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Joe Young

real name Joseph Charles Young

Joe Young is credited on 7,113 releases across 2,079 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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7,113

Credits

2,079

Albums

8

Decades active

390

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An American lyricist (born July 4, 1889 in New York City, New York, USA; died April 21, 1939, New York City). Young was most active from 1911 through the late-1930s. He often collaborated with Sam Lewis.
He began his career as a singer for music publishing firms in New York and during World War I he toured in Europe as an entertainer for US Troops.
He wrote the lyrics to "You're My Everything" (music by Mort Dixon and Harry Warren, which is from the musical "The Laugh Parade". He has written lyrics to the songs "Dinah", "I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" and "I’m Sitting on Top of the World", just to mention a few.
Died on April 21, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA.
At ASCAP (opens in a new tab) he is denoted Joseph Young IPI Number 33409211

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Credited work

7,113 releases · 2,079 albums · active 1950–2024

  • Performance · 7,800
  • Other credits · 31

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Carnegie Hall · Newport Jazz Festival · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

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