Salute to Johnny Mercer

It's one of those episodes that some of you guys maybe able to see, and some of you would not thanks to those irritating pledge drives that have been happening lately.

So here's some of the highlights from the show!

Whenever there's a full moon, people in 1970s clothes start singing....

There's also a surprise pop quiz first thing tomorrow....

....oh and the Semonski Sisters make their presence felt.

SONGS BY JOHNNY MERCER - January 31, 1976

1. MOON RIVER - Ken, Mary Lou, Anacani, Tom, Gail, Jimmy, Bobby & Cissy (also dancing)
2. GOODY GOODY - the orchestra featuring Bob Havens on trombone and Henry Cuesta on clarinet
3. DEARLY BELOVED - Norma Zimmer
4. TANGERINE - Guy Hovis & Ralna English
5. AUTUMN LEAVES - Anacani with Bob Ralston at the piano

  
6. ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE - Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger with Ken Delo
7. FOOLS RUSH IN - Tom Netherton with Ralna, Guy, Norma, Dick, Gail, Ken and Mary Lou
8. CHARADE - danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
9. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY - Larry Hooper and Jimmy Roberts

10. PARDON MY SOUTHERN ACCENT - Ava Barber
11. THE SWEETHEART TREE - Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the Thomas Organ
12. SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE - danced by Arthur Duncan
13. I'M AN OLD COWHAND - Ken Delo

14. JEEPERS CREEPERS - Dianne, Donna, Jo Anne, Audrey, Valerie and Michelle Semonski
15. LAURA - the orchestra
16. RACHMANINOFF'S PRELUDE IN C MINOR - guest star Sylvia Lin at the piano
17. DREAM - Tanya Falan with Charlie Parlato, Gail Farrell, Dick Dale, Curt Ramsey with Russ Klein at saxophone
18. AND THE ANGELS SING - Jimmy, Mary Lou, Bobby, Cissy, Tom, Anacani, Ken, Ralna, Guy and the orchestra's brass section

If you missed the show, you missed some great Johnny Mercer musical numbers plus a terrific guest appearance by Sylvia Lin who plays one mean piano.

So until next time, keep a song in your heart and accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative and do not even mess with Mister-In-Between!

 

Salute to Johnny Mercer

Mancini and Mercer.....they're cops!

Sounds like a popular police show....but it's not, Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer are two very popular and talented musicians and songwriters in American music.

And on this episode of the Lawrence Welk Show from November 10, 1973...the Maestro and his music makers pay a salute to their work, so here are some highlights.

Here's Henry himself being welcomed by Lawrence on the show....

Next is Ralna English and Guy Hovis singing "All His Children".....

Over to the studio is the Curt Ramsey 7 with Sandi Griffiths on lead vocals singing "Dream".....

....now here's the girls singing "Send A Little Love My Way" from the movie "Oklahoma Crude"....

....and finally here's the gang with Henry at the piano with the number "Sweetheart Tree."

That's all this time around.....next week is a Silver Champagne Special titled "Music, Music, Music."

Just wish all you dads out there...including mine....a very Happy Fathers Day!

Mancini and Mercer.....they're cops!

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This week's show, the music makers salute to fine songwriters, Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. Here's Cissy & Bobby getting things started with the Mercer classic "Goody Goody."

The maestro had Henry Mancini himself as his special guest, and the man behind the music of Pink Panther played two of his hits on the piano, "Days Of Wine And Roses" and "The Sweetheart Tree". We also had Arthur Duncan dancing to "Jeepers Creepers" and Guy & Ralna a great rendition of "All His Children".

There were several great numbers in the show, Gail Farrell and Larry Hooper teamed up at the piano with their rendition of "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" in which both looked and sounded cute. Myron Floren played "Charade" on his accordian, and the orchestra had several great instrumentals such as the popular standby, "That Old Black Magic" along with "Laura's Theme."

The girls chorus sang "Send A Little Love My Way" which came from the motion picture Oklahoma Crude, here's our dancers Cissy & Bobby, Jack & Mary Lou adding some dance steps to some nice harmonies followed by Clay Hart with "Hey Porter" and "Moon River" by Joe Feeney.

We also had Anacani and Tanya team up for "Accentuate The Postive" and the whole gang teaming up for the finale with "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening"....putting the cork on yet another vintage show filled with music and melodies that is sweet sounds to anyone's ear.

Mary Lou had Bobby Burgess on as her guest to be interviewed, and he talked about how he not just danced but can play the accordian. He also mentioned his days on the Mickey Mouse Club television program which was an ideal breeding ground for what's to come next, The Lawrence Welk Show; plus his family where he and wife Kristi enjoy going out to dance, and he and kids are teaching Southern California how to dance.

Next week I believe is "School Days", see you all later!

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