Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931.[1]

It was Ethel Merman who introduced this song in George White's Scandals of 1931.[2] A Rudy Vallee version, recorded in 1931, spent five weeks in the top 10 pop music charts.[3] The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P. Morgan.[4]

The song title gave rise to the revue of composer Ray Henderson's music called It's the Cherries, which launched the American Composer Series in 2000.[5]

Notable recordings

References

  • Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (2005), Music of the Great Depression, Greenwood, ISBN 0313332304 


  1. Young 2005, p. 47.
  2. "Remembering Yesterday's Hits". Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1986 ISBN 0-89577-249-3
  3. "Joel Whitburn presents A Century of Pop Music". Records Research, Inc., 1999 ISBN 0-89820-135-7
  4. "Single Releases". Jaye P. Morgan (official website). Retrieved 8 Mar 2011.
  5. "The Music of Ray Henderson". The American Composer Series. Retrieved 8 Mar 2011.
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