- Collection:
- Johnny Mercer Collections
- Title:
- James William McIntire oral history interview, November 4, 1997
- Creator:
- McIntire, James W.
- Contributor to Resource:
- Paton, Christopher Ann, 1956-
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1997-11-04
- Subject:
- Lyricists
Lyric writing (Popular music)
Popular music - People:
- Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
Mercer, Ginger (Elizabeth Meltzer) 1909-1994 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (document genres)
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- James William McIntire was born in Savannah, Georgia, on October 10, 1910, the eldest of six children of Frances Percival McIntire and Lucy Barrow McIntire. After graduating from the University of Georgia in 1932, he worked in several Savannah businesses, including the Southern States Iron Roofing Company (1933-1955), the Monarch Oil Company (1956-1961), and the General Transport Company (1962-1966). He was also active for many years in the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce. He married Elizabeth Malone Smart in 1939
James McIntire begins with a discussion on growing up with Johnny Mercer when they were children on the same block in Savannah, Georgia. He references playing the games “Hunter, Holler, Hero”, and “Kick the Can”. He goes on to talk about listening to the African American church congregation music on Victory Drive, where presumably Johnny Mercer and his cousin did the same a year or two before. Mr. McIntire moves into how McIntire’s mother encouraged Johnny to try a career in theatre. He then tells stories about Mercer being a “wild boy”. He reflects on Christmas’ spent with Mercer in the 1960’s. McIntire confirms Mercer and his wife’s high compatibility with each other and the highlights of summers in Savannah. Towards the end, McIntire tries to help Chris Paton identify people in photos that he brought. Lastly, McIntire talks about Mercer’s general stance on finances and his personality.
the couple had four children. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/music/id/1941
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to items in this collection is owned by Georgia State University Library. Georgia State University Library has made this digital collection available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License. Please see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ for more information.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- M148_McIntireJ, Johnny Mercer Oral History Project, Popular Music and Culture Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
- Extent:
- 00:45:49
- Original Collection:
- Popular Music and Culture Collection
Johnny Mercer Papers - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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