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Vincent Youmans (
September 27,
1898 -
April 5,
1946) was an
American popular composer and
Broadway producer.
Life
Vincent Millie Youmans was born in
New York City on September 27, 1898 and grew-up on
Central Park West on the site where the
Mayflower Hotel once stood. His father, a prosperous hat manufacturer, moved the family to upper-class
Larchmont, New York. Youmans attended the
Trinity School in
Mamaroneck, NY and
Heathcote Hall in
Rye, New York. Originally, his ambition was to become an
engineer and attended
Yale for a short time. He dropped out to become a runner for a
Wall Street brokerage firm before he was drafted to fight in
World War I. He took an interest in the theatre when he produced troop shows for the Navy. After the war, he was a
Tin Pan Alley song plugger for the
TB Harms Company and then as a rehearsal pianist for famed composer
Victor Herbert’s operettas.
No, No, Nanette was the biggest musical-comedy success of the 1920s in both Europe and the USA and the two songs "
Tea for Two" and "
I Want to Be Happy" are considered standards. From 1927, Youmans also produced his own shows. He had another major success with Hit the Deck! (1927; including ‘Hallelujah’), but his subsequent productions were failures, though many of their songs remain popular. His last contributions to Broadway were some songs for
Take a Chance (1932).
Youmans collaborated with the greatest songwriters on Broadway:
Herbert Stothart,
Otto Harbach,
Oscar Hammerstein II,
Irving Caesar,
Anne Caldwell,
Leo Robin,
Clifford Grey,
Billy Rose,
Edward Eliscu,
Edward Heyman,
Harold Adamson,
Mack Gordon,
Buddy De Sylva and
Gus Kahn. He collaborated with lyricist
Ira Gershwin on the score for
Two Little Girls in Blue, which won wide acclaim. His next show, with lyrics by
Otto Harbach and
Oscar Hammerstein II, was
Wildflower. His most enduring success, however, was
No, No, Nanette, with lyrics by
Irving Caesar.
Youmans’s 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, apparently influenced by
Jerome Kern, he turned to longer musical sentences and more free-flowing melodic lines.
Youmans was forced to retire in 1934, after a professional career of only 13 years, only returning to Broadway to mount the ill-fated extravaganza
The Vincent Youmans Ballet Revue (1943), an ambitious mix of Latin-American and classical music, including
Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe. Choreographed by
Leonide Massine, it lost some $4 million. More than any of his contemporaries, he made constant re-use of a limited number of melodies; he published fewer than 100 songs, but 18 of these were considered standards by
ASCAP.
He died of
tuberculosis in
Denver, Colorado. At his death, Youmans left behind a large quantity of unpublished material.
In 1970, Youmans was inducted into the
Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
Broadway musicals with music by Vincent Youmans
Movies with music by Vincent Youmans
No, No, Nanette - 1930
Hit the Deck - 1930
Song of the West - 1930
What a Widow! - 1930
Take a Chance - 1933
Flying Down to Rio - 1933
No, No, Nanette - 1940
So You Want to Be in Pictures - 1947
Tea for Two - 1950
Hit the Deck - 1955
Songs
"An Invitation" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"An Orphan Is the Girl for Me" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Anyway, We Had Fun" with lyrics by Ring Lardner
"April Blossoms" with help from Herbert Stothart and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
"Armful of You" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Bambalina" with help from Herbert Stothart and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
"Be Good to Me" with lyrics by Ring Lardner
"Blue Bowery" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Bo Koo" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"The Boy Next Door" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Schuyler Greene
"The Bride Was Dressed in White" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"The Call of the Sea" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"Carioca" with lyrics by Gus Kahn and Edward Eliscu: Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Song
"Carry On Keep Smiling" lyrics by Harold Adamson
"Chinese Party, The" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Come On And Pet Me" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
"Course I Will" with help from Herbert Stothart and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
"Crystal Lady"
"Dancing Wedding" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"David Frost"
"The Deep Blue Sea" with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
"Deep in My Heart" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Diamond in the Rough" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"Dolly" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Schulyer Greene
"Does It Pay to Be a Lady?" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"Dress Parade" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"Drums in My Heart" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"Fight Over Me" with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
"Finaletto"
"Flappers Are We" with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
"Flying Down to Rio" with lyrics by Gus Kahn and Edward Eliscu
"Girl from Casimo" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
"Going Rowing" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Goodbye Little Rosebud" with help from Herbert Stothart and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
"Great Day" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"Hallelujah" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Happy Because I'm In Love" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"The Harbor of My Heart" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Hay Straw" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"Here, Steward" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"Here's a Day to Be Happy" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Hit the Deck!" with lyrics by Irving Caesar
"Honey Bun" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Hotcha Ma Chotch" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"How Happy Is the Bride" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"I Hear A Song"
"I Know That You Know" with lyrics by Anne Caldwell
"I Like What You Like" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"[[ILike You As You Are] with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"I Want a Man" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"I Want to Be Happy" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"I Want to Be With You" with lyrics by Buddy De Sylva
"If I Told You" with help from Herbert Stothart and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
