Joe Young (lyricist)

Joe Young
Background information
Born	(1889-07-04)July 4, 1889
Died	April 21, 1939(1939-04-21) (aged 49) New York City, United States
Occupation(s)	Lyricist
Years active	1911–1930s
Associated acts	Mort Dixon, Harry Warren, Sam M. Lewis

Joe Young (July 4, 1889 – April 21, 1939) was a lyricist. He was born in New York. Young was most active from 1911 through the late-1930s, beginning his career working as a singer and songplugger for various music publishers. During World War I, he entertained the U.S. Troops, touring Europe as a singer.

Works[]

An early work is the song "Way Down East" (©1910) words by Cecil Mack, music by Joe Young and , published by Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company.

The Laugh Parade[]

For the 1931 Broadway show The Laugh Parade, Young collaborated with co-lyricist Mort Dixon and composer Harry Warren on "You're My Everything". The show also included:

• "Ooh! That Kiss"
• "Love Me Forever"
• "That Torch Song"
• "Joseph Young III"

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"
• "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight (For Her Daddy Over There)"
• "Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away"

His last work was the famous standard "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter", written with Fred Ahlert in 1935.

Joe Young died in New York. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

External links[]

• Joe Young's entry at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame
• Joe Young at IMDb
• Joe Young recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.