Come Rain or Come Shine
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Celebrating The Johnny Mercer Centennial...Ga. - wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs, including American Songbook standards like "Skylark," "That Old Black Magic" and "Come Rain or Come Shine." Mercer wrote the impishly satirical "Hooray for Hollywood," too - along with a... In this article: Harold Arlen, Academy Awards, Moon River, Come Rain or Come Shine, Laura, I Remember You, Hooray for Hollywood, and Early Autumn |
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 17, 2009
Katy Perry plots next album, does 'MTV Unplugged'
...strike. At 57, Carter finally delivers a follow-up. At Last , titled after the Etta James classic, is a collection of standards like Come Rain or Come Shine and pop covers. The CD, which goes on sale Tuesday, only took 31 years to get...
In this article: Katy Perry, MTV Unplugged, Juliette Lewis, One of the Boys, Lynda Carter, Michael Jackson, I Kissed a Girl, Ur So Gay, Grammy, and The Miami Herald
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San Antonio News | November 12, 2009
Night After Night, Nov. 13, 2009
...co-founded Capitol Records. The hits he wrote include "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive," "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)," "Come Rain or Come Shine" and dozens and dozens of others. Mercer's songs have been recorded by a "Who's...
In this article: Infidels and Papa Roach
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all about jazz | November 09, 2009
EVENT: Johnny Mercer's 100th Birthday
The Johnny Mercer Centennial and City of Savannah celebrate Johnny Mercer's 100th birthday on November 18. Come Rain or Come Shine" the life-size bronze statue America's great songwriter will be unveiled in the new Ellis Square at City...
In this article: Mercer, Savannah, Georgia, and Moon River
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all about jazz | November 08, 2009
Daryl Sherman: Johnny Mercer A Centennial Tribute
...and humorous songs, Mercer's is a rich one from which to choose. Sherman's selections are a welcome mix of classics such as "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "Midnight Sun" with more than a few choice rarities like "The Bathtub Ran Over...
In this article: Wycliffe Gordon, Midnight Sun, Jerry Dodgion, Jeepers Creepers, Dream, and Marian McPartland
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SFGate: Entertainment | November 05, 2009
'Nocturnes,' by Kazuo Ishiguro
...a mysterious woman who becomes his mentor. The one story that doesn't feature musicians is also the most wildly varied in tone. "Come Rain or Come Shine" still hinges on the power of music - as the title's allusion to the Harold...
In this article: Kazuo Ishiguro, Communism, Dog, and Plastic surgery
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New York Daily News | November 04, 2009
Johnny Mercer biopic shows golden-age songwriter at his best
...torch for a woman he could never have. That woman was Judy Garland, and "Dream" suggests their doomed love inspired songs like "Come Rain or Come Shine." Elevating the special beyond a chronological recitation are dozens of clips...
In this article: TCM, Hoagy Carmichael, One for My Baby, Dream, Baby It's Cold Outside, Moon River, Blues in the Night, and That Old Black Magic
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Chicago Tribune | November 02, 2009
Ol' Blue Eyes is back: Previously unreleased Sinatra
...1990 (on the fourth CD). There may be a little vocal wobble in "Fly Me to the Moon," but you couldn't ask for a more heroic account of "Come Rain or Come Shine" or more tenderness in "Summer Wind." As a bonus, the "Carnegie Hall, 1980"...
In this article: Frank Sinatra, Carnegie Hall, New York, DVD, New York, Come Fly with Me, Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, and My Heart Stood Still
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National Public Radio | October 28, 2009
Black Joe Lewis On Mountain Stage
...by The Honeybears' Zach Ernst on guitar, Bill Stevenson on bass, Matt Strmiska on drums, Jason Frey on tenor sax and Derek Phelps on trumpet. Mountain Stage pianist Bob Thompson performs "Come Rain or Come Shine" to close out the segment.
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Chicago Tribune | October 26, 2009
Piano original: The inventive Vijay Iyer
...Michigan Ave.; $18-$70; 312-294-3000. More Johnny MercerCentennial tributes to a songwriter who penned lyrics to classics such as "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Blues in the Night" and "Fools Rush In" will be plentiful this season. Among them:...
In this article: Vijay Iyer, Andrew Hill, Blues in the Night, and Too Marvelous for Words
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Centre Daily Times | September 23, 2009
Characters of lightweight tales can't match those of Ishiguro's dazzling novels
...as his hopes and dreams. The remaining stories venture too far into the ridiculous for no good purpose. The misfit narrator of "Come Rain or Come Shine" is invited to visit friends precisely because he's such a screw-up; his long-ago...
In this article: Plastic surgery, Knopf, London, and Los Angeles
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"Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular song written by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was written for the musical St. Louis Woman, and was published in 1946.
Recordings were made in 1946 by Sy Oliver (with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, by Dinah Shore, by Helen Forrest, Dick Haymes, and Margaret Whiting) Although the song did not actually make the charts in the period following its publication, it has become a standard.
The Sy Oliver/Tommy Dorsey version was recorded on January 31, 1946. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1819.
The Dinah Shore version was recorded on March 18, 1946. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36971.
The Helen Forrest/Dick Haymes version was recorded on April 14, 1946. The recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23548.
The Margaret Whiting version was recorded on February 17, 1946. The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 247.
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