Joya Sherrill was born on August 20, 1927, in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA.

Joya Sherrill died on June 28, 2010, in Great Neck, New York, USA of leukemia.

The address of the Sherrill-Kenwood Free Library is: 543 Sherrill Road, Sherrill, 13461 1263

Joya Genzola's birth name is Joya J. Genzola.

The music for the jazz song "Take the 'A' Train" was written in 1939 by Billy Strayhorn. In 1944 lyrics were added by Joya Sherrill. It became famous after Duke Ellington adopted it as his signature song. It was also recorded by Ella Fitzgerald.