Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael were two of the 20th century’s most notable writers of American popular song. They were both born in November, and often collaborated on music - they won an Academy Award for best original song in 1951: "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening".
Kate Borger shares music of Mercer and Carmichael - including Two Sleepy People, Accentuate the Positive, Skylark, The Nearness of You, I Remember You, How Little We Know, and, of course, Stardust.
Performers include Sonny Rollins, Frank Sinatra, Jazzmeia Horn, Joe Williams, Lisa Ferraro and Hoagy Carmichael, himself.
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Hoagy Carmichael 1947
Johnny Mercer, 1947 - William P. Gottlieb collection at the Library of Congress