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Portrait of Johnny : the life of John Herndon Mercer by Gene Lees is a music available to read on EtoBox.
What is Portrait of Johnny : the life of John Herndon Mercer about?
<p>an Intimate Biography Of The Great Songwriter, This Is Also A Deeply Affectionate Memoir By One Of Johnny Mercer’s Best Friends.<br><br>“moon River,” “laura,” “skylark,” ”that Old Black Magic,” “one For My Baby,” “accentuate The Positive,” “satin Doll,” “days Of Wine And Roses,” “something’s Gotta Give”—the Honor Roll Of Mercer’s Songs Is Endless. Both Oscar Hammerstein Ii And Alan Jay Lerner Called Him The Greatest Lyricist In The English Language, And He Was Perhaps The Best-loved And Certainly The Best-known Songwriter Of His Generation. But Mercer Was Also A Complicated And Private Man.<br><br>a Scion Of An Important Savannah Family That Had Lost Its Fortune, He Became A Successful Hollywood Songwriter (his Primary Partners Included Harold Arlen And Jerome Kern), A Hit Recording Artist, And, As Co-founder Of Capitol Records, A Successful Businessman, But He Remained Forever Nostalgic For His Idealized Childhood (with His “huckleberry Friend”). A Gentleman, A Nasty Drunk, Funny, Tender, Melancholic, Tormented—mercer Was A Man Im
Who reads Portrait of Johnny : the life of John Herndon Mercer?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Gene Lees
- Publisher
- Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780634099298
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Music, Arts
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (38 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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