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Romantic Mercer at Swingtime Feb. 21
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Swingtime celebrates the work of lyricist/songwriter Johnny Mercer Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. in the Activity Center at the Community Center.
Mercer wrote the lyrics, and sometimes the music, for more than 1,500 songs during a musical career that spanned four decades beginning in the Swing era. Many of his songs are among the great hits of popular music and were written primarily for movies and Broadway shows. Mercer’s prolific output led to 19 Academy Award nominations and four Oscars.
Swingtime will present some of Mercer’s most famous songs as performed by various well-known artists, including Mercer himself. The playlist includes such outstanding songs, now considered standards, as “And the Angels Sing,” “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road),” “Moon River,” and “Days of Wine and Roses.”
Membership in the Activity Center is required to attend Swingtime meetings.
For more information, contact Bill Whittaker at 480-837-7961 or the Activity Center at 480-816-5226.
A spin-off of the Golden Age of Radio, Swingtime plays vintage 78 rpm records from that magical era when swing was king. While not all the music of the time was swing, the term itself defines that period from the depression years through World War II.
