Here are more Mercer songs you probably know: “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate-the-Positive,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Blues in the Night,” “Jeepers, Creepers!,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “I Remember You,” “Charade,” ...

Gossip columnist Earl Wilson dished dirty on March 7, 1963: “Frank Sinatra – according to a rumor around Broadway – had a nervous breakdown. I phoned his pal, Composer Jimmy Van Heusen, in Palm Desert ...

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As we reported on Tuesday (Feb. 10), John Fogerty is this year’s recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award, the top honor given by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Fogerty joins a long list of Mercer Award ...