Sunday, January 28th, 2007
8:00PM-11:00PM
This Sunday on EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN
we present an
EXTENDED ON-AIR FUNDRAISNG BROADCAST
A Tribute to
JOHNNY MERCER
Featuring Interviews With:
Mercer Biographer:
GENE LEES
Mercer's Niece & Historian:
NANCY KEITH GERARD
Mercer's Friend & President of The Johnny Mercer Foundation:
MARGARET WHITING
Plus, We Feature Live ON-AIR In-Studio Concert With:
BARBARA BRUSSELL, ERIC COMSTOCK, TONY De SARE,
BARBARA FASANO, LINA KOUTRAKOS, MAUDE MAGGART
& More!
Some of the singers
that will be part of the recorded mix:
JUDY GARLAND, NAT KING COLE, NANCY LaMOTT,
JOHN PIZZARELLI, KAREN MASON, FRANK SINATRA,
HELEN O'CONNELL, MATT MONRO, BLOSSOM DEARIE,
BING CROSBY, KAYE BALLARD, LOUIS ARMSTRONG,
MARTHA TILTON, BOBBY BELFRY, ROSEMARY CLOONEY,
NANCY WILSON, HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY,
LIZA MINNELLI, HAROLD ARLEN, PEARL BAILEY,
JOHNNY MERCER & More!
And some of the Songs:
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive", "Skylark", "Come Rain Or Come Shine",
"I'm Old Fashioned", "Goody, Goody", "Moon River", "Tangerine",
"Blues In The Night", "I Wonder What Became Of Me", "One For My Baby",
"Hooray For Hollywood", "I Remember You", "My Shining Hour",
"In The Cool, Cool Cool Of The Night", "I Wanna Be Around"
and More of YOUR REQUESTS!
Email your favorite Mercer lyric to me
@ oldisnew@earthlink.net
and I'll share it with our listening audience.
(Please include your name, city, state, or country
& and why it's your favorite lyric)
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A PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY
THE LIFE OF JOHN HERNDON MERCER
courtesy of HAL LEONARD BOOKS
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