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Joe Young | |
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| Born | July 4, 1889 New York City, United States |
| Died | April 21, 1939 (aged 49) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Lyricist |
| Years active | 1911–1930s |
Joe Young (July 4, 1889 – April 21, 1939)[1] was an American lyricist, born in New York as Joseph Judewitz to immigrant Jewish parents.[1] In 1911, he began his career as a singer and song-plugger for various music publishers.[1] During World War I, he entertained U.S. troops and sang across Europe.[1]
An early work is the song "Way Down East" (1910), with words by Cecil Mack, music by Young and Harold Norman, published by Gotham-Attucks Music Publishing Company.[citation needed]
For the 1931 Broadway show The Laugh Parade, Young collaborated with co-lyricist Mort Dixon and composer Harry Warren on "You're My Everything".[1] The show also included:
Young's last work was the pop standard "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter", written with Fred Ahlert in 1935.[1] He died in New York in 1939[1] and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
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