The song of the day for Friday, April 4, 2025, is “Out of This World.” About This Song “Out of This World” was written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer for the 1945 movie of the same name. Out Of This World starred Eddie Bracken; however Bing Crosby dubbed the vocals for Bracken and introduced […]
Song of the Day: Trav’lin’ Light
The song of the day for Thursday, April 3, 2025, is “Trav’lin’ Light.” About This Song “Trav’lin’ Light” was written in 1942 by Trummy Young and Jimmy Mundy, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. In 1942, Paul Whiteman and his band came to the newly formed Capitol Records for a recording session, to include a new […]
Song of the Day: Laura
The song of the day for Wednesday, April 2, 2025, is “Laura.” About This Song “Laura” was written by David Raksin and Johnny Mercer for the 1944 film Laura, starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. David Raksin was known as a film composer (he also wrote the title song for “The Bad and the Beautiful”, […]
Song of the Day: Skylark
The song of the day for Tuesday, March 31, 2025, is “Skylark.” About This Song “Skylark” was written by Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer in 1941. Johnny Mercer is said to have worked on the lyrics for “Skylark” for over a year. The song and the lyrics are outstanding, and it easily became a jazz […]