Vincent Youmans
Vincent Millie Youmans (September 27, 1898 – April 5, 1946) was an American Broadway composer and producer. A leading Broadway composer of his day, Youmans collaborated with virtually all the greatest lyricists on Broadway: Ira Gershwin, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Irving Caesar, Anne Caldwell, Leo Robin, Howard Dietz, Clifford Grey, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Edward Heyman, Harold Adamson, Buddy DeSylva and Gus Kahn. Youmans' early songs are remarkable for their economy of melodic material: two-, three- or four-note phrases are constantly repeated and varied by subtle harmonic or rhythmic changes. In later years, however, he turned to longer musical sentences and more rhapsodic melodic lines. Youmans published fewer than 100 songs, but 18 of these were considered standards by ASCAP, a remarkably high percentage. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 27, 1898 (New York City), Died April 5, 1946 (Denver)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 237 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-038174 | 10-in. | 8/1/1939 | I want to be happy | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-038235 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Time on my hands | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-041381 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | More than you know | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-042250 | 10-in. | 11/13/1939 | Sometimes I'm happy | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-044634 | 10-in. | 1/18/1940 | Tea for two | Delta Rhythm Band ; Bob Zurke | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-053195 | 10-in. | 7/12/1940 | Sometimes I'm happy | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-053607 | 10-in. | 11/2/1940 | Without a song | Rex Stewart Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055063 | 10-in. | 9/3/1940 | Keepin' myself for you | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-060349 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | Without a song | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-060602 | 10-in. | 1/29/1941 | Time on my hands (you in my arms) | Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-063824 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | I know that you know | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-064008 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | Tea for two | Joe Reichman | Piano solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-066957 | 10-in. | 7/17/1941 | Carioca | Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-067655 | 10-in. | 8/19/1941 | Hallelujah! | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-067739 | 10-in. | 9/2/1941 | Through the years | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-067784 | 10-in. | 9/11/1941 | Halleluyah! | Dawn Patrol Boys ; Dolly Dawn | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | E0RB-4852 | 10-in. | 6/20/1950 | Carioca | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | E0VB-5121 | 10-in. | 7/20/1950 | Tea for two | Charlie Ventura Orchestra ; Charlie Ventura | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-1048 | 10-in. | 4/17/1945 | Tea for two | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-1057 | 10-in. | 6/7/1945 | Time on my hands | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-1072 | 10-in. | 7/6/1945 | Keepin' myself for you | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1344 | 10-in. | 3/11/1946 | More than you know | Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-3281 | 10-in. | 11/19/1946 | Time on my Hands | Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1844 | 10-in. | 11/3/1947 | Hallelujah | Andre Previn | Piano solo, with guitar, string bass, and drums | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-1980 | 10-in. | 11/4/1947 | Carioca | Russ Case ; Russ Case Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Youmans, Vincent," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876.
Youmans, Vincent. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876.
"Youmans, Vincent." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80107199
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