Donald Ross Cherry (January 11, 1924 – April 4, 2018)[1] was an American traditional pop and big band singer and golfer.
He started in his early 20s as a big band singer in the orchestras of Jan Garber and Victor Young.
[3] He had three more hits in 1956: "Wild Cherry", "Ghost Town", and "Namely You", all backed by orchestra leader Ray Conniff.
Throughout his singing career, Cherry was also a top-ranked amateur golfer, and was in contention to win the 1960 U.S. Open before eventually finishing tied for ninth along with Ben Hogan, four strokes behind winner Arnold Palmer.
Cherry was married four times, once to 1956 Miss America Sharon Ritchie, before wedding Francine Bond Smith, in 1993.
His son, Stephen, was a casualty of the 9/11 attacks when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower.