Happy 100th Birthday Johnny Mercer!

[KFCarter]

Yep, it's surprising that there is no Mercer museum, etc. The unveiling is over... the highlight was the premiere of a new Mercer song... I kid you not!

There was an old unfinished lyric that was unearthed. Richard Sherman (acad award winning composer) wrote music for it and a recording of Michael Feinstein performing the song was played.

"You're in Savannah"
lyrics by Johnny Mercer

Hominy grits when you waken
Peaches a breeze has just shaken
Lyin' around for the takin'
You're in Savannah
You're in Savannah
Where Spanish moss hangs lazy on the trees
Where they say "Thank you ma'am" almost as much as "if you please"
Even though folks are old-fashioned
Bourbon and smiles are unrationed
They can get pretty impassioned
About Savannah
So if you're walking through a tree filled square
Where they say "Y'all come back, y'hear"
Traveler, you're in Savannah
My home town

[MacBubba45]

I'll bet that was a surprise! If you find a link to the recording on the internet be sure to tell me. Thanks!



Moon River

On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe

Blues In The Night


Later in life back in Savannah. (Looks kind of like Broughton St. to me)

[KFCarter]

No link yet to the song but here's an article:

http://www.thecreativecoast.org/sava...avnews&src=web

We're thinking that might be a store on State St. that has/had been a record shop off and on over the years.