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Johnny Mercer

@johnnymercer

American lyricist, songwriter, singer and record executive (1909–1976)

Building Capitol Recording Corporation as Founder · United States

Key facts

Lived
1909–1976
Educated at
Woodberry Forest School

About

Johnny Mercer (1909–1976) was a singer and songwriter. They were born in Savannah. They studied at Woodberry Forest School.

In context

Capitol Recording Corporation was founded in 1942 and has no closure on record. Among the 56 other phonographic industry companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 30 years.

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Contribution

Johnny's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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