Joe Young

Joe Young (July 4, 1889 – April 21, 1939) was an American lyricist. He was born in New York. Young was most active from 1911 through the late-1930s, beginning his career working as a singer and song-plugger for various music publishers. During World War I, he entertained the U.S. troops, touring Europe as a singer.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 4, 1889 (New York City), Died April 21, 1939 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, guitar, composer, banjo

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 851-875 of 931 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 6266 10-in. July 1918 Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody Vernon Dalhart Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6273 10-in. July 1918 Hello Central, give me No Man's Land Gladys Rice Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6419 10-in. between 10/10/1918 and 10/23/1918 Oh! how I wish I could sleep until my daddy comes home Moonlight Trio Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6474 10-in. 11/27/1918 The worst is yet to come Billy Murray Male vocal solo and female vocal ensemble, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6591 10-in. 1/28/1919 How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Paree? Byron G. Harlan ; Ada Jones Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6706 10-in. 4/3/1919 Don't cry, Frenchy, don't cry George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6722 10-in. 4/14/1919 When the bees make honey (Down in sunny Alabam') Irving Kaufman ; Jack Kaufman Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6855 10-in. 7/1/1919 I'm sorry I ain't got it you could have it it if I had it Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7081 10-in. 12/30/1919 Hippity hop Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7085 10-in. 1/2/1920 You're a million miles from nowhere (When you're one little mile from home) William Bonner Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7198 10-in. 3/5/1920 What's the good of kicking, let's go 'round with a smile Maurice Burkhart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7271 10-in. 3/31/1920 I'd love to fall asleep and wake up in my mammy's arms Reese Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7529 10-in. 9/16/1920 Old pal (Why don't you answer me?) Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7686 10-in. 12/16/1920 No wonder I'm blue Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7707 10-in. 12/28/1920 My mammy Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7776 10-in. 2/3/1921 Ump-pah-pah Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7805 10-in. 2/17/1921 'Sippi Shore Georgie Price Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7873 10-in. 3/29/1921 The last little mile is the longest (When you're longing for home sweet home) Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8146 10-in. 7/27/1921 Tuck me to sleep (In my old Kentucky home) Roy Cropper Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8309 10-in. 12/6/1921 Granny (You're my mammy's mammy) Homestead Trio Female vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8587 10-in. 9/13/1922 While the years roll by Lewis James ; Elizabeth Spencer Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8808 10-in. 1/3/1923 Open your arms, my Alabamy Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet lyricist  
Edison 8905 10-in. 4/3/1923 Down among the sleepy hills of Tennessee Robert Denning ; Jack Holt Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9450 10-in. 4/4/1924 Down where the South begins Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9488 10-in. 4/30/1924 If I can't sing about my mammy (I don't want to sing at all) George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 851-875 of 931 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young, Joe," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109043.

Young, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109043.

"Young, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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