Songwriter, lyricist, and singer Johnny Mercer died on 25 June 1976.
12 June 2014: The Johnny Mercer Statue in Savannah.
“The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play.”-Days of Wine and Roses (Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer)
[Alternative Muses] Goodbye, Johnny Mercer!
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Indeed!!
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How marvellous he has a statue.
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Well, if a 19-time Academy Award nominee (and 4-time winner) cannot find some love in his hometown, I don’t know where he could! 🙂
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True! 🙂
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I agree with the previous commenter. So glad to see there is a statue – and one with personality!
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Well, he is a legend AND Savannah is his hometown. One of the things they are known for is being the hometown of Johnny Mercer. I think they kind of owe it to him. 🙂
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