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January - December 2008
| Tuesday 12/30/2008
1:35:27pm |
| Name: |
Chuk Guariglia |
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| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Middletown NJ USA |
| Comments: |
I have probably the
only audio copy of the Tribute to Johnny which took place at The
Music Box Theatre in July of 1976 after he died. I have had it
transferred to CD. Interested? Free. Write back please. Chuck
Guariglia |
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| Monday 12/29/2008
5:44:48pm |
| Name: |
Ross Kelly |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
rosskelly426@gmail.com |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Greensboro GA |
| Comments: |
My mother, Emma
Kelly was a friend and musical colleague of Johnny's. And our
entire family grew up playing and singing his music all of our
lives.
I am priveleged to have met him, and more so, to have gotten to
know him and extraordinary music.
Ross Kelly |
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| Wednesday 12/03/2008
7:06:54pm |
| Name: |
Ken Miller |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
kjmiller37@dishmail.net |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Finleyville/U.S.A. |
| Comments: |
I've always loved
and admired Johnny Mercer--and so did my dad (who was an avid
banjo player and band member, way back when there were
"Speak-Easies" in which you could perform in front of
fun people).
Now I want to introduce my son, who's also a player and singer,
to this genious, Johnnie Mercer. |
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| Monday 11/17/2008
6:06:34am |
| Name: |
Billy Crowson |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
Crobilly@Gmail.com |
| Referred
By: |
Search Engine |
| City/Country: |
lagrange. ga. |
| Comments: |
As a 47 year old,I
only discovered Mr. mercer about 4 years ago.." Midnight in
the garden....", however late i was ..I am a huge fan!! and
i like this site!! |
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| Wednesday 11/12/2008
9:54:51am |
| Name: |
Ronnie |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
ronnie.clews@t-online.de |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Germany |
| Comments: |
For those still
gasping for breath at Johnny's brilliant lyrics for "Song
of India" sung by Mario Lanza. Please visit You Tube and
search for "Song of India" or "Mario Lanza".
There are a few brilliant recordings which catch me in the
throat everytime I hear them!
Johnny was simply one of the very, very best!! |
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| Friday 11/07/2008
7:02:30pm |
| Name: |
AveMaria Karanah |
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| E-Mail: |
aveelizabethk@yahoo.com |
| Referred
By: |
Friend |
| City/Country: |
Houston,USA |
| Comments: |
What adjectives
could possibly describe the man? |
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| Friday 10/31/2008
1:12:33pm |
| Name: |
Steve |
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| Referred
By: |
Search Engine |
| City/Country: |
Germany |
| Comments: |
Thanks for the moon
river lyrics, and comments |
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| Friday 10/24/2008
7:34:46pm |
| Name: |
willie sykes |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
wwsykes@bellsouth.net |
| Referred
By: |
Search Engine, Just
Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
usa |
| Comments: |
very nice....Thanks |
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| Thursday 10/16/2008
1:57:55pm |
| Name: |
John Whitlock |
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| E-Mail: |
jwhit969@yahoo.com |
| Referred
By: |
Search Engine |
| City/Country: |
Jackson MS |
| Comments: |
Good to know Jack is
still here, inspiring both from his past films I so enjoyed. Met
him in DC at one of his performances. Good guy and a great
talent! |
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| Wednesday 09/24/2008
4:05:21pm |
| Name: |
marvin grayson |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
mlgrayson@bellsourh.com |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
atlanta ga |
| Comments: |
the song Dream takes
me back to 1945 46 to my navy time thanks for the memories. |
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| Saturday 09/13/2008
9:17:30pm |
| Name: |
Raymond (Ray) Petty |
| Homepage: |
http://RPettyl |
| E-Mail: |
RPetty3941@aol.com |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Torrance, LosAngeles
,Calif |
| Comments: |
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| Sunday 09/07/2008
9:45:08pm |
| Name: |
Susan Dean dba The
Pumpkin Patch |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
sdean61@verizon.net |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Waldo, OH USA |
| Comments: |
The Pumpkin Patch is
a source of used sheet music in good condition. Have
approximately 250,000 original sheets in stock. E-mail us with
your requests. Thanks. |
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| Tuesday 08/19/2008
7:35:59am |
| Name: |
Bill Burley |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
wpburley@yahoo.com |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
New York City/USA |
| Comments: |
Timeless! |
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| Sunday 06/15/2008
3:30:13pm |
| Name: |
Shannon Patterson |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
ktpatterson@windstream.net |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Pinebluff, NC |
| Comments: |
I just wanted to ask
who Johnny Mercer purchased the song "Autumn Leaves"
from? My grandmother, Lillie Mae Garretson wrote that song and
sent it in to a radio station. She later heard it on the radio
and instantly knew it was her song. |
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| Wednesday 06/11/2008
11:15:47pm |
| Name: |
Bob Bartholomew |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
robbart1@comcast,net |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Los Alamos/U.S.A. |
| Comments: |
I am a WWII veteran.
