage (1930 and 1931); and Johnny Mercer's career as a songwriter, performer, and businessman as it continued after their marriage; Johnny Mercer's work as a lyricist.
Johnny Mercer Box Office dedication collection
This collection consists of memorabilia from the dedication of the Johnny Mercer Box Office at the McCallum Theatre, March 16, 2001, Palm Desert, Ca.
Johnny Mercer contracts collection
The collection consists of 24 contracts (dated 1933;1939, 1952-1978) signed by American lyricist Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), some with associated correspondence; and one contract signed by his son after his death.
Johnny Mercer "Mike" audio collection
The collection consists of three compact discs made from audiotapes and a phonograph record. The recordings (circa 1967) feature Johnny Mercer vocals, accompanied by a piano or small combo, for 19 songs he composed for the unproduced musical "Mike," a musical comedy for the stage based on Mickey Spillane's hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer.
Johnny Mercer Oral History Project
Johnny Mercer papers
"Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me" collection
Johnny Mercer "Three Arabian Knights" collection
The Johnny Mercer "Three Arabian Knights" collection contains materials related to the never produced 1960s musical, "Three Arabian Knights." It includes draft lyrics, screenplay, script, telegrams, reel-to-reel tapes of the songs and CDs. Materials date from around 1960 to 1969.
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- Popular music 32
- Lyricists 21
- correspondence 10
- Lyric writing (Popular music) 9
- photographs 9
- Savannah (Ga.) 7
- sheet music 7
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 6
- clippings (information artifacts) 6
- Popular music -- Writing and publishing 5
- Composers 4
- Atlanta (Ga.) 3
- Music publishing 3
- Musicals 3
- Popular music -- Awards 3
- Popular music in motion pictures 3
- Sound recording industry 3
- Women singers 3
- Compact discs 2
- Television and popular music 2
- audiocassettes 2
- magazines (periodicals) 2
- manuscripts (document genre) 2
- phonograph records 2
- theater programs 2
- transcripts 2
- video recordings 2
- Arrangement (Music) 1
- Concerts 1
- Country music 1
- Detroit (Mich.) 1
- Dreams -- Religious aspects 1
- Estate planning 1
- Hammer, Mike (Fictitious character) 1
- Illinois 1
- Jazz 1
- Lawyers 1
- Midnight in the garden of good and evil (Motion picture) 1
- Music business 1
- Newport Beach (Calif.) 1
- Palm Desert (Calif.) 1
- Radio broadcasting 1
- Richmond (Va.) 1
- Sound recordings -- Collectors and collecting 1
- Statesboro (Ga.) 1
- Television quiz shows 1
- Variety shows (Television programs) 1
- Women musicians 1
- Women pianists 1
- artifacts (object genre) 1
- audiotapes 1
- books 1
- caps (headgear) 1
- color prints (photographs) 1
- contracts 1
- documentaries (motion picture genre) 1
- interviews 1
- legal documents 1
- mailing lists 1
- oral histories (document genres) 1
- postage stamps 1
- posters 1
- press releases 1
- programs (documents) 1
- promotional materials 1
- scrapbooks 1
- screenplays 1
- scripts (documents) 1
- songbooks 1
- sound recordings 1
- videocassettes 1
- videotapes 1 + ∧ less