Jack Yellen

Jack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme song for his successful 1932 presidential campaign, and "Ain't She Sweet", a Tin Pan Alley standard.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 6, 1892 (Buffalo), Died April 17, 1991 (Springville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, vocalist

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 750 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-13401	10-in.	6/6/1913	Lonesome moon	Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14310	10-in.	1/13/1914	All aboard for Dixieland	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14366	10-in.	1/22/1914	All aboard for Dixieland	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-15034	10-in.	7/2/1914	All aboard for Dixieland	Elizabeth Murray	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-15834	12-in.	3/26/1915	On the 5:15	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-15870	10-in.	4/9/1915	Back to Dixieland	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-15964	10-in.	4/28/1915	Alabama jubilee	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-16258	10-in.	7/26/1915	Circus day in Dixie	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with vocal "imitations" and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-16442	10-in.	9/1/1915	Listen to that Dixie band	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-16901	10-in.	12/15/1915	Are you from Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie too)	Irving Kaufman ; Billy Murray	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-18020	10-in.	6/26/1916	Welcome, honey, to your old plantation home	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with banjo and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-18829	10-in.	12/11/1916	On Honolulu Bay	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with guitars and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-18954	10-in.	1/4/1917	How's every little thing in Dixie?	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-19614	10-in.	4/23/1917	Thou shalt not steal (A heart away)	Charles Hart	Male vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-20044	10-in.	6/15/1917	There's nothing too good for the Irish	M. J. O'Connell	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-20338	10-in.	7/13/1917	Southern gals	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21641	10-in.	3/20/1918	There's a lump of sugar down in Dixie	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21994	10-in.	6/18/1918	There's a lump of sugar down in Dixie	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-22557	10-in.	1/24/1919	Johnny's in town	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-23137	10-in.	9/5/1919	Alexander's band is back in Dixieland	American Quartet ; Billy Murray	Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-23168	10-in.	9/22/1919	There's a lot of blue-eyed Marys down in Maryland	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-24604	10-in.	9/29/1920	I want to be the leader of a band	Esther Walker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-24691	10-in.	11/10/1920	A young man's fancy	Olive Kline	Female vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-24755	10-in.	12/21/1920	Down by the O-hi-o (I've got the sweetest little O, my! O!)	Billy Murray ; Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones]	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-25786	10-in.	12/1/1921	Mississippi cradle	Edna Brown ; Elliott Shaw	Female-male vocal duet, with marimbas and orchestra	lyricist

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yellen, Jack," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105070.

Yellen, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105070.

"Yellen, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.