Tommy Mercer
Tommy Mercer ( 1923 or 1924 ; † April 11, 2001 in Fort Lauderdale ) was an American crooner .
Mercer was originally called Tony Masulo and grew up in Ossining , New York . He got his stage name when he appeared in an entertainment troupe of the US merchant navy during World War II. In 1946 he became a singer in the band of Charlie Spivak and later he sang in the bands of Eddy Duchin , Buddy Morrow , Ray Anthony and Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey (where he was also known as the last boy singer of the Tommy Dorsey band.) With Ray Anthony he had several hits (such as As Time Goes By 1952 at number 10 on the Billboard charts). He led a band at the Riverboat Nightclub in the Empire State Building for ten years and went to Florida in 1972, where he continued to perform (as a singer, MC and band leader) and was also director and vice president of the Chamber of Commerce in Greater Fort Lauderdale-Broward County .
1952 to 1954 he was the winner of the down-beat reader polls as a band singer.
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- ↑ According to the obituary in the Sun Sentinel, he died at the age of 77
- ↑ George Simon The Big Bands , Schirmer 1981, p. 177
- ↑ JC Marion, Post War Big Bands - Ray Anthony
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mercer, Tommy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Masulo, Tony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American crooner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 or 1924 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 2001 |
| Place of death | Lauderdale Lakes |