"Blues in the Night" was a popular tune while I was in
High School in Raton, NM, and it was especially real to me when
I was on any troop train. At one time I had memorized all of the
words. I still remember many of them--it tells of a frequent
story to both young men and young women of that era. |
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| Thursday 06/05/2008
0:57:41am |
| Name: |
Linda B. Lawrence |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
librlaw@gmail.com |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Richmond, USA |
| Comments: |
Hello - I wanted to
get some background information on 'Twilight World' which I will
be singing this coming week, in Berkeley. Nothing yet! |
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| Sunday 05/25/2008
10:22:58am |
| Name: |
colin rosse |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
colin@cstone.net |
| Referred
By: |
Search Engine, Just
Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
charlottesville,va
USA |
| Comments: |
Saw Daddy Long Legs
last night and the Slue Foot dance segment. Did Ray Anthony or
anybopdy else ever do a recording of the song? |
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| Wednesday 05/21/2008
3:16:35am |
| Name: |
Mary Borland |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
mtd49@cox.net |
| Referred
By: |
Search Engine, Just
Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
San Diego California |
| Comments: |
I am enjoying
Johnny's web site and wonder if anyone may have known either of
my parents. My father was trumpet player Red Borland. He played
with, among others, Freddy Martin, Orin Tucker, Stan Kenton,
Russ Morgan, Frankie Carle, Geo Liberace, Nappy Lamare, Pete
Bellman, Freddy Morgan. Mostly late 30's and through the 40s and
50s, I believe.
My Mom was a member of a singing group called The Smart Set, 3
girls and a guy. They sang on several AFRS shows, GI Journal,
Command Performances, and were guest on The Alan Young radio
show at least 10 times. I'd love to hear from anyone who may
have known either of them. Please email me.
Best, Mary |
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| Saturday 05/17/2008
6:48:51pm |
| Name: |
DR DIANA AUSTIN |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
ONELONEDOLPHIN@YAHOO.COM |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
SALCHA, ALASKA USA |
| Comments: |
HEY THERE!
BEEN A WHILE SINCE I SURFED INTO YOUR SITE. I'M IN KONA
TODAY...YOU SHOULD BE HERE TOO!
TAKE CARE!
YOUR FRIEND.
DR DIANA |
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| Friday 04/25/2008
3:09:50am |
| Name: |
Gail McCollum |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
gailmmccollum@comcast.net |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
San Mateo, CA USA |
| Comments: |
My Dad just told me
an incredible story about the song "Dream". Dad was in
the USO Army Band stationed in England in "43/44. He was
1st chair trumpet. He and 2 other members of the 825
Convalescent Center Band wrote a song called "Dream"
(When you're feelin' blue) and it became their theme song. They
never got it copywritten. It wasn't until after the war and he
was back in the states that he heard it on the radio. He said
when he tried to confront Johnny about it Johnny said he
couldn't remember where he heard it so he couldn't give credit
where credit was due. My Dad said that this became a recurrent
event with other songs that were written by other guys in the
USO bands. So, there you have it. My Dad is 89 now so he can't
remember the names of the name of one of the other guys, just
that his nickname was "Feets" and he was from N.Y. and
the other was Tony Campagna from CA. I just wish I could do
something to give that awesome song back to him. He's an
incredible Dad. I'm sorry if this information upsets any fans of
Johnny Mercer, but if this is all I can do to give my Dad credit
where credit was due in 1944, then let it be done. |
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| Sunday 04/06/2008
1:12:13am |
| Name: |
ralph.....edwards. |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
partofme51@yahoo.com |
| Referred
By: |
Friend, Just Surfed
In |
| City/Country: |
Enid, Ok |
| Comments: |
My Gawd.... For
years I wanted the words to that song...and now, you have given
me the
gift that I cherish....don't know why this little song is so
perfect for me...but I love fun-filled
wording! Thank you...Ralph in the wheat fields of Oklahoma! |
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| Friday 03/14/2008
7:05:13pm |
| Name: |
Klaus Bader |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
klausbader1@web.de |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Pforzheim, Germany |
| Comments: |
I'm so delighted
getting the music for Lazy Mood and Mr. Taksler is the most
friendly person - thanks a lot. |
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| Thursday 03/13/2008
10:04:30pm |
| Name: |
starr padden |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
mizsong@aol.com |
| Referred
By: |
Friend |
| City/Country: |
Portland Oregon |
| Comments: |
As a musician and
vocalist I think I can unequivocally say that Johnny Mercer was
the most gifted prolific pop song writer in 20th century
America. |
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| Sunday 02/24/2008
3:59:03pm |
| Name: |
Elli Fordyce |
| Homepage: |
http://www.ellifordyce.net |
| E-Mail: |
ellifordyce@msn.com |
| Referred
By: |
Search Engine, Just
Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
New York/US |
| Comments: |
Hi Steve:
I received a xerox of "Oops!" from you and thank you
very much. I was searching for downloadable sheet music and
don't recall requesting this or paying for it, but certainly am
pleased to have it. Did I order it and just forgot I did? I
downloaded an MP3. Planning to do the tune on my next CD.
