- Title:
- Johnny Mercer collections
- Publisher:
- Special Collections Department, Georgia State University.
- Date of Original:
- 1780/1999
- Subject:
- Lyricists--United States
Popular music--United States - People:
- Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- photographs
radio scripts
typescripts
manuscripts (documents) - Type:
- Still Image
Text - Description:
- John Herndon Mercer (1909-1976), a native of Savannah, Georgia, began writing songs at the age of fifteen and eventually became one of the foremost figures of 20th century American popular music. His catalog includes many numbers that have become American classics, and his activities as lyricist, composer, performer and businessman span a period of nearly five decades. The digitized collections include images from the Johnny Mercer Papers, the Johnny and Ginger Mercer Papers, and his unpublished autobiography.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/music
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
-
