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 26-50 of 237 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBVE-54516 | 10-in. | 11/15/1929 | The one girl | John Boles | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-54897 | 10-in. | 7/25/1930 | Love is like a song | Gloria Swanson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-54898 | 10-in. | 7/25/1930 | You're the one | Gloria Swanson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-54899 | 10-in. | 7/25/1930 | Say oui, cherie | Gloria Swanson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-55845 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | Mississippi | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-56712 | 10-in. | 9/24/1929 | More than you know | Helen Morgan | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-57973 | 10-in. | 1/3/1930 | Keepin' myself for you | High Hatters ; Belle Mann | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-58165 | 10-in. | 1/7/1930 | I want to be happy | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trio | composer | |
Victor | BVE-58166 | 10-in. | 1/7/1930 | Tea for two | Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62195 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Shout 'em, Aunt Tillie | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62249 | 10-in. | 5/28/1930 | Love is like a song | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62250 | 10-in. | 5/28/1930 | You're the one | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62274 | 10-in. | 6/11/1930 | Say 'oui,' chérie | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67492 | 10-in. | 3/6/1931 | Without a song | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BRC-70281 | 10-in. | 10/9/1931 | Time on my hands (You in my arms) | Russ Columbo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BRC-70291 | 10-in. | 10/19/1931 | Time on my hands (You in my arms) | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Lee Wiley | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71293 | 10-in. | 2/2/1932 | Drums in my heart | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71294 | 10-in. | 2/2/1932 | Kinda like you | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-74610 | 10-in. | 11/25/1932 | Rise 'n' shine | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and piano solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-77169 | 10-in. | 12/2/1933 | Carioca | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Harry Sosnik | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-78517 | 10-in. | 11/8/1933 | Orchids in the moonlight | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-78520 | 10-in. | 11/8/1933 | Flying down to Rio | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-78898 | 10-in. | 12/22/1933 | Orchids in the moonlight | Bill Scotti Orchestra ; Lee Sullivan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-78949 | 10-in. | 1/4/1934 | Carioca | Orquesta de los Estudios RKO | Dubbed recording from film : Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-78955 | 10-in. | 1/10/1934 | Carioca | RKO Studio Orchestra ; Max Steiner | Dubbed recording from film : Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Youmans, Vincent," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876.
Youmans, Vincent. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102876.
"Youmans, Vincent." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80107199
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