On Johnny Mercer's 100th Birthday Anniversary - "Life" Songs (Group 1 of 3)

Johnny Mercer
Composer, Singer, and Lyricst
Multiple (4) Academy Awards Winner
(November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) 

Six "Life" Songs (Group 1 of 3) posted to recipients:

Andy Williams, 1963  - Days of Wine and Roses
Days Of Wine And Roses
Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Composer: Henry Mancini
Production:    
Days Of Wine And Roses (Movie)
Date: 1962
Citations:    
ASCAP
Popular Music Collections
Awards: Academy Award Winner, 1962; Grammy Award for Song of the Year, 1963

                
Helen Forrest (v) Harry James (o), 1942 - Skylark                  
Skylark
Lyricist:Johnny Mercer
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael
Date: 1942
Citations:
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King Sisters, 1945 - Ac-cen-tchu-ate the Positive                
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
Alternate Titles:    
Accentuate the Positive
Mister In-Between
Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Composer: Harold Arlen
Production:    
Blues Opera (Free and Easy) (Show)
Blues, The (a version of Blues Opera) (Show)
Here Come The Waves (Movie)
Date: 1944
Citations:    
ASCAP
Popular Music Collections
Awards: Academy Award nomination, 1945


Mario Lanza, 1953 - Song of India                                  
Song of India
Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Composer: N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Date: 1953
Citations:
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Martha Raye (v) George Bassman (o), (recorded between 1937 and 1954) - Blues in the Night
Blues In The Night
Alternate Title:   
My Mama Done Tol' Me
Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Composer: Harold Arlen
Production:   
Blues In The Night (Movie)
Blues Opera (Free and Easy) (Show)
Blues, The (a version of Blues Opera) (Show)
Date: 1941
Citations:
ASCAP
Popular Music Collections
Awards: Academy Award nomination, 1941



Norman Luboff Choir, 1993 - Laura                                 
Laura
Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Composer: David Raksin
Production:    
Laura (Movie)
Date: 1945
Citations:    
ASCAP
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