''. In 1953, Morgan made a
recording of "
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" issued by
Derby Records, which made it to #26 on the U.S.
Billboard record chart. Soon after, she received an
RCA Victor recording contract, and she had five
hits in one year, including her biggest hit "
That's All I Want from You", which reached #3 on the chart. Other notable hits included "There's a Dream in My Heart" by
Rolande Maxwell Young, "The Longest Walk" and "Pepper Hot Baby". After spending six years with RCA Victor, Morgan joined
MGM Records in 1959. From 1954 to 1955, Morgan was a vocalist on the
ABC television series show
Stop the Music. In November 1955, the
British music magazine,
NME, reported that Morgan was the top female vocalist in the U.S.
Cash Box poll. Beginning January 11, 1954, she was a featured singer on the
Robert Q. Lewis Show on CBS-TV. In 1956, she had her own show,
The Jaye P. Morgan Show, and made guest appearances on a number of other
variety shows. She was a charter member of the
Robert Q. Lewis "gang" on Lewis's weekday program on CBS, Later, in 1973, Morgan played herself in the episode "The Songwriter" of the sitcom
The Odd Couple. In 1978, Morgan guest-starred on
The Muppet Show and sang "
That Old Black Magic" as a
duet with
Dr. Teeth. Morgan made numerous appearances on
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson during this period, and in the 1980s and into the early 1990s she performed again on the
big screen, working in supportive roles in films such as
Loose Shoes (1980),
Night Patrol (1984), and
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). ==Game show panelist==