Joe Young
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Joe Young, (July 4, 1889–April 21, 1939) was a lyricist. He was born in New York, New York. Young was most active from 1911 through the late-1930s, beginning his career working as a singer-songplugger for various music publishers. During World War I, he entertained the U.S. Troops, touring Europe as a singer.
[edit] The Laugh Parade
For the 1931 Broadway show The Laugh Parade, Young collaborated with co-lyricst Mort Dixon and composer Harry Warren on his most enduring hit You're My Everything. The show also included:
- Ooh! That Kiss
- Love Me Forever
- That Torch Song
- Joseph Young III
[edit] Later efforts
- 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
His last work was the famous Fats Waller standard I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, written with Fred Ahlert in 1935.
Joe Young died in New York, New York. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
[edit] External links
- Joe Young at the Internet Movie Database
