Mabel Mercer

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Mabel Mercer

Mabel Mercer (3 February 1900 – 20 April 1984) was an English-born cabaret singer who performed in the United States, Britain, and Europe with the greats in jazz and cabaret. She was a featured performer at Chez Bricktop in Paris, owned by the hostess Bricktop, and performed in such clubs as Le Ruban Bleu, Tony's, the RSVP, the Carlyle, the St. Regis Hotel, and eventually her own room, the Byline Club. Among those who frequently attended Mercer's shows was Frank Sinatra, who made no secret of his emulating her phrasing and story-telling techniques.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 3, 1900 (Burton upon Trent), Died April 20, 1984 (Pittsfield)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	113674	6/18/1963	Once upon a time	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113675	6/18/1963	Mira	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113676	6/18/1963	This is all I ask	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113677	6/18/1963	The ballad of the sad young men	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113678	6/27/1963	More I cannot wish you	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113679	6/27/1963	Try to remember	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113680	6/27/1963	Hello my lover, goodbye	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113681	6/27/1963	I've got your number	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113682	7/2/1963	Year after year	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113683	7/2/1963	My resistance is low	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113684	7/2/1963	Run to love	Mabel Mercer	vocalist
Decca	113685	7/2/1963	Trouble comes	Mabel Mercer	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mercer, Mabel," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/331239.

Mercer, Mabel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/331239.

"Mercer, Mabel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 November 2024.