Rida Johnson Young

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Rida Johnson Young

Rida Johnson Young (born Rida Louise Johnson, February 28, 1869 – May 8, 1926) was an American playwright, songwriter and librettist. In her career, Young wrote over 30 plays and musicals and approximately 500 songs. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Some of her better-known lyrics include "Mother Machree" from the 1910 show Barry of Ballymore, "Italian Street Song", "I'm Falling in Love with Someone" and "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" from Naughty Marietta, and "Will You Remember?" from Maytime.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 28, 1869 (Baltimore), Died May 8, 1926 (Stamford)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 136 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-40173	10-in.	10/12/1927	Mother Machree	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	CVE-40610	12-in.	10/13/1927	Selections from Naughty Marietta	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-41284	10-in.	12/29/1927	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-42027	10-in.	2/25/1928	Mother Machree	Tom Kenyon	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-42138	10-in.	3/16/1928	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Robert Olsen	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano (take 3)	lyricist
Victor	CVE-43189	12-in.	3/28/1928	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Fred Waring ; Waring's Concert Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo and chorus	lyricist
Victor	BVE-43734	10-in.	4/23/1928	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Richard Crooks	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-49072	10-in.	1/16/1929	I'm falling in love with someone	Richard Crooks	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-56723	10-in.	9/27/1929	Mother Machree	Robert MacGimsey	Whistling solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-58663	10-in.	2/17/1930	Oh! Dulce misterio de la vida	Tito Schipa	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CVE-59838	12-in.	3/19/1930	Wild rose	Coca Cola Topnotchers	Radio broadcast : Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	CVE-63155	12-in.	10/15/1930	Maytime	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-87393	10-in.	1/17/1935	Mother Machree	Richard Crooks ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-89303	10-in.	3/11/1935	Tramp, tramp, tramp along the highway	Nelson Eddy ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-89304	10-in.	3/11/1935	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Nelson Eddy ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-89305	10-in.	3/11/1935	I'm falling in love with someone	Nelson Eddy ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-89306	10-in.	3/11/1935	'Neath the Southern moon	Nelson Eddy ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CS-89595	12-in.	4/24/1935	Gems from Maytime	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Light Opera Company	Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PBS-90072	10-in.	3/20/1935	Italian street song	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PBS-90073	10-in.	3/20/1935	Italian street song	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PBS-90074	10-in.	3/20/1935	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Jeanette MacDonald ; MGM Studio Orchestra ; Herbert Stothart	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PBS-90075	10-in.	3/20/1935	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Jeanette MacDonald	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PBS-97848	10-in.	9/19/1936	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Nelson Eddy ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PBS-97856	10-in.	9/21/1936	Will you remember	Nelson Eddy ; Jeanette MacDonald ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-01193	10-in.	9/14/1936	The road to paradise	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 26-50 of 136 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young, Rida Johnson," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105012.

Young, Rida Johnson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105012.

"Young, Rida Johnson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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