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. |
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 138 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | X11873-X11875 | 12-in. | 11/13/1923 | Naughty Marietta | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 12533-12535 | 10-in. | 2/14/1924 | Italian street song | Virginia Rea | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young, Rida Johnson," accessed October 1, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105012.
Young, Rida Johnson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 1, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105012.
"Young, Rida Johnson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 October 2024.
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