"If I Were You" with lyrics by Ring Lardner
"I'm Glad I Waited" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"I'll Come Back to You" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"It Must Be Love"
"It's Every Girl's Ambition" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"It's Going to Be a Great Day (See Great Day)"
"I've Confessed to the Breeze I Love You" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"Je Said Que Vous Et Jo (See I Know That You Know)"
"Join the Navy" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Kathleen Mine" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"Keepin' Myself for You" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Kinda Like You" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"Kiss Or Two" with lyrics by Leo Robin
"La Marseilles" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Lady From The Bayou" with lyrics by Leo Robin
"Let Me Give All My Love to Thee" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"Like He Loves Me" with lyrics by Anne Caldwell
"Loo Loo" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Love in a Cottage" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Love Is Like A Song" with lyrics by J. Russel Robinson and George Waggner
"Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere" with lyrics by J. Russel Robinson and George Waggner
"Lucky Bird" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Mary Jane Mckane" with help from Herbert Stothart and lyrics by William Carey Duncan and Oscar Hammerstein II
"More Than You Know" with lyrics by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu
"Music Makes Me" with lyrics by Gus Kahn and Edward Eliscu
"My Doctor" with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
"My Lover" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"My Mother Told Me Not to Trust a Soldier" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"Nicodemus" with lyrics by Anne Caldwell
"No, No Nanette" with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
"Nothing Could Be Sweeter" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Oh, How I Long To Belong To Someone"
"Oh Me, Oh My, Oh You" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"On the Golden Trail" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"One Girl, The" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"One Love" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"Only a Moment Ago" with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
"Open Up Your Heart" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"Orchids in the Moonlight" with lyrics by Gus Kahn and Edward Eliscu
"Orienta" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"Pay Day Pauline" with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
"Peach on the Beach" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"Play the Game" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"Quiche"
"Rainbow" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"Rally 'Round Me" with lyrics by Ring Lardner
"Rice and Shoes (Sweetest Girl)" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Schulyer Greene
"Rise N' Shine" with lyrics by Buddy De Sylva
"The Road to Home" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"Santa Claus" with lyrics by Otto Harbach
"Say Oui Cheri" with lyrics by J. Russel Robinson and George Waggner
"Say Young Man Of Manhattan" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Scarecrows" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"Senze Una Canzone (See Without A Song)"
"She's Innocent" with help from Paul Lannin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"Shore Leave" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Should I Be Sweet" with lyrics by Buddy De Sylva
"Si, Si, Si Senor"with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"The Silly Season" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"Smiles" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Soliloguy" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"Something to Sing About" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue)" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Sweet as Sugar Cane" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"Take a Little One Step" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Tea for Two" with lyrics by Irving Caesar
"Telephone Girlie" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"There's Something About Me They Like" with lyrics by Arthur Francis and Fred Jackson
"Through the Years" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"Tie a String Around Your Finger" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Time and a half for Overtime" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Time on My Hands" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Tom, Dick and Harry" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Harold Adamson
"Too Many Rings Around Rosie" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"The Trumpeteer and the Lover" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"Two Little Girls in Blue" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"Utopia" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Vincent Youmans Fantasy"
"Virginia" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"Waiting for You" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"Wedding Bells Ring On" with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu
"(We're Off) On A Wonderful Trip" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"We're Off to India" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"What Can I Say?" with lyrics by Ring Lardner
"What's a Kiss Among Friends?" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"When I'm With the Girls" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"When We Are Married" with lyrics by Zelda Sears and Walter De Leon
"Where Has My Hubby Gone?" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"Who Wants to Love Spanish Ladies?" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
"Who's Who With You" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"Why Ain't I Home" with lyrics by Ring Lardner
"Why Oh Why" with lyrics by Clifford Grey and Leo Robin
"Wildflower" with help from Herbert Stothart and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II
"Without a Song" with lyrics by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu
"You Can Dance with Any Girl" with lyrics by Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar
"You Started Something When You Came Along" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
"You're Everywhere" with lyrics by Edward Heyman
"You're The One" with lyrics by J. Russel Robinson and George WaggnerFurther Information
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