Sandy Merrill is known as a Big Band Singer with good reason; he was the vocalist with Sy Zentner's Orchestra. Sy’s big hit was “Up a Lazy River”.

No less than Vic Damone told him, "You are the best singer I've heard and I only said that to one other person and that was to Steve Lawrence."

A Chicagoan by birth, he is the son of Opera Singer Mildred Gerber, from whom he received his earliest training.  Sandy made his nightclub debut at the Crown Room in Indianapolis and since has worked nightclubs and private corporate dates throughout the country.  Locally, the Jewish Community Center in Nashville, chose him for the part of Tevia in their production of "Fiddler on the Roof."

Recently, Sandy co-wrote and recorded "Christmas in Chicago," which Mayor Daley's committee asked him to sing at their "Tree Lighting Ceremony," which begins the official holiday season.

The music industry has afforded him the luxury of working with and learning from people such as jazz legend Les McCann, Billy Williams of “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter,” fame and Pat Morita who starred in the “Karate Kid”.  While performing in his hometown of Chicago, Sandy introduced the song "For Once in My Life" for the first time on any stage. 

In concert, the newly formed BlackWire Orchestra provides the perfect opportunity to perform the full arrangements that lend themselves so well to his style.  All the wonderful songs of Gershwin, Porter, Mercer, and Berlin, done in a manner that’s respectful, yet refreshingly new.

Now living in Nashville Sandy sings commercials, records, writes, and performs regularly at various venues when in town.  Prior to that Sandy has recorded  for both Variety records and the Prima record which label was owned by Louis Prima.