The Johnny Mercer Foundation

Official Twitter account for The Johnny Mercer Foundation. Dedicated to supporting songwriting in the tradition of the Great American Songbook.

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Exciting news! Rona Siddiqui and Adam Gwon will join the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Intensive at the Snow Pond Center for the Arts alongside artistic director Kaitlin Hopkins. Read the full Broadway World article linked below! ⭐️
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This just in! The Snow Pond Center for the Arts will be hosting the FIRST annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriting Intensive on their campus in Sidney, Maine next June, 2024. ⭐️
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We’re closing out this August and ringing in the fall season with our Song of the Month, “Lazy Bones!” This is a classic Johnny Mercer-Hoagy Carmichael song that deeply resonated with those of the Great Depression generation. The song instantly became a hit.

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How we want to be spending these hot summer days ☀️ remember your sunscreen, sun hat, and stay cool!

Pictured: Johnny and Ginger Mercer on their patio with their daughter, Amanda.

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May’s song of the month is “Blues In The Night,” written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen for the film of the same name in 1941. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year! ✨

Pictured: Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen at the piano.

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In honor of Henry Mancini’s birthday month, April’s Song Of The Month is “Moon River!” Mancini was an incredible recording artist, composer, and conductor. over the course of his career. Click the link below to hear the original demo for the song! 🌙 🎶
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Congratulations to Patrick Lundquist, the first ever recipient of the ASCAP Foundation’s Alan and Marilyn Bergman Lyric Award! The award-winning lyric, “The Way Back Home,” was written at the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project. Read more at the link below!
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To round off the month, let’s take a look back at Johnny Mercer’s performance with Steve Allen on The Steve Allen Show in March of 1960. The two duetted about such things as weather, time, and geography. Have a listen at the link below!

Photo Credit: IMDB
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Happy Oscars Day! The second two “Best Original Song” awards Johnny Mercer won were shared with the great Henry Mancini. “Moon River” won in 1961 for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” followed by “Days of Wine and Roses” in 1962 for the film “Days of Wine and Roses.”

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Can you believe the 95th Annual Oscar Awards are a week from today? Johnny Mercer won four Oscars for “Best Original Song” over his career. Two of which were shared with Henry Mancini!

Pictured: Ginger and Johnny Mercer on Oscar Night, circa 1962.

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A huge congratulations to Tim Rice, the 2023 Songwriters Hall Of Fame’s Johnny Mercer Award Recipient! Rice is an EGOT recipient and teamed up with Andrew Lloyd Webber to write theatre favorites “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita.” Check out the article!
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💝 Wishing you a day full of love and happiness spent with your loved ones. 💐

Pictured: Ginger and Johnny Mercer at home, circa 1950s.

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Happy Grammy Awards Day! Mercer won two Grammys over the course of his career, both for the coveted title of Song Of The Year. “Moon River” won the award in 1962, followed up by “Days of Wine and Roses” in 1963.
Good luck and congratulations to all of tonight’s nominees!

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Applications for the 2023 Songwriters Project are now open! Be sure to apply for this incredible opportunity before March 1st at 12pm CST. Applications can be found at the link below! Check out the official JMF Songwriters social media pages for more info!
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We’ve landed in Nashville! We’ve partnered with New Musical Theatre Nashville to bring our JMF Writer’s Grove to the famous songwriting city, joining the two worlds of musical theatre and country music together. Read the full article at the link below.
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Happy Weekend! No matter how you’re spending it, make sure to take some time to kick your feet up and relax ✨

Pictured: Johnny Mercer caught napping, circa 1940s.

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Happy Golden Globes Day!! Our second Song Of The Month is “Life Is What You Make It” from the film “Kotch,” which Johnny won the award for Best Original Song in 1972. 🌟

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The Golden Globes are next week and that means we have two songs to honor this month! First, let’s take a look back at the song “Whistling Away The Dark” from the film “Darling Lili,” which Mercer won the award for Best Original Song in 1971. 🎬

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Goodbye 2022, Hello 2023! Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and a prosperous 2023 🎉

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Merry Christmas from the Mercers! We hope you all have a wonderful holiday 🎄

Pictured: Ginger, Jeff, Amanda, and Johnny Mercer playing with a train set on Christmas