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

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Recordings (Results 676-700 of 750 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick DB209 10-in. 6/24/1929 Glad rag doll Hardy Williamson Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick R321 10-in. approximately Sept. 1927 Whoo-oo? You-oo! That’s who Harry Shalson Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick 578 10-in. May 1928 My pet Fred Elizalde Music Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick [Br (U.K.) cat 1001-b] 10-in. Mar. 1927 Ain’t she sweet? Fred Elizalde Varsity Band Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Brunswick ME36402 10-in. 5/14/1931 Have you forgotten? Jack Denny Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal lyricist  
Edison 3735 10-in. 4/29/1915 Listen to that Dixie band Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3804 10-in. 5/20/1915 Alabama jubilee Arthur Collins ; Byron G. Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4023 10-in. 7/27/1915 Circus day in Dixie Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4744 10-in. 5/25/1916 Are you from Dixie? ('Cause I'm from Dixie too) Billy Murray Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 5281 10-in. 1/11/1917 How's every little thing in Dixie Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6105 10-in. 3/31/1918 There's a lump of sugar down in Dixie Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6607 10-in. 2/4/1919 Johnny's in town Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6921 10-in. 9/2/1919 Alexander's band is back in Dixieland Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7452 10-in. 7/31/1920 Moonlight in Mandalay Homestead Trio Female vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7587 10-in. 10/19/1920 Where-is-my-daddy-now-blues Aileen Stanley Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7664 10-in. 12/3/1920 I want to be the leader of the band Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8557 10-in. 8/3/1922 Down old Virginia way Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8954 10-in. 5/1/1923 Louisville Lou Anna Chandler Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9162 10-in. 9/14/1923 He'll always be one of those guys Anna Chandler Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9182 10-in. 9/28/1923 Mamma goes where Papa goes (Or Papa don't go out to-night) Elsie Clark Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9610 10-in. 7/10/1924 Hard hearted Hannah (The vamp of Savannah) Robert J. White Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9706 10-in. 9/15/1924 Hard hearted Hannah Marjorie Royce Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Edison 9755 10-in. 9/30/1924 I wonder what's become of Sally? James Doherty Male vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9826 10-in. 11/3/1924 I want to see my Tennessee Vernon Dalhart ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9864 10-in. 11/21/1924 Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now) Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 676-700 of 750 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yellen, Jack," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105070.

Yellen, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105070.

"Yellen, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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