Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 11/29/2024 3:22 AM Subject: Lush Life Song for the Day - November 29, 2024: Barry Manilow's version of a song originally performed by Kay Davis with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1948... "LUSH LIFE" from Barry's 2020 album NIGHT SONGS II! "Lush Life" was written (music and lyrics) by Billy Strayhorn, who was composer and arranger for Duke Ellington. William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn (1915 - 1967) was born on November 29th.