- Joe Young
Joe Young, (
July 4 ,1889 –April 21 ,1939 ) was alyricist . He was born inNew 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. DuringWorld War I , he entertained the U.S. Troops, touring Europe as a singer.The Laugh Parade
For the 1931 Broadway show
The Laugh Parade , Young collaborated with co-lyricstMort Dixon and composerHarry 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"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 theSongwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.External links
* [http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=96 Joe Young's entry at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame]
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