OUR MISSION
The Johnny Mercer Foundation and the preservation of American Popular Song is vital to the future of our children and our nation, our sense of pride in ourselves, and our understanding of one another. Our goal is to reflect Johnny's lifetime of generosity and to support, through his royalties and through private donations many of the causes he cared so deeply about where he realized a need for "accentuating the positive." Learn more
HELP US ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE
Imagine an entire generation of children growing up with no knowledge of their rich musical heritage; The songs that mirror our hearts and souls; The songs our parents sung around the piano; The songs we heard when we fell in love; The songs that reflect our American Dream. The Johnny Mercer Foundation is passionately devoted to introducing Our Great American Songbook to our children and needs your help. Learn more
JOHNNY'S SONGS HEARD TODAY
- Hooray for Hollywood: Johnny Mercer at the Movies
Saturday, May 6 - Monday, May 8, 2006
Robert Kimball, Artistic Director and Charles Osgood, Host
At the 92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
Tickets available online at www.92Y.org or by phone 212.415.5500
- Sundance Theater Songbook
Monday, May 15, 2006 starting at 6:00 pm
The Johnny Mercer Foundation is sponsoring the Sundance Theatre Songbook presentation of new or rarely heard works from twelve composer/lyricist teams as performed by some of the greatest talent from Broadway and off-Broadway stages.
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music's BAM Cafe
For more information go to www.bam.org or by phone 718.636.4100
- Goodspeed Musicals' 2006 season at its flagship theatre in East Haddam, CT presents Li'l Abner
At the Goodspeed Opera House from April 21-July 2, 2006.
Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul (the composers of last season's Goodspeed hit, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) wrote the score to Li'l Abner, which features a book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, based on the comic strip created by Al Capp. "Trouble begins in the cornseed town of Dogpatch, USA when the government decides to wipe it off the map," according to Goodspeed. The show is "filled with gentle satire, rib-tickling humor, and a host of brash, catchy tunes" including "If I Had My Druthers," "Jubilation T. Cornpone," “Love in a Home,” “Progress Is the Root of All Evil,” and "The Country's in the Very Best of Hands."
Now on sale through the Goodspeed box office at (860) 873-8668, or at www.goodspeed.org
- The American Music Theatre Project to host The Great American Songbook Festival & Workshop
The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University, in association with the Johnny Mercer Foundation will host a weeklong festival of “The Great American Songbook.” This event, running from August 7-12th on Northwestern’s Evanston Campus, will feature some of America’s most prominent cabaret and theatre singer/songwriters paying tribute to the legendary Johnny Mercer.
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- The music bed to the closing credits of the movie Good Night and Good Luck is One for My Baby.
HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS
As the hurricane recovery efforts move in high gear to help thousands in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region, the Johnny Mercer Foundation extends its sincerest thoughts to those affected. Our foundation has made a donation to Habitat for Humanity’s “Operation Home Delivery.” This effort will help provide assistance and home rebuilding opportunities to the neediest in the community so that they may return to their neighborhoods with renewed hope and optimism. Musicians Harry Connick Jr. and Winton Marsalis are Co-Chairman for the relief efforts in New Orleans.
To learn more about the Habitat for Humanity Katrina relief efforts please visit their Website:
Operation Home Delivery News
OUR PROJECTS
With your generous support here are just a few of the ways we’re celebrating Johnny’s musical legacy:
Accentuate The Positive
Kathie Lee Gifford lends her support to the foundation's effort to promote and distribute the LyricNotes™ student activity guide to elementary school children.
Here's what the kids are saying after participating in a special two day program, "Thank you very much for the Johnny Mercer Weekend. I had lots of fun! I hope you will do it again next year. The dancing, singing, and lyric writing was very fun." Mackenzie K., age 10
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Additional Initiatives
From museums and philharmonics to hospitals and the Audobon Society, our efforts help a broad spectrum of people.
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