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Vincent Youmans

Vincent Millie Youmans (September 27, 1898 – April 5, 1946) was an American Broadway composer and producer.

A leading Broadway composer of his day, Youmans collaborated with virtually all the greatest lyricists on Broadway: Ira Gershwin, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Irving Caesar, Anne Caldwell, Leo Robin, Howard Dietz, Clifford Grey, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Edward Heyman, Harold Adamson, Buddy DeSylva and Gus Kahn. Youmans' early songs are remarkable for their economy of melodic material: two-, three- or four-note phrases are constantly repeated and varied by subtle harmonic or rhythmic changes. In later years, however, he turned to longer musical sentences and more rhapsodic melodic lines. Youmans published fewer than 100 songs, but 18 of these were considered standards by ASCAP, a remarkably high percentage.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 27, 1898 (New York City), Died April 5, 1946 (Denver)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano

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Recordings (Results 226-237 of 237 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 11576 10-in. 3/16/1927 I know that you know Walter Feldkamp ; Alan Moran Piano duet composer  
Edison 11681 10-in. 5/3/1927 Hallelujah! Arthur Fields ; Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Edison 11729 10-in. 6/10/1927 Sometimes I'm happy Vaughn De Leath ; Al Lynn ; Music Masters Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Edison 19347 10-in. 9/17/1929 Without a song B. A. Rolfe Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Edison N-1201 10-in. 10/11/1929 Great day Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band, with vocal composer  
Gramophone 0B368 10-in. 2/19/1931 Time on my hands (You in my arms) New Mayfair Dance Orchestra ; Ray Noble Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Gramophone 0LA6237 10-in. before 10/7/1952 The pour deux Marcel Azzola ; Yvette Giraud ; François Vermeille Female vocal solo, with piano, accordian, and instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL889 10-in. 2/13/1928 Sometimes I'm happy Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener Piano duet composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL890 10-in. 2/13/1928 Hallelujah Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener Piano duet composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL2010 10-in. approximately January 15 through 30, 1930 Alleluia Armand Bernard ; Jean Sorbier Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL4999 10-in. 7/19/1934 Carioca Julio Cueva ; Abelardo González Caraballo González ; Julio Cueva y su Orquesta ; Ruiz Zorrilla Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5275 10-in. 3/20/1935 Carioca Marcel Carivan ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
(Results 226-237 of 237 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Youmans, Vincent," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876.

Youmans, Vincent. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876.

"Youmans, Vincent." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876

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