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Joseph Young

Joe Young (born July 4, 1889 in New York City, New York, USA; died April 21, 1939, New York City) was an American lyricist. Young was most active from 1911 through the late-1930s. He often collaborated with [a=Sam Lewis].

He began his career as a singer for music publishing firms in New York and during World War I he toured in Europe as an entertainer for US Troops.

He wrote the lyrics to "You're My Everything" (music by [a=Mort Dixon] and [a=Harry Warren (2)], which is from the musical "The Laugh Parade". He has written lyrics to the songs "Dinah", "I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" and "I’m Sitting on Top of the World", just to mention a few.

Died on April 21, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA.
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