VOA News - Savannah Celebrates Lyricist Johnny Mercer

Savannah, Georgia has named native son and prolific song writer Johnny Mercer its "Man of the Year." Throughout 2009, the historic city on the Atlantic coastline is hosting events to honor Mercer, who wrote lyrics to more than 1,000 songs from the 1930s into the 1960s.

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