You may hear my first CD at www.cdbaby.com/ellifordyce.
Thanks again.
Elli
If this isn't what you |
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| Monday 02/18/2008
11:30:48am |
| Name: |
jausita Hills |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
jausita@sbcglobal.net |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
chicago, usa |
| Comments: |
How can I purchase
the dvd "79 park avenue"? |
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| Saturday 02/16/2008
9:23:43am |
| Name: |
Eugene,Charles,
Deborah & Dianne |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
mike.dinsin@yahoo.com |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
TN/USA |
| Comments: |
My brother grew up
listening to Johnny's music and the rest of us listened
too.Johnny we miss you and your music will around forever! God
Bless! |
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| Wednesday 02/06/2008
11:14:27am |
| Name: |
donna garton |
| Homepage: |
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| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
england |
| Comments: |
If Johnny had
written only SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, he would have made
more people happy than anyone except the guy who invented ice
cream.
But he did so much more.
Donna |
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| Sunday 01/06/2008
12:29:24am |
| Name: |
Alan Rebbeck |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
alan.rebbeck@onetel.net |
| Referred
By: |
Friend, Just Surfed
In |
| City/Country: |
London.England |
| Comments: |
I was in the orignal
prod of "The Good Companions". I played
"Albert" and lots of bits,plus understudy to "Mr.Millbrau".
I have fond memories of that show. So many people from "G.C's"
has left us. If you are interested in me doing a piece about the
show and my meeting Johnnie Mercer I will do so.Sincerely Alan
Rebbeck. |
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| Friday 01/04/2008
10:12:58am |
| Name: |
Jenny |
| Homepage: |
http://myspace.com/webugn |
| E-Mail: |
webugn2@bellsouth.net |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Sav'h Ga |
| Comments: |
Hey Johhny,
I met you a long time ago when I was a little girl. We used to
visit my great grandma at the Tybee Nursing Home, where your
moma lived at the time. I remember they all made a fuss over
you, but not till now, did I realize what a strong impact you've
had on this world. Tell Nanny and Moma Ferrell I said hello and
I love them very much. See you in a while.
love,
Jenny |
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| Wednesday 01/02/2008
1:58:57pm |
| Name: |
Beverly |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
bmire@aol.com |
| Referred
By: |
Just Surfed In |
| City/Country: |
Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Comments: |
Just wanted to share
this song with my grandaughter. Memories for me. |
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| Tuesday 01/01/2008
1:41:40am |
| Name: |
Ron Hann |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
r.b.hann@snap.net.nz |
| Referred
By: |
E-Mail, Just Surfed
In |
| City/Country: |
New Zealand. |
| Comments: |
Greetings. I like
the site, many of the song titles bring back memories to me,
coming up to 69 years of age.
I also like the prompt reply to my query.
Duuuuhhhh!!!
Regards, Ron Hann. |
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| Monday 12/31/2007
0:02:09am |
| Name: |
Kathy |
| Homepage: |
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| E-Mail: |
hazeleyeflgal@aol.com |
| Referred
By: |
Search Engine |
| City/Country: |
Fort Myers, FL, USA |
| Comments: |
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