Joe Young (lyricist)

Joe Young
Background information
Born(1889-07-04)July 4, 1889
New York City, United States
DiedApril 21, 1939(1939-04-21) (aged 49)
New York City, United States
OccupationLyricist
Years active1911–1930s

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]

  1. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2756. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.