Everything about Ray Henderson totally explained
Ray Henderson (
December 1,
1896–
December 31,
1970), was an
American songwriter.
Born Raymond Brost in
Buffalo, New York, Henderson moved to
New York City and became a popular composer in
Tin Pan Alley. He was one third of a successful songwriting and music publishing team with
Lew Brown and
Buddy De Sylva from
1925 through
1930, responsible for several editions of the revue called
George White's Scandals and such book musicals as
Good News,
Hold Everything!, and
Follow Thru. After De Sylva's departure, Henderson continued to write with Brown through 1933, then worked with other partners.
Henderson's biggest hit songs included "That Old Gang of Mine", "Annabelle" (both
1923), "
Bye, Bye Blackbird", "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue", "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (all
1925), "The Varsity Drag" (
1927), "
You're The Cream In My Coffee" (
1928), "
Button Up Your Overcoat", "You Are My Lucky Star" "I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All", "Keep Your Sunny Side Up" (
1929), "The Thrill Is Gone", and "
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" (
1931).
Henderson also worked as an accompanist to song and dance acts in
Vaudeville. His last Broadway show was a resuscitation of the
Ziegfeld Follies,one of several put on after Ziegfeld's death. Henderson's, in 1943, had the longest run of any
Follies at 553 performances.
Ray Henderson died in
Greenwich, Connecticut.
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