Rida Johnson Young

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 28, 1869 (Baltimore), Died May 8, 1926 (Stamford)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 136 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	46020	10-in.	9/13/1915	Mother Machree	Hardy Williamson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47139	10-in.	11/8/1916	Mother Machree	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47416	10-in.	3/13/1917	Mother	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77063	10-in.	5/16/1917	That creepy, weepy feeling	Anna Wheaton ; George Wilson [James Harrod]	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77330	10-in.	9/12/1917	Will you remember	James Harrod	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78024	10-in.	8/23/1918	Mother Machree	George MacFarlane	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78167	10-in.	10/28/1918	Sometime	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79602	10-in.	12/23/1920	Do you hear me calling?	Margaret Romaine	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	80097	10-in.	12/12/1921	Mother Machree	Charles Hackett	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81663	10-in.	4/1/1924	I'm falling in love with someone	Tandy MacKenzie	Male vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140068	10-in.	9/17/1924	My dream girl	Barbara Maurel	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30578	12-in.	ca. 1910-Feb. 1911	'Neath the southern moon	Merle Tillotson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30811	12-in.	9/6/1911	I'm falling in love with someone	Charles Harrison	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W143667	10-in.	3/16/1927	Mother Machree	William Ryan	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W145944	10-in.	5/4/1928	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Charles W. Hamp	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W145982	10-in.	4/9/1928	Ah! Sweet mystery of life	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	423	10-in.	ca. Oct. 1918	Sometime	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-7126	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1919	Mother Machree	William Robyn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-7306	10-in.	Feb. 1920	Mother Machree	William Robyn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	858	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	Mother Machree	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	4816-4817	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1920	Mother Machree	Theo Karle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	X10962-X10964	12-in.	6/28/1923	Naughty Marietta	Light Opera Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	X11827-X11829	12-in.	11/8/1923	Naughty Marietta	Light Opera Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
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

(Results 76-100 of 136 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young, Rida Johnson," accessed May 6, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105012.

Young, Rida Johnson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 6, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105012.

"Young, Rida Johnson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024.

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