Joseph McCarthy (lyricist)

Joseph McCarthy
Born(1885-09-27)September 27, 1885
Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 18, 1943(1943-12-18) (aged 58)
OccupationLyricist
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Thomas Joseph McCarthy (September 27, 1885 – December 18, 1943)[1] was an American lyricist whose most famous songs include "You Made Me Love You", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows",[1] from the now-forgotten Oh, Look! (1918), starring the Dolly Sisters, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu.

Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States,[1] McCarthy was a frequent collaborator of composers Harry Tierney[1] and Fred Fisher. He was the director of ASCAP from 1921 to 1929.

  1. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1548/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.