Vincent Youmans

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 237 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W149622	10-in.	12/27/1929	I want to be happy	Ipana Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W149623	10-in.	12/27/1929	Tea for two	Ipana Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W149631	10-in.	12/30/1929	West wind	Charlie Lawman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	[W]149762	10-in.	1/15/1930	Great day	The Danford Sisters ; Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Phil Spitalny Orchestra] ; Jack Miller	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal duet	composer
Columbia	[W]149763	10-in.	1/15/1930	Without a song	Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Phil Spitalny Orchestra] ; Jack Miller	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W149799	10-in.	1/23/1930	Keepin' myself for you	Johnny Morris ; Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W149910	10-in.	1/23/1930	The harbor of my heart	Johnny Morris ; Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W149957	10-in.	2/3/1930	The one girl	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	[W]149987	10-in.	2/14/1930	Keepin' myself for you	Sam Lanin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151812	10-in.	9/25/1931	Time on my hands (You in my arms)	Smith Ballew and his Piping Rock Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151843	10-in.	10/15/1931	Time on my hands (You in my arms)	Red McKenzie	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W152697	10-in.	1/24/1934	Orchids in the moonlight	Enric Madriguera Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W152698	10-in.	1/24/1934	Carioca	Enric Madriguera Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W152705	10-in.	2/5/1934	Music makes me	Emil Coleman and his Palais Royal Orchestra ; Stanley Worth	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W98173	12-in.	5/12/1925	Vocal gems from No, no, Nanette	Columbia Light Opera Company	Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	HCO1121	10-in.	approximately 1944	Great day	Robert Armbruster ; Nelson Eddy	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	HCO1124	10-in.	approximately 1944	Without a song	Robert Armbruster ; Nelson Eddy	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W26903	10-in.	6/07/1940	Time on my hands	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	CO28829	10-in.	approximately 1940	Tea for two	Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra ; Andre Kostelanetz	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO31401	10-in.	approximately 1941	Time on my hands	Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra ; Andre Kostelanetz	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W96597	10-in.	June 1928	Aleluya	Joseph M. Lacalle ; Orquesta Viva-tonal	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W106281	10-in.	approximately February 1926	Jag går åt mitt håll	Gustav Fonandern	Male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W351112	10-in.	10/13/1931	Time on my hands (You in my arms)	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	S-7968	10-in.	June 1921	Oh, me! Oh, my!	Samuel Ash ; Shannon Four	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-7969	10-in.	June 1921	Dolly	Lewis James ; Shannon Four	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 126-150 of 237 records)

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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.