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Johnny Mercer

real name John Herndon Mercer

Savannah, United States · 1909-11-18 – 1976-06-25

Johnny Mercer is credited on 34,721 releases across 9,231 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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34,721

Credits

9,231

Albums

8

Decades active

2,126

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Biography

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American lyricist, composer, singer and record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records.
Born 18 November 1909 in Savannah, GA and died 25 June 1976 in Los Angeles, CA.
He co-wrote many songs with Henry Mancini.
When credited with Harold Arlen, please use the joint credit: Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer.
He won four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. He was a co-founder of Capitol Records.

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Credited work

34,721 releases · 9,231 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 42,928
  • Other credits · 487
  • Production · 3

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Gold Star Studios

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