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 Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) - GHS 25-26 - Chatham Co., GA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 32° 03.990 W 081° 05.581
17S E 491220 N 3547810
World-renowned songwriter John Herndon Mercer was born in Savannah and spent much of his youth in this house at 226 East Gwinnett Street. Marker is located at 226 East Gwinnett St., Savannah, GA
Waymark Code: WME40E
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2012
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Johnny Mercer
(1909-1976)
World-renowned songwriter John Herndon Mercer was born in Savannah and spent much of his youth in this house at 226 East Gwinnett Street. His lyrics reflected the sounds of Southern conversation, influenced by the African-American music and the natural world he experienced. During his career Mercer wrote more than one thousand songs, and nearly four hundred were used in motion pictures. Of these, eighteen were nominated for Academy Awards® ; four of which ("On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe," "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening," " Moon River," and "Days of Wine and Roses") won Best Song. Mercer was a co-founder of Capitol Records and the founding president of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Johnny Mercer is buried in Savannah´s Bonaventure Cemeter
Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the
2006.10 Friends of Johnny Mercer 25-26
For more information
Wikipedia: John Herndon "Johnny" Merce
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHS 25-26
Date: 2006
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society and the Friends of Johnny Mercer
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