Rida Johnson Young

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 51-75 of 136 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-01194	10-in.	9/14/1936	Will you remember (Sweetheart)	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-048904	10-in.	4/15/1940	Mother Machree	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-060313	10-in.	1/11/1941	Sometime	Margaret Daum ; Frank Parker ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with female-male vocal duet and piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-066839	10-in.	7/15/1941	Mother Machree	Emile Coté ; Robert Noland ; Victor Male Chorus	Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-068155	10-in.	11/6/1941	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Emile Coté ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-068158	10-in.	11/6/1941	'Neath the southern moon	Emile Coté ; Margaret Daum ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with female vocal solo and piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-068162	10-in.	11/6/1941	My dream girl	Emile Coté ; Frank Parker ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal solo and piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-068163	10-in.	11/6/1941	Will you remember	Emile Coté ; Margaret Daum ; Frank Parker ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with female-male vocal duet and piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-068165	10-in.	11/6/1941	I'm falling in love with someone	Emile Coté ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal solo and piano	lyricist
Victor	BS-075413	10-in.	7/7/1942	Will you remember (Sweetheart)	Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra	Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-075414	10-in.	7/7/1942	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra	Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1168	10-in.	12/12/1945	Mother Machree	Charles Dant Orchestra ; Charles Dant ; Dennis Day	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	PD6VB-2334	10-in.	6/11/1946	My dream girl (I loved you long ago)	Donald Dame ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	PD6VB-3255	10-in.	10/29/1946	I'm falling in love with someone	Jimmy Carroll ; Dudley King Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-Test-1098	10-in.	1/17/1935	Mother Machree	Richard Crooks	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1914-09-15-02]	Not documented	9/15/1914	Mother Machree	Joseph H. Conlin	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1916-12-15-03]	Not documented	12/15/1916	Mother Machree	D. S. Ward	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1918-11-02-01]	Not documented	11/2/1918	Mother Machree	John Steel	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-02-04]	Not documented	12/2/1918	Mother Machree	E. Pearce	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1919-01-15-06]	Not documented	1/15/1919	Will you remember	Thomas Burg	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1926-08-21-02]	10-in.	8/21/1926	Mother Machree	Howard Melaney	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1927-05-03-01]	10-in.	5/3/1927	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Margaret McKee	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1928-02-15-01]	10-in.	2/15/1928	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Robert Olsen	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	19818	10-in.	3/16/1912	Mother Machree	Will Oakland	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38660	10-in.	2/26/1913	Mother Machree	Chauncey Olcott	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 51-75 of 136 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young, Rida Johnson," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105012.

Young, Rida Johnson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105012.

"Young, Rida Johnson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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