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...Johnny Mercer, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 informs us, was "the lyricist for more popular songs than any other songwriter in history." In the mid-'40s, Mercer, a founder of Capitol Records, also had three No. 1 hits as a vocalist: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," "Candy" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" - a record, I believe, for a classic pop songwriter. The Savannah native with the gap-toothed smile was the author or co-author of more than 1,000 songs, which scaled the charts for 30 years, in the prime of the Great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Old Musicals Like New | 5/12/2006 | See Source »

...obvious, and Western nations have learned that since Russia cannot behave in an open and honest manner when faced with a humanitarian crisis, we would be foolish to expect anything other than a traditional Soviet attitude to political, economic and military issues from the Russian government. PETER G. WILSON Whitburn, Scotland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 25, 2000 | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

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