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'''Joe Young''' (July 4, 1889 – April 21, 1939)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=2756}}</ref> was an American [[lyricist]], born in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In 1911, he began his career as a [[singer]] and [[song-plugger]] for various music publishers.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> During [[World War I]], he entertained U.S. troops and sang across Europe.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> |
'''Joe Young''' (July 4, 1889 – April 21, 1939)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=2756}}</ref> was an American [[lyricist]], born in [[New York City|New York]] as Joseph Judewitz to immigrant Jewish parents.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In 1911, he began his career as a [[singer]] and [[song-plugger]] for various music publishers.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> During [[World War I]], he entertained U.S. troops and sang across Europe.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> |
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==Early work== |
==Early work== |
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An early work is the song "Way Down East" (1910), with words by [[Cecil Mack]], music by Young and Harold Norman, published by [[Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company]]. |
An early work is the song "Way Down East" (1910), with words by [[Cecil Mack]], music by Young and Harold Norman, published by [[Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company]].{{cn|date=March 2024}} |
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==''The Laugh Parade''== |
==''The Laugh Parade''== |
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Joe Young | |
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| Born | July 4, 1889 New York City, United States |
| Died | April 21, 1939 (aged 49) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Lyricist |
| Years active | 1911–1930s |
Joe Young (July 4, 1889 – April 21, 1939)[1] was an American lyricist, born in New York as Joseph Judewitz to immigrant Jewish parents.[1] In 1911, he began his career as a singer and song-plugger for various music publishers.[1] During World War I, he entertained U.S. troops and sang across Europe.[1]
Early work
[edit]An early work is the song "Way Down East" (1910), with words by Cecil Mack, music by Young and Harold Norman, published by Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company.[citation needed]
The Laugh Parade
[edit]For the 1931 Broadway show The Laugh Parade, Young collaborated with co-lyricist Mort Dixon and composer Harry Warren on "You're My Everything".[1] The show also included:
Later work
[edit]- "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town"
- "Lullaby of the Leaves"
- "Snuggled On Your Shoulder, Cuddled In Your Arms"
- "Was That the Human Thing To Do?"
- "Something in the Night"
- "Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
- "I'm Growing Fonder of You"
- "You're a Heavenly Thing"
- "Sing an Old Fashioned Song"
- "Dancing with You"
- "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight (For Her Daddy Over There)"
- "Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away"[1]
Young's last work was the pop standard "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter", written with Fred Ahlert in 1935.[1] He died in New York in 1939[1] and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2756. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
