My Yiddishe Momme

My Yiddishe Momme (Yiddish: א יידישע מאמע) is a song written by Jack Yellen (words and music) and Lew Pollack (music),[1] first recorded by Willie Howard, and made famous in vaudeville by Belle Baker and by Sophie Tucker, and later by the Barry Sisters. Tucker began singing My Yiddishe Momme in 1925, after the death of her own mother.[2] She later dedicated her autobiography Some of These Days to Yellen, "A grand song writer, and a grander friend".[3] "Sophie Tucker made 'Mama' a top 5 U.S. hit in 1928, English on one side and Yiddish on the B-side. Leo Fuld combined both in one track and made it a hit in the rest of the world."[4] It was the signature song of British comedian Issy Bonn.[5]

  1. ^ "How a Sentimental Yiddish Song Became a Worldwide Hit—and a Nazi Target". HISTORY. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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  3. ^ "My Yiddishe Momme by Sophie Tucker - Songfacts".
  4. ^ [1] Archived August 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 163. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.