Skokie Theater Salutes Great American Songwriter With HERE'S JOHNNY ... 100 YEARS OF JOHNNY MERCER, 11/1
By: Alexandra Johnson Oct. 16, 2009
Join James Cebastien, David Edelfelt, John Eskola, KT Mcammond, and Kat Taylor on Sunday, November 1 at 7:00 PM in celebrating the remarkable words and music of Johnny Mercer with Here’s Johnny....100 Years of Johnny Mercer, Salute to a Great American Songwriter at the Skokie Theater. Come and hear your favorite Johnny Mercer tunes including "Moon River" and "Ac-centuate The Positive."
From the mid 1930s through the 1950s, many of the songs Johnny Mercer wrote and performed were among the most popular hits of the time. Mercer wrote lyrics to more than a thousand songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Academy Award nominations.
The Skokie Theatre is located at 7924 North Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, Illinois.
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