Music History #3: “Yes! We Have No Bananas”
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of Bill DeMain’s new column, where he explores the real historical events that inspired various songs. “Music History” appears twice a month.
“Yes! We Have No Bananas”
Written by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn (1922)
Originally sung by Eddie Cantor
The Music
The story goes that one day in 1922, songwriting duo Frank [...]
