Even though Mercer was from the South (Savannah, Ga.), his songs and singing voice by the mid-'40s have a distinctly Los Angeles sound. Just hearing his plucky vibrato makes you think of palm trees in ...

The Johnny Mercer Centennial and City of Savannah celebrate Johnny Mercer's 100th birthday on November 18. “Come Rain or Come Shine" the life-size bronze statue America's great songwriter will be ...

That old Mercer magic is back, working wonders on the soundtrack from a recent documentary film marking the composer's 100th birthday, "Johnny Mercer: The Dream's On Me." Lyricist Johnny Mercer was ...

Even the greatest songwriters tended to think of him in a whole other league. His name became shorthand for a standard of excellence in songwriting, as in, “Yeah, I’m a good songwriter. I’m no Johnny ...