There's a magical moment in the classic Hollywood love story, "Breakfast at Tiffany's," when a young Audrey Hepburn candidly sings a new song called "Moon River." Producers originally worried that ...

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 ...

The Bard of Savannah celebrated with jazz concert featuring four unpublished tunes. Johnny Mercer, perhaps the best lyricist Georgia ever produced, never stopped scribbling ideas, and he wrote on ...

The Johnny Mercer Foundation (JMF) is celebrating the success of moving their annual Songwriters Project to Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. After 17 great years at Northwestern University, JMF ...

10 young songwriters (Ages 14-20) will be selected for this one-of-a-kind educational songwriting intensive to study and explore the fundamentals of contemporary and musical theater songwriting. In an ...

In 1942 Johnny Mercer started Capitol Records with businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glen Wallichs. At the time, Mercer was churning out hits for Hollywood, collaborating with composers like Jerome Kern, ...

The Johnny Mercer Centennial and City of Savannah celebrate Johnny Mercer's 100th birthday on November 18. “Come Rain or Come Shine" the life-size bronze statue America's great songwriter will be ...

Feb. 22 (UPI) --Diane Warren will be honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June. The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced in a press release Thursday that Warren, 67, will receive this year's ...

The Songwriters Hall of Fame will recognize Stephen Schwartz — the arranger and composer behind the music from “Wicked,” “Godspell” and “Pippin” — as the recipient of the 2025 Johnny Mercer Award at ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Taste of Ireland, The Irish Music and Dance Sensation, is coming to Savannah on Saturday to put on a show that will take you through the heart and soul of the Emerald Isle.