Jack Yellen

Jack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme song for his successful 1932 presidential campaign, and "Ain't She Sweet", a Tin Pan Alley standard.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 6, 1892 (Buffalo), Died April 17, 1991 (Springville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 750 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-068457	10-in.	12/8/1941	Happy in love	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-068629	10-in.	12/13/1941	Happy in love	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-068758	10-in.	12/29/1941	Let's say goodnight with a dance	Barry Wood	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-068802	10-in.	12/23/1941	Let's say goodnight with a dance	Ken Curtis ; New Music [Shep Fields]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-075095	10-in.	6/18/1942	The mamas with the moo-lah	Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2776	10-in.	12/29/1947	I'm waiting for ships that never come in	Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BVE-Test-160	10-in.	1/2/1929	Glad rag doll	Jack Yellen	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, lyricist
Victor	BVE-Test-662	10-in.	8/20/1929	He's a good man to have around	Welcome Lewis	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BRC-Test-1131	10-in.	4/19/1932	How about you and me	Zora Layman Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1922-09-12-02]	Not documented	9/12/1922	Lovin' Sam, the Sheik of Alabam'	Martha Pryor	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1927-07-12-03]	10-in.	7/12/1927	Ain't she sweet	Al Herman	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	39165	10-in.	12/24/1913	All aboard for Dixie	Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45563	10-in.	4/19/1915	Alabama jubilee	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45654	10-in.	5/20/1915	Back to Dixieland	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	45678	10-in.	5/22/1915	Circus day in Dixie	George O'Connor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45953	10-in.	8/17/1915	Listen to that Dixie band	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46274	10-in.	12/15/1915	Are you from Dixie?	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46858	10-in.	6/19/1916	Welcome, honey, to your old plantation home	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra and banjo	lyricist
Columbia	47164	10-in.	11/14/1916	How's every little thing in Dixie?	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77039	10-in.	5/9/1917	When it's circus day back home	Gilbert Girard ; M. J. O'Connell	Male vocal solo, with animal imitations and orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77163	10-in.	6/16/1917	My little China doll	Guido Deiro	Accordion solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	77544	10-in.	12/3/1917	In berry pickin' time	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77603	10-in.	12/27/1917	There's a lump of sugar down in Dixie	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78274	10-in.	1/27/1919	Johnny's in town	Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78393	10-in.	4/16/1919	Oh! How she can sing	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 226-250 of 750 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yellen, Jack," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105070.

Yellen, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105070.

"Yellen, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.