Johnny Mercer

TCM's special on Johnny Mercer, The Dream's On Me, is a welcome reminder of not only a great lyricist but a pretty damn good singer as well. In fact my Capitol Collector's compilation on Johnny Mercer has him singing other people's songs and sounding very smooth. Mercer would have been 100 today. He died in 1976 at the age of 67. But time has finally elevated his name with the Cole Porter's and Hoagy Carmichael's. This is a must see special.

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