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Smokey Robinson who received the "Johnny Mercer Award" poses at the 36th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Award ceremonies held on June 9, 2005 in New York. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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ENGLEWOOD, N.J., Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Margaret Whiting, whose singing career spanned six decades and turned out a dozen gold records, has died in New Jersey, her daughter said. She was 86.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Turner Classic Movies has announced plans to mark the 100th anniversary of Johnny Mercer's birth by airing a documentary about the late U.S. singer-songwriter.
LOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- Famed pop singer Jo Stafford has died of congestive heart failure in her Century City, Calif., home, her family said. She was 90.
NEW YORK, May 27 (UPI) -- "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is to be honored with the Towering Song Award at the upcoming 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in New York, organizers said.
NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. entertainer Paul Anka has been chosen to receive the Johnny Mercer Award at the upcoming Songwriters Hall of Fame 2008 Awards dinner in New York.
UPI Almanac for Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007.
NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) -- Don Kirshner, whose rock concert series is considered a predecessor to MTV, will receive a lifetime achievement award from the U.S. Songwriters Hall of Fame.
NEW YORK, April 3 (UPI) -- Country singer Dolly Parton on Tuesday was selected the 2007 recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award for her career-long body of songwriting work.
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