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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
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  
(Results 76-100 of 237 records)

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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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876

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