Johnny Mercer wrote this, and had a hit with hit. But Louis Jordan did, too.
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Johnny Mercer wrote this, and had a hit with hit. But Louis Jordan did, too.
Is there something you’ve been wanting to share? It’s Tuesday Night Open Thread.
What’s on your mind?
Salute the L-I-E-U-T…
Izz zis your munkay?………………
Pierre de Beaumarchais, who wrote both the play that is the basis for Rossini’s opera The Barber of Seville and the play that is the basis for Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro, was born January 24, 1732, in France. Here is Thomas Hampson singing “Largo al Factotum” from The Marriage of Figaro. If you’re from my generation, you’ll probably be waiting for Bugs Bunny to walk in during this:
In 1777, as Washington’s 4,000-strong army wintered in Morristown, NJ, having been chased out of New York by Howe’s 10,000-strong army:
Did Johnny Mercer sing “Cry?” My mother says that was the highlight of her trip to Washington, DC years and years ago.