Lucky Day (1926 song)

"Lucky Day" is a 1926 song by written by Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson. The song has been covered by numerous artists. The song was originally by Henderson, De Sylva and Brown for George White's Scandals of 1926, along with "The Birth of the Blues".^[1] The song was first performed in 1926 by Harry Richman and chorus.^[2] The song was a 1956 single for Judy Garland, and also recorded by Ruth Olay and Petula Clark.

References

1. Stanley Green Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre Page 99 078674684X - 2009 "The first DeSylva-Brown-Henderson song was "It All Depends on You" for Big Boy, and their first score was for George White's Scandals of 1925. For the next year's edition, they had two hits; "Lucky Day" and "The Birth of the Blues.
2. David Ewen All the years of American popular music 1977 p339 0130224421 "... Henderson. De Sylva, Brown and Henderson wrote all the songs for the George White Scandals editions of 1925, ... In it were "Black Bottom," danced by Ann Pennington in a routine largely devised by George White, "Lucky Day," sung by Harry Richman."