About this title: The life and career of Johnny Mercer, one of the most talented American lyricists of the 20th century, is recalled in Philip Furia's detail-packed, exhaustively researched biography. Born into a genteel Southern family, Mercer nevertheless spent much of his career among New York songwriters. But his lyrical appeal was broader than that of most of his contemporaries, with songs like the worldly, sophisticated "Satin Doll," the rueful "Blues in the Night," and the erotically charged "That Old Black Magic" capturing the imaginations of successive generations of music lovers. In a narrative that ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: 2003-08-15
ISBN-13:9780312287207ISBN:0312287208
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