Apr 21, 1984 mabel mercer, whose influence on popular music over the last half century reached far beyond the audiences who heard her sing in the intimate rooms where she usually performed, died yesterday in. Mabel mercer with bing crosby interview with bill boggs duration. Albums include sings cole porter, american songbook series. Jun 23, 2016 philadelphia radio personality sid mark is the host of this whyy tv12 music series. Mabel mercer was born on february 3, 1900 in staffordshire, england. Nat king cole nathaniel adams coles born march 17, 1919, montgomery, al. For the occasion of mercer s 100th birthday in 2009 clint eastwood produced a documentary film on johnny mercer s life and work called the dreams on me turner classic movies.
The huckleberry friend to every jazz singer, mercer wrote lyrics to moon river, blues in the night and literally hundreds of other standards. Two of the major series of lp recordings were the 1200 and 8000 series, started by nesuhi ertegun. Music profile for mabel mercer, born 3 february 1900. In 1978, midnight at mabel mercers, her 1956 album on atlantic, was praised as one of the best recordings of the past twenty years. Music profile for johnny mercer, born 18 november 1909. No one made a love song sound sweeter than mabel mercerand nowhere but here can you find these two rare atlantic albums on cd. Nov 25, 2003 mabel mercer taught me everything i know, said frank sinatra. Philadelphia radio personality sid mark is the host of this whyy tv12 music series. Mabel mercer 1900 1984 was one of the most unique performers of the 20th century. Mabel mercer was an englishborn cabaret singer who performed in the united states, britain, and europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret.
The brilliance of miss mercers recordings have made both original albums and numerous. Atlantic lp 2602 the art of mabel mercer 1958 atlantic als 403 songs by mabel mercer, volume two 1953 atlantic ep 45522 mabel mercer sings, vol. After the end of world war i, mercer settled in paris, where she met the celebrated ada bricktop smith, an american singer and cabaret proprietor whose. Weve found 16,841 lyrics, 161 artists, and 50 albums matching you are not my first love by mabel mercer. Burton upon trent, staffordshire, england, united kingdom died. Mabel madness, a bythenumbers onewoman biomusical written by and starring trezana beverley, fits the latter category. A copy of our latest annual report may be obtained, upon written request, from the office of the attorney general, charities bureau, 120 broadway, new york, ny 10271. Mabel mercer sings cole porter, an album by mabel mercer on spotify.
Check out mabel mercer sings cole porter by mabel mercer on amazon music. Her matchless phrasing gave a new dimension to some of the greatest songs ever written. Once in a blue moon, and midnight at mabel mercer s, both by mabel mercer, of course, and originally released by atlantic records in 1956 and 1958, are now offered together by collectables jazz classics, and they offer an unusual opportunity to get two fine albums by the woman often called the singers singer, together, for the price of one. Letssingit is a crowdsourced lyrics database, created by and maintained by people just like you. Mabel mercer, 1978 tv, wait till youre 65, the times of your life duration. After that an american, irving berlin no less, bought the american rights and added two bars to the. On being chosen as its first recipient, frank sinatra said.
Search results for you are not my first love by mabel mercer. An early leslie hutchinson recording of these foolish things but not the first one that maschwitz refers to above. The life of mabel mercer is not only good theater, but also a means for the many people who, sadly, know little about this extremely influential singer to get acquainted with her. Jul 15, 2015 mabel mercer 3 february 1900 20 april 1984 was an englishborn cabaret singer who performed in the united states, britain, and europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret. Find mabel mercer discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Once in a blue moon you will find the right one once in a blue moon. Click here to find the full and accurate lyrics with videos and sing along. Mabel mercer sings cole porter by mabel mercer on amazon. She was a featured performer at chez bricktop in paris, owned by the hostess bricktop, and performed in such clubs as le ruban bleu, tonys, the rsvp, the carlyle, the. She was an actress, known for everything is rhythm 1936, tropical trouble 1936 and the sand castle 1961. The mabel mercer foundation has also served as cabaret consultant to the mayfair regency hotel in chicago and the bellevue hotel in pennsylvania. It is not known for sure whether or how much gary mcfarland participated in this recording, but the session is included in this discography because of a 1961 ralph gleason column which states, at the end of this month theres another date at which mcfarlands music will have a leading role.
