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1931 "She's My Secret Passion", with lyric by V. Valentine

   Christopher Young
b. Redbank, NJ, USA.
Chris has worked on over 65 Hollywood, CA, films beginning in the late 1970s. In 1984, he added music for the American releases of the Japanese produced 'Godzilla' film series. Other films on which he worked include 'Wizards of the Lost Kingdon', 'Barbarian Queen', 'Invaders From Mars', and 'Torment'. He has also contributed music to such TV shows as 'The Vietnam War Story', 'Norma Jean and Marilyn', and 'The Glass House' (2001).

   Joe Young
b. July 4, 1889, New York, NY, USA. d. April 21, 1939, New York, NY, USA.
Overview
Lyricist Joe Young was most active from 1911 through the late 1930's. Joe began his career working as a singer-songplugger for various music publishers. During WW1, he entertained the U.S. Troops. Starting in 1916, he and co-lyricist Sam M. Lewis worked as a team up until 1930.

Among his earliest lyrics (without Lewis) included:
      "Don't Blame It All On Broadway"
      "When The Angelus Was Ringing"

In 1916 Broadway Show Robinson Crusoe, Jr. 1916.
       "Yaaka Hula, Hickey Dula", written with Pete Wendling & Ray Goetz
       "Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night?" Al Jolson sang both songs.

For the next 14 years, the team wrote such lyrics as:
1918
      "My Mammy", Walter Donaldson music.
      "Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", Jean Schwartz mus.
19l9
      "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?", Donaldson music.
1925
      "Dinah", Harry Akst music. for Ziegfeld show 'Kid Boots'.
      "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue", Ray Henderson Music.
      "I'm Sitting on Top af the World", Ray Henderson Music.

Some of the team's other lyrics at this time were:
       "King For a Day"
       "In a Little Spanish Town"
       "Then You've Never Been Blue"
       "Laugh, Clown, Laugh"
       "I Kiss Your Hand, Madame"

In 1930, Young and Lewis collaborated with composer Harry Warren on an early talking motion picture 'Spring is Here'. It was one of the Young and Lewis team's last projects together. The Film included such songs as:
       "Crying For the Carolines"
       "Have a Little Faith in Me"
       "Bad Baby"
       "How Shall I Tell?"

The last Young and Lewis lyric was
       "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder."

From 1930 on, Joe mostly wrote lyrics by himself. Among these are:
1930
       "You're Beautiful Tonight, My Dear" Joe Young lyric, C.Lombardo music. Recorded with Bing Crosby Vocal, and Guy Lombardo Orch.

1931 For Broadway show 'The Laugh Parade' starring Ed Wynn, Young and co-lyricst Mort Dixon and composer Harry Warren wrote:
       "You're My Everything", music by Harry Warren.
       "Ooh! That Kiss"
       "Love Me Forever"
       "That Torch Song"
1932
       "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town", John Siras music. From the film 'The Crooner'.
       "Lullaby of the Leaves", music by Bernice Petkere.
1932
       "Snuggled On Your Shoulder, Cuddled In Your Arms", with Carmen Lombardo music.
       "Was That the Human Thing To Do?"
       "Something In The Night"
       "Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
       "I'm Growing Fonder of You"

1935 "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter." music by Fred Ahlert.
       "You're A Heavenly Thing"
       "Sing an Old Fashioned Song"
       "Dancing With You"

Joe Young is a member of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame.

   Rida Johnson Young
b. February 28, 1875 (Not 1869), Baltimore, MD, USA. d. May 8, 1926, Stamford, CT, USA (breast cancer).
Overview
This beautiful Baltimore (Ohio) socialite chose to seek a career as an actress and worked with both the Viola Allen and E.H. Sothern Broadway (New York) companies. But, later she was to find more success when she worked as a librettist and lyricist.

Broadway Musicals for which Rida contributed scores or song lyricis include (Year, music by):
Brown of Harvard (1906 - Incidental music by Melville Ellis). The plot involved a handsome young bachelor trying to 'raffle' himself off.
The Lancers, (1907 - Music by Cecilia Loftus and George Spink; Lyrics by Cecilia Loftus and George Spink; Adapted by Rida Johnson Young and J. Hartley Manners). Originally written in German, by Homer Von Moser and Fritz Von Schoenthan. Two of the songs in the show were "Any Little Girl" (by Milton Lusk and H. A. Evans), and "Twinkling Star" (by C. P. McDonald and Arthur Gumble)
Naughty Marietta, (1910 - Victor Herbert),
Lady Luxury, (1914 William Schroeder),
Her Soldier Boy, (1916 - Emmerich Kalman),
Captain Kidd, Jr, (1916 - (music: ??George M. Cohan) The plot involved a New York City bookseller seeking the pirate's treasure.
His Little Widows, (1917 - William Schroeder),
Maytime, (1917 ),
Sometime, (1918 ),
Little Simplicity, (1918 - Music by Augustus Barratt; Book by Rida Johnson Young; Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young),
Dream Girl, (1924- music: Victor Herbert, Book by Rida Johnson Young and Harold Atteridge)
The Red Petticoat, (1912 - music: Jerome Kern)
Her Soldier Boy, (1916 - Music by Emmerich Kalman; Additional numbers by Sigmund Romberg; Book by Leon Victor; Book adapted by Rida Johnson Young )
The Isle o' Dreams, (1913 - Music by Ernest R. Ball; Libretto/lyric by Rida Young, Lyrics by Chauncey Olcott. Incidental music by Edwin F. Kendall)
Macushla, (1912 - Music by Ernest R. Ball; Lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan; Written by Rida Johnson Young)
Little Old New York, (1920 - music ??George M. Cohan) , whose plot had a little Irish girl disguising herself as a boy in an effort to claim a fortune.

Among the original plays (non-musical) written by Rida were:
The Boys of Company "B", (Opened April 8, 1907)
Glorious Betsy, (Opened Sept. 7, 1908)
The Lottery Man, (Opened Dec 6, 1909)
Next, (Opened Sept. 28, 1911)
The Girl and the Pennant, (Opened Oct. 23, 1913)
Shameen Dhu (Opened Feb 2, 1914)
Little Old New York, (Opened Sept. 8, 1920],
Cock O' the Roost, (Opened Oct. 13, 1924),

As a lyricist Rida was most active at the turn of the century (1900's) and into the 'teens. Perhaps, her finest (and best known) lyrical work was 'Naughty Marietta' (1910), with the music composed by Victor Herbert. Among the lyrics she wrote for this operetta were:
      "Ah, Sweet Mystery Of Life"
      "'Neath The Southern Moon"
      "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp"
      "Italian Street Song"
      "I'm Falling In Love With Someone"

Among her other well known lyrics are:
      1910 "Mother Machree", music by Ernest R. Ball and Chauncey Olcott.
      1912 "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", music Ernest R. Ball.
      1917 "Will You Remember", for show 'Maytime', music Sigmund Romberg.
      1918 "Keep On Smiling", music Rudolph Friml.

As late as 2002, her song "I'm Falling in Love with Someone" was again heard in the play "Thoroughly Modern Millie".

   Peter Yorke
b. 1902, UK. d. 1966 UK
Composed the theme music for 'Emergency Ward' as well as a great deal of music for music libraries.