LYRICISTS
Welcome to the page about lyricists and co-writers. Wow! What a wealth of talent here! I wish we knew how Johnny met these wonderful writers. I only remember one story when our parents were sitting with Mercer and his wife at a musical event. The wives hit it off and Mercer turned to mom and said “ I’m going to write with him!” the rest is history.. “Baby-o”, I’ve Waited For A Waltz” and “Young and Free”
We do know that Johnny was surrounded by great musicians and writers on all his playing jobs. He met a plethora of singers and writers and had the opportunity to create with many of them.
We have tried to locate info on everyone he collaborated with, but we are missing some facts. Please feel free to share information you may have, on the “Comments” page.
Each lyricist is listed with the names of the songs that are on this website. Refer to the “Index” to find which category each song is in.
Click on each name to read more about them!
A.E. HOUSEMAN – “When I Was One And Twenty”
ABBEY LINCOLN – “You And Me My Love,” “Out Of Love,” “Sometimes Spring Is Crying”
ACE OCHS (“LEE KAYDAN”) – “Christmas Is Coming Again,” “Don’t Open Until Christmas,” “Get Lost,” “Go Easy (Passing My Heart),” “I Know A Secret,” “Idle Tears,” “Lullaby,” “Never Put Off ‘Till Tomorrow,” “No Rest For The Weary,” “Playing Second Fiddle To A Horse,” “Rock And Roll March,” “Sweetest Story Ever Told,” “The Snuggle Song,” “Trav’lin,” “True Love Never Ends,” “Western Winds,” “When It’s Christmas On The Prairie,” “Woe Is Me,” “Just Send Me Your Love For Christmas”
ALLEN RAY – No info. “I’d Be Crazy To Complain”
BILL PITMAN – “Happy Land”
BILL SHAW – No info. “Joey’s Last Big Game,” “Found A Lucky Ladybug,” “I’ll Take A Raincheck On Your Love,” “My Seven Day Love,” “Painful Love”
BOB FLORENCE – “Movin’ On”
BOB RUSSELL – “Merry Came By”
BY DUNHAM – “The End Of It All,” “The Thrill Of It All”
CARROLL CARROLL – “There Goes My Heart”
CHRISTIAN WILDE – “I’m Leavin’”
CLAUD BAUM – “Just Close Your Eyes,” “Cry On The Dance Floor,” “Lazy Louie,” “Mister Know It All,” “My Daydreams,” “One Sunny Day,” “(My) Daydreams”
CY COBEN – “I’ll Try Anything Once”
DAVE GREGORY – No info. “In A Dream”
DEBBY WIRTH – No info. “Teacher Teacher (Pity Me)”
DIANE LAMPERT – “Out Of Left Field”
DOK STANFORD – “All The Time,” “Femininity,” “Frankie Put Down,” “Here I Go Again,” “Ladybird,” “Let It Be Now,” “One Night Stand,” “She Was Meant For Me,” “She’s Something Else,” “Who Turned Summer On Again”
EARL LACHENNAEER – No info. “On, United States Marines”
FRAN & JOE MCKENNA – “What Did You Mean By That Kiss”
FRANCES KANE – “Embers,” “Johnny Be a Good Joe,” “Sugar Belle”
FRANK SPAGNUOLO – No info. “If I Could Captain Your Dreamboat”
FRANZ STEININGER - “And The Night Wind Sang,” “Boom-Be-De-Boom-Boom (Goes My Heart),” “Bumpity-Bumpity-Bump Goes My Heart,” “Che Sara Sara,” “Hold Back Tomorrow,” “Hold Me Closer,” “How Can I Begin To Tell,” “I Died a Thousand Times,” “I’ll Take It Anytime,” “L’Amor, L’Amor,” “My New Love,” “Nicolo With His Piccolo,” “Not As A Stranger,” “Sweet Laura Lee,” “Sweet Potater Serenade,” “That Long Long Kiss,” “The Ghost Of Your Caress,” “The Sky Is Extra Blue,” “Two Tickets To Heaven,” “Your Foolish Pride”
GEORGE HOWE – “Constantly”
HAROLD LANG – No info. “Emerson Farewell”
HENRY SANICOLA – “Please Give Me One More Chance”
HERB HENDLER – “He Can Not Spell”
JERRY GLADSTONE – “Do It Now,” “A Most Remarkable Thing,” “Ain’tcha Gonna Talk To Me,” “Anyday Now,” “Ask Her If She’s Got A Friend,” “Bella Maria,” “Can You Tell,” “Dapper Daddy,” “Evening,” “I’m Sending Away For You,” “I’m Yours For The Asking,” “Is It Anyone I Know,” “It Was Great While It Lasted,” “It’s A Wet Night,” “Kiss Me Quick,” “Let Me Go On Loving You,” “Love Talk,” “Love, Love, Love,” “Melancholy Rain,” “Put In A Good Word For Me,” “She Loves Me,” “Thanks A Lot, Thanks For Nothing At All,” “The Tender Years,” “Think Love,” “This Crazy Affair,” “Via Veneto,” “We All Make Mistakes,” “Whenever You’re Away From Me,” “Who You Gonna Hurt”
JOHNNY MERCER – “Baby-O,” “I’ve Waited For A Waltz,” “Young And Free”
MARGIE O’NEALE – “Fruit Of The Loom,” “I Wish With All My Heartache,” “You Didn’t Want Me”
MARY CHAUDET – “Single”
MAX ABRAMSON – No info. “Emma, You’re My Dilemma,” “Overdue Blues”
MILT ROGERS – “Save Me”
MITCHELL TABLEPORTER (“TEEPEE”) – “A Heart Divided,” “As Long As I’m With You,” “Calypso Italiano,” “Cockney Rock N’ Roll,” “Follow Me Baby,” “Honolulu Baby,” “If There Were No Tomorrow,” “Little Miss Twinkle Christmas Star,” “Rock-A-Hula,” “The Psychological Effect,” “The Well Has Run Dry,” “Trinidad To Liverpool,” “Va Va Va Voom,” “When A Woman Is In Love,” “While We Are Young,” “Wonder Boy,” “You Taught Me Everything I Know”
MURIEL DIX – No info. “I’ll Die For The Love Of You,” “Two Strikes Is The Count On You,” “What About Tomorrow,” “Wild As A Tiger”
MURRAY D. SCHWIMMER – “Crawlin’,” “I Can’t Face My Friends,” “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” “The Arab And The Jew”
PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER – “What Is Love”
RAY GILBERT – “A Ba Bu Kangowa,” “A Thousand Violins,” “Ah Fong,” “Are You Cheating,” “Chap With The Ivy League Cap,” “Foreign Girl,” “How Lucky Can I Be,” “I Got A Hole In My Sole,” “Kan-Gu Wa,” “Magic Moon,” “Make Them Stop,” “Poor Little Prayer,” “She’s A Ghost,” “Tillie’s Tune,” “Tormented”
ROC HILLMAN – “Ring Wedding Bells”
RUTH FREED – “Let Me Make My Own Mistakes,” “That’s My Mistake”
SAMMY CAHN – “Anything But Me,” “If You Don’t Think I’m Leaving”
SIDNEY CLARE – “I’m A Cinch To Fall In Love,” “No News Blues,” “Please Don’t Turn My Picture To The Wall,” “Where Can I Go,” “You’re Good For Me”
STANLEY STYNE – “Next Year’s Lovers”