Lyricist Joe McCarthy was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on September 27, 1885.
McCarthyโs early career was as a singer in Boston cafes and then as a music publisher. Moving to New York City, he was put on staff at Feist & Co music publishing company on Tin Pan Alley. In 1914, he was a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and served as its director from 1921 through 1929.
McCarthy wrote several scores for Broadway productions, including Oh, Look!, Irene, The Broadway Whirl, Up She Goes, Kid Boots, Ziegfeld Follies of 1924, Rio Rita and Cross My Heart. He also contributed songs to the stage productions Afgar, Follow Me, Everything, A Royal Vagabond and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 and 1920.
Among the composers McCarthy collaborated with are Harry Tierney, Harry Carroll, Fred Fisher and Jimmy Monaco.
Highlights from the Joe McCarthy catalog include โYou Made Me Love Youโ, โBeatrice Fairfaxโ, โIn All My Dreams I Dream of Youโ, โWhat Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?โ, โThey Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Meโ, โThroughโ, โIf we Canโt Be the Same Old Sweetheartsโ, โIreland Must be Heaven for My Mother Came From Thereโ, โI Found the End of the Rainbowโ, โOui, Oui, Marieโ, โIโm Always Chasing Rainbowsโ, โMy Babyโs Armsโ, โIโm Crying Just For Youโ, โI Miss You Most of Allโ, โAlice Blue Gownโ, โIreneโ, โCastle of Dreamsโ, โJourneyโs Endโ, โIf Your Heartโs In the Gameโ, โSomeone Loves You After Allโ, โRio Ritaโ, โThe Kinkajouโ, โThe Rangers Songโ, โIf Youโre in Love Youโll Waltzโ and โYouโre Always in My Armsโ.
Joseph McCarthy died in New York City on December 18, 1943.
12 thoughts on “Kaminos”
Was Nicholas related to Alexander Saslavsky who married Celeste Izolee Todd?
Anyone have a contact email for Yair Klinger or link to score for Ha-Bayta?
wish to have homeland concert video played on the big screen throughout North America.
can organize here in Santa Barbara California.
contacts for this needed and any ideas or suggestions welcomed.
Nat farber is my great grandpa ๐
Are there any movies or photos of max kletter? His wifeโs sister was my stepmother, so Iโm interested in seeing them and sharing them with his wifeโs daughter.
The article says Sheb recorded his last song just 4 days before he died, but does not tell us the name of it. I be curious what it was. Iโd like to hear it.
Would anyone happen to know where I can find a copy of the sheet music for a Gil Aldema Choral (SATB) arrangement for Naomi Shemerโs โSheleg Al Iriโ. (Snow on my Village)?
Joseph Smith
Kol Ram Community Choir, NYC
Shalom Joseph. I just saw your 2024 post by chance… I’m a mostly-retired Israeli journalist and translator. In 2003 I translated into English the content (the objective was to remain true to the meaning, not to cadence or rhyme) of poems and lyrics of 48 of Israel’s most iconic songs arranged by Aldema for choirs abroad singing in Hebrew (the words in the scores are transliterated) but members of the choir lack mastery of Hebrew to ‘know’ exactly what they are saying/singing… The book was titled in English “A Merry Choir” – in Hebrew ืืงืืื ืขืืืื . See if you can find a copy in a used book store, it is priceless and apparently out-of-print – well worth the search. If not, they may have a copy at Tel Aviv Amenu Museum’s music department – write them and see if they can send it to you. Or – if you will contact me via Whatsapp – (972) 546872768 or via my email – I will try and find the book (it is not where it ‘should be’ so I have to search) and I will photograph the score with my cell and send to you as an attachment. Best, Daniella Ashkenazy – Kfar Warburg.
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ืื ืฉืืืชื ืืืชื. ืขืืืชื ืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืคืืจืืืจ 1998 ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืื ื ืืืืืืกื ืืงืื ืืช ืืขืืจื ืืืงืฆืืขืืช ืฉืื ืืืืชื ืงืืืืช ืื ืืืฉืจืื. ืื ืกืืคืืจ ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืจืื, ืืื ืื ื ืืืืชื ืืืืื ืขื ืืืฆืื ืฉืืืื ืืืชื ืืืืืชื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืืืฉื ืืืืฉื ืืืืฉืื. ืืื ืืื ืื ืื 9. ืืขืช ืืื ืื 36 ืืืชืคืงื ืืืืคื ืขืฆืืื. ื ืชืชื ืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืขืชืื ื ืืจืืื. ืืื, ืืืืช ืืืื ืืจื, ืืืืจืื ืืคืืื ืฆืืืช, ืืื ืืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืขืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืื ืจืืื!
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(Maurice King)
Thank you for this wonderful remembrance of Herman Zalis. My late father, Henry Wahrman, was one of his students. Note the correct spelling of his name for future reference. Thank you again for sharing this.
Tirza Wahrman (Mitlak)
amazing zchuso yagein aleinu, he wrote the famous niggun Lefichuch that is sung in almost every Israeli Yeshiva
My grandmother, Rose Ziperson, wrote the words to his music for a song called Main Shtetele, which he produced. I have the sheet music!