Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra
Music Groups
Philly Pops
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Movies
Sunday in New York
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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The pianist occasionally performs his set by playing a classical piece of music as an introduction before segueing into the actual song: Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" with Cole Porter's "Night and Day" and Claude Debussy's "Clair de Lune" with "Body and Soul", etc.
Recorded numerous best-selling albums for RCA Victor and Columbia during the 1960s and 1970s, "Hail the Conquering Nero" making the top-ten on the Billboard album charts in 1963.
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Music director of the Philadelphia-based Philly Pops Orchestra since 1979.
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Jazz pianist/composer/conductor.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spise med Price
2013
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
The 37th Annual Tony Awards
1983
TV Special performer: "Rhapsody in Blue", "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
Ciranda de Pedra
1981
TV Series performer: "Night And Day", "Addormentarmi Così"
Sunday in New York
1963
performer: "Thou Swell" / writer: "Sunday in New York", "Hello"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Boyz II Men: Live from Philly!
1998
TV Movie
Conductor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1973
TV Series
Musical Guest
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Sunday in New York
1963
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Six Loves
1963
musician: piano solo, main title
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independence Day 2001
2001
TV Movie
Himself
The Songs of Johnny Mercer: Too Marvelous for Words