Monica Lewis

Monica Lewis (born May Lewis; May 5, 1922 – June 12, 2015) was an American jazz singer and film actress. Between 1947 and 1961, she was the voice for Chiquita Banana's animated ad campaign.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 5, 1922 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America)), Died June 12, 2015 (Woodland Hills (neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 85 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	74101		10/9/1947	I'll hold you in my heart	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74102		10/9/1947	I'll never say I love you	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74103		10/9/1947	The gentleman is a dope	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74104		10/9/1947	It's the bluest kind of blues my baby sings	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74193		12/3/1947	Let's be sweethearts again	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74194		12/3/1947	Don't call it love	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74329		12/22/1947	Just imagine-1	Bob Eberly ; Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74330		12/22/1947	Lucky in love-1	Bob Eberly ; Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74331		12/22/1947	True	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74332		12/22/1947	Crying for joy	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74398		12/24/1947	While we danced at the Mardi Gras-1	Bob Eberly ; Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74399		12/24/1947	When your hair has turned to silver-1	Bob Eberly ; Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74400		12/24/1947	In the market place of Old Monterey	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74401		12/24/1947	An old magnolia tree (Instrumental)	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74451		12/29/1947	A tree in the meadow	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74452		12/28/1947	Arm in arm	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74541		5/25/1948	Where the apple blossoms fall	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74542		5/25/1948	If I live to be a hundred	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74664		1/7/1949	Don't hang around	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	74665		1/7/1949	The tree with the red leaves	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	75237		9/7/1949	My own, my own, my all	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Decca	75238		9/7/1949	The one who gets you	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Signature	SRC 165	10-in.	approximately 1945	Day by day	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Signature	SRC 166	10-in.	approximately 1945	The gentleman wouldn't say goodnight	Monica Lewis	vocalist
Signature	SRC 167	10-in.	approximately 1945	Waitin' for the train to come in	Monica Lewis	vocalist

(Results 1-25 of 85 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lewis, Monica," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327362.

Lewis, Monica. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327362.

"Lewis, Monica." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.