Joseph McCarthy (lyricist)

Sheet music for Irene

Joseph McCarthy (September 27, 1885 – December 18, 1943) was an American lyricist whose most famous songs include "You Made Me Love You", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", from the now-forgotten Oh, Look! (1918), starring the Dolly Sisters, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu.

Born Thomas Joseph McCarthy, in the Massachusetts city of Somerville, McCarthy was a frequent collaborator of composers Harry Tierney (1890–1965) and Fred Fisher (1875–1942). He was the director of ASCAP from 1921 to 1929.

Broadway and film credits[]

Music score[]

• 1918 Oh, Look!^[1]
• 1919 Ziegfeld Follies of 1919
• 1919 Irene (stage musical)
• 1920 Ziegfeld Follies of 1920
• 1921 The Broadway Whirl
• 1922 Up She Goes
• 1922 Glory
• 1923 Ziegfeld Follies of 1923
• 1923 Kid Boots^[1]
• 1924 Ziegfeld Follies of 1924
• 1926 Irene (film)
• 1927 Rio Rita^[1] (stage musical)
• 1928 Cross My Heart
• 1929 Rio Rita
• 1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930
• 1931 Ziegfeld Follies of 1931
• 1942 Rio Rita (remake)

Songwriter[]

• 1914 "There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning" (with Fred Fisher)
• 1917 "They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me" (with Fred Fisher)
• 1918 "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (from the musical Oh Look!)
• 1919 "Alice Blue Gown" (waltz from Irene) (with Harry Tierney)
• 1930 "So This Is London"
• 1930 "Under Suspicion"
• 1930 "Up the River"
• 1945 "Incendiary Blonde"

References[]

External links[]

• Joseph McCarthy at the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Joseph McCarthy on IBDB
• Joseph McCarthy at IMDb
• Joseph McCarthy recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.