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 101-125 of 136 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	14214-14216	10-in.	11/15/1924	My dream girl (I loved you long ago)	John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	14484-14486	10-in.	12/15/1924	My dream girl	John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E27350	10-in.	4/14/1928	Ah! Sweet mystery of life (The dream melody)	Brunswick Hour Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E27613	10-in.	5/29/1928	Mother Machree	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E29226	10-in.	Feb. 1929	Mother Machree	Allen McQuhae	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E30599	10-in.	8/1/1929	Italian street song	Jessica Dragonette	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	XE31557	12-in.	Dec. 1929	Brunswick brevities program R, pt. 5	Brunswick Male Quartet	Radio transcription disc : Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Brunswick	E16238-E16241	10-in.	8/26/1925	I'm falling in love with some one	Morton Downey	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	LTR232	10-in.	10/10/1929	Song of the Nile	Billy Lennon	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	TC2843	10-in.	1/22/1929	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Wm. J. O'Donnell	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	2431	10-in.	8/28/1913	Italian street song	Marie De Kyser	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2561	10-in.	11/13/1913	When love is young	Mary Carson	Female vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	3764	10-in.	5/7/1915	Mother Machree	Walter Van Brunt	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	4501	10-in.	2/16/1916	Pick, pick, pickaninny	Gladys Rice	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5221	10-in.	12/19/1916	Mother	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5550	10-in.	5/10/1917	That creepy, weepy feeling	George Wilton Ballard ; Marion Evelyn Cox ; Harvey Hindermyer ; Gladys Rice	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5781	10-in.	9/12/1917	Will you remember	Vernon Dalhart ; Gladys Rice	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6413	10-in.	between 10/10/1918 and 10/23/1918	Italian street song	Leeta Corder	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6487	10-in.	between 12/2/1918 and 12/11/1918	Sometime	Charles Hart ; Leola Lucey	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6512	10-in.	between 12/16/1918 and 12/23/1918	Italian street song	Marie De Kyser	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7148	10-in.	2/5/1920	Mother Machree	Albert Lindquest	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7467	10-in.	7/30/1920	Mother Machree	Carsten Woll	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9373	10-in.	2/14/1924	Naughty Marietta airs no. 1	New York Light Opera Co.	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9375	10-in.	2/15/1924	Naughty Marietta airs no. 2	New York Light Opera Co.	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18115	10-in.	12/19/1927	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Victor Hall ; Jack Stillman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 101-125 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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