‘Bulo’s Music For the Masses-Johnny Mercer Edition-Volume 1

The great lyricist Johnny Mercer would have celebrated his 100th birthday this November 18 were he still around. I just saw a great documentary on Turner Classic Movies about him. It’s what inspired me to do this two-part Music for the Masses.

Here are some reasons why you may want to celebrate what the great Johnny Mercer left us all:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z45EB4TiYz4[/youtube]

Bing Crosby/Bette Midler- “Accentuate the Positive” (Mercer/Harold Arlen)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IDUxk9sSXI&feature=related[/youtube]

Nat King Cole- “Autumn Leaves” (Mercer/Joseph Kozma)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03W-hOoo_Ro[/youtube]

Peggy Lee- “Blues In the Night” (Mercer/Arlen)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JS9dFJVcQU[/youtube]

Sarah Vaughan- “Come Rain Or Come Shine” (Mercer/Arlen)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGA6b-DoX4c[/youtube]

Andy Williams- “The Days of Wine & Roses” (Mercer/Henry Mancini)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8myK93FqbYc[/youtube]

The Mills Brothers- “Glow Worm” (Mercer/Paul Lincke/Cayley Robinson)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxGWOi66-4U[/youtube]

Johnnie ‘Scat’ Davis/Frances Langford/Dick Powell/Benny Goodman/Gene Krupa- “Hooray for Hollywood” (Mercer/Richard Whiting)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8_up5AvEEc[/youtube]

Bono/Tony Bennett- “I Wanna Be Around” (Mercer/Sadie Vimmerstedt)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UITBjbEkr6U[/youtube]

Bing Crosby/Jimmy Dorsey Orch.- “I’m An Old Cowhand” (Music & Lyrics-Johnny Mercer)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53sCut6XxZE[/youtube]

Frank Sinatra- “One For My Baby (and One More For the Road)” (Mercer/Arlen)