“HIT SONG written by Johnny Mercer during the Second World War contained the words “accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative….” — Sir John Templeton Copy Share Image
“So I've made up with Mar. I've made up with Señor Shitslacks. I'd even forged a shaky truce with Amanda. The only… — Kristin Walker Copy Share Image
Johnny Mercer started Capitol Records, and he brought in Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Nat King Cole. He just let them sing whatever… — Tony Bennett Copy Share Image
Johnny Mercer was my father's best friend and became mine as well. And Harold Arlen, whom I would call Uncle Harry, and… — Margaret Whiting Copy Share Image
Mercer was very clever. He knew the way Southerners spoke and put that into his lyrics. But in that whole era, you… — Tony Bennett Copy Share Image
