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The Merry Macs were an American and British close-harmony pop music quartet who were active from the 1920s until 2000. They were best known for the hits "Mairzy Doats", "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" and "Sentimental Journey". The group also sang on recordings with Bing Crosby .
American close harmony (vocal) group, primarily active in the 1920s-1960s. Formed by the three Minnesota McMichael brothers: tenors Judd (1906–1989) and Joe (1916–1944), and baritone Ted (1908–2001), they assumed the name The Merry Macs in 1933, when they added a female singer, Cheri McKay, and began recording for Victor.
21 de jul. de 2014 · The Merry Macs (Mary Lou Cook, Ted McMichael, Judd McMichael, Joe McMichael,) performing The Hut-Sut Song,Sentimental Journey, (I Got Spurs)Jingle, Jangle, J...
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Back in the early ‘20’s, when America was singing in three parts and barbershop style. The Merry Macs, a trio of teenaged brothers, Ted, Judd, and Joe McMichael, heard a fourth harmony part usually played only by musical instruments and never before sung.
22 de jul. de 2014 · The Merry Macs (Mary Lou Cook, Ted McMichael, Judd McMichael, Joe McMichael,) performing Rockin' and Rollin' Train (1949)
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Known for their bouncy pop tunes, the Merry Macs were also polished jazz stylists, as one listen to their 1940 single “Vol Vistu Gaily Star” will prove. They hit the top 10 with the bounce tune “Jingle Jangle Jingle” (#4, 1942), and contributed to the war effort with the 1942 number eight hit, “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition.”
An early harmony vocal group most famous during World War II, the Merry Macs formed around Ted, Judd, and Joe McMichael. The brothers, raised and based in Minneapolis, began singing at an early age, with their mother as an occasional melody vocalist.
