Joe Young
Joseph Judewitz, known professionally as Joe Young, was an American lyricist
born in New York City to immigrant Jewish parents. He began his career in 1911
as a singer and song-plugger for music publishers, later performing for U.S.
troops during World War I in Europe. Among his early works is “Way Down East”
(1910), with lyrics by Cecil Mack and music co-composed by Young and Harold
Norman. In 1931, he contributed to the Broadway show The Laugh Parade,
collaborating with Mort Dixon and composer Harry Warren on songs including
“You’re My Everything.” Joe Young died in New York Ci...