Mabel mercer, who died at 84 in 1984, was an artist widely appreciated by the cabaret crowd. A figurehead of the british prog rock scene with genesis, peter gabriel, who will turn 70 on february th, later became a champion of world music and an example of the politically engaged artist, through his label real world, his womad festivals and of course the protest song biko, etched into the history books and made famous from the amnesty. Mabel mercer taught me everything i know, she is the finest music teacher in the world. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Everything i know about phrasing i learned from mabel mercer. Mabel mercer sings cole porter, an album by mabel mercer on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Savoy 600 king cole i like to riff on the sunny side of the street ammor 109 king cole black spider stomp by the river sainte marie.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from roy d. Find highquality mabel mercer stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Mabel mercer mabel mercer sings cole porter discogs. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mabel mercer at the discogs marketplace. Once in a blue moon, and midnight at mabel mercers, both by mabel mercer, of course, and originally released by atlantic records in 1956 and 1958, are now offered together by collectables jazz classics, and they offer an unusual opportunity to get two fine albums by the woman often called the singers singer, together, for the price of one. She retired in 1979, but was back on stage at the 1982 kool jazz festival, singing a programme of songs by alec wilder. She was a featured performer at chez bricktop in paris, owned by the legendary hostess bricktop, and performed in such clubs as le ruban bleu, tonys, the rsvp, the. For the release of david fletchers biopic on john, rocketman, let us look back to this marvelous artists career in the 1970s. Her matchless phrasing gives a new dimension to some of the greatest songs ever written. Terry teachout article on late cabaret singer mabel mercer in light of recent reissue on cd of her classic albums.
Mabel mercer was one of the most respected singers of the midtwentieth century, a most original stylist, and the toast of the new york cabaret scene. Regis hotel, and eventually her own room, the byline club. This episode from 1976 features singer mabel mercer. She died on april 20, 1984 in pittsfield, massachusetts, usa.
Her career, which spanned seven decades, brought her. Savoy sjl 2224 various artists the changing face of harlem, volume two. Mar 09, 2009 mabel mercer, 1978 tv, wait till youre 65, the times of your life duration. She was a featured performer at chez bricktop in paris, owned by the hostess bricktop, and performed in such clubs as le ruban bleu, tonys, the rsvp, the carlyle, the st. Mabel mercer taught me everything i know, said frank sinatra. This is an atlantic records discography, albums released on the atlantic records label from its founding up until 1982, ordered by catalog number. Born in the uk to a 15 yearold musical hall chorus girl and an africanamerican musician who she never met, mabel was raised by her mothers family in a bohemian household. A few songs by johnny mercer accenttchuate the positive, autumn leaves, blues in the night my mama done tol me, come rain or come shine, days of wine and roses, emily, fools rush in, hooray for hollywood, i wanna be around, jeepers creepers, laura, moon river, my shining hour, one for my baby and one more for the road, satin doll, skylark, that old black magic, you.
Image appears courtesy of the mabel mercer foundation and under the gnu free documentation license. Mercer, mabel mabel mercer sings cole porter amazon. Listen to mabel mercer sings cole porter in full in the spotify app. Find mabel mercer discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Influential early cabaret singer and actress best known for her work with bobby short. Rpm lp records were 10inch albums and their first release in 1949 was a recording of walter bentons poetry set to music which was also issued as three 12 inch 78 rpm records. The music of mabel mercer, a gifted cabaret singer of the 1930s 60s, is enjoying a resurgence in popularity with almost all of it now available on cd. The movie soundtrack is a tribute album to johnny mercer, containing 14 mercer songs performed by a variety of jazz and pop recording artists. Mabel mercer biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Mabel mercer, whose influence on popular music over the last half century reached far beyond the audiences who heard her sing in the intimate.
Mabel mabel cd music as with previous albums, the basic orb nucleus is joined by guest singers and players, including system 7s steve hillage gong, who goes back to the earliest recordings, battersea toastersinger eric walker aka the corporal and vocalists aki omori japanese singer who appeared on 2001s cydonia, singer andy caine from the w. Mabel mercer the art of mabel mercer 1959, vinyl discogs. It was only after the hutch recording that these foolish things got put into spread it abroad where it was sung by dorothy dickson, a performance that stopped the show. Internationally, the foundation debuted the premiere london cabaret convention in 2004 as the gala finale of a twoweek musical voices celebration at the greenwich theatre. A bountiful discography and an incalculable number of hits of great exuberance and occasional melancholy. Page 1 mercer, mabel 1900 1984 by patricia juliana smith. Similar artists andy williams, bing crosby, cole porter, jo stafford, sammy cahn. Influential early cabaret singer and actress best known for her work. Mercer, mabel midnight at mabel mercers once in a blue.
She was a featured performer at chez bricktop in paris, owned by the hostess bricktop, and performed in such clubs as le ruban bleu, tonys, the rsvp, the. He was also a top, southern fried swingera vocalist. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. She was known, as she says in this show, for finding the story in each song. Mercer, mabel mabel mercer sings cole porter music. The mabel mercer foundation is a nonprofit 501c3 corporation organized under the laws of new york state. During wwii the government produced and distributed 78 rpm victory discs, or vdiscs, to u.
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