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Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter, co-founded Capitol Records (born 1909)
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Johnny Mercer
American lyricist, songwriter, singer (1909–1976)
John Herndon Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Capitol Records
American record label
Capitol Records, LLC, and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)