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Ray Henderson (1936) Ray Henderson
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Ray Henderson
(1896-1970)
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 What D'Ya Say?
(1919) George White's Scandals of 1919
Words & music by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson
 Humming
(1920)
Words & music by Ray Henderson, Louis Breau
 Georgette
(1922) The Greenwich Village Follies 1922
Words by Lew Brown - Music by Ray Henderson
 Annabelle
(1923)
Words by Lew Brown - Music by Ray Henderson
 Follow The Swallow
(1924)
Words by Billy Rose, Mort Dixon - Music by Ray Henderson
 You're In Love With Everyone
(1924)
Words by Mort Dixon - Music by Ray Henderson
 Alabamy Bound
(1924)
Words by Bud Green, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Bam Bam Bamy Shore
(1925)
Words by Mort Dixon
 Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
(1925)
Words by Joe Young, Sam Lewis - Music by Ray Henderson
 I'm Sitting On Top of the World
(1925)
Words by Joe Young, Sam Lewis - Music by Ray Henderson
 I Want A Lovable Baby
(1925) George White's Scandals 7th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 If I Had A Girl Like You
(1925)
Words & music by Billy Rose, Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
 Black Bottom
(1926) George White's Scandals 8th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 The Girl Is You And The Boy Is Me
(1926) George White's Scandals 8th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Here I Am
(1926) George White's Scandals 8th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Tweet-Tweet
(1926) George White's Scandals 8th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Bye, Bye, Blackbird
(1926)
Words by Mort Dixon - Music by Ray Henderson
 This Is My Lucky Day
(1926) George White's Scandals 8th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 The Birth Of The Blues
(1926) interpolated into George White's Scandals 8th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Lucky Day
(1926) George White's Scandals 8th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Lucky In Love
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Here Am I Broken Hearted
(1927)
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 He's A Ladies' Man
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 The Best Things In Life Are Free
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Just Imagine
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 The Varsity Drag
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Good News
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Varsity Drag
(1927)
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Happy Days
(1927) Good News
Words & music by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson
 A Girl Of The Pi Beta Phi
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Magnolia
(1927)
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Tait Song
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 So Blue
(1927)
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson, Mrs. Jesse Crawford
 Just A Memory
(1927)
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Today's The Day
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 On The Campus
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 The Football Drill
(1927) Good News
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 I Could Give Up Anything But You
(1928) Follow Thru
Words & music by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson
 An Old Fashioned Girl
(1928) Just Imagine
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Blue Grass
(1928)
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 American Tune
(1928) George White's Scandals 9th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 I'm On The Crest Of A Wave
(1928) George White's Scandals 9th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Pickin' Cotton
(1928) George White's Scandals 9th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Sonny Boy
(1928) The Singing Fool
Words by B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson - Music by Ray Henderson
 My Lucky Star
(1928) Follow Thru
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 I Want To Be Bad
(1928) Follow Thru
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Together
(1928)
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 To Know You Is To Love You
(1928) Hold Everything
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 You're The Cream In My Coffee
(1928) George White's Scandals 9th Edition
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Don't Hold Everything
(1928) George White's Scandals 9th Edition
Words & music by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson
 Button Up Your Overcoat
(1928) Follow Thru
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Sunny Side Up
(1929) Sunny Side Up
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Little Pal
(1929) Say It With Songs
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Why Can't You
(1929) Say It With Songs
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Used To You
(1929) Say It With Songs
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 I'm In Seventh Heaven
(1929) Say It With Songs
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 If I Had A Talking Picture Of You
(1929) Sunny Side Up
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 You Are The Melody
(1930) Just Imagine
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Never Swat A Fly
(1930) Just Imagine
Words by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva - Music by Ray Henderson
 Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
(1931) George White's Scandals 11th Edition
Words by Lew Brown - Music by Ray Henderson
 My Dog Loves Your Dog
(1934) George White's Scandals
Words by Irving Caesar, Jack Yellen - Music by Ray Henderson
 Animal Crackers In My Soup
(1935) Curly Top
Words by Ted Koehler, Irving Caesar, Edward Heyman - Music by Ray Henderson
Ray Henderson works are featured in these Avalon events:
Wednesday Mar 2
7:30 pWhen You're Smiling
Thursday Mar 3
1:30 pThe Sing-Along: Songs from the 1920s
Friday Mar 4
1:30 pStairway To Paradise
Saturday Mar 5
1:30 pWhen You're Smiling
7:30 pStairway To Paradise
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