Howard Johnson (lyricist)
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Howard Johnson was a song
lyricist
. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
in 1970.
Songwriter ("I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream"), author and lyricist, Johnson was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and died in New York, New York. He was educated in high school and in private music study. Johnson was a pianist in Boston theatres, and then a staff writer for a New York publishing company. During World War I, he served in the United States Navy.
Joining ASCAP in 1917, his chief musical collaborators included Miltor Ager, Walter Donaldson
, Fred Fisher
, George Meyer, Joseph Meyer, Jimmy Monaco, Al Sherman
, Harry Warren
, Percy Wenrich, Harry M. Woods
, David Brockman, James Kendis, Archie Gottler, and W. Edward Breuder.
Johnson's other popular-song compositions include: "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain
", "M-O-T-H-E-R, A Word That Means the World to Me", "Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There
", "Sweet Lady", "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?", "(What Do You Do on a) Dew-Dew-Dewy Day
", "Bring Back My Daddy to Me", "Where Do We Go From Here, Boys?", "There's a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway", "I Don't Want to Get Well", "Siam", "Georgia", "Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)
", "Feather Your Nest", "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" and "Am I Wasting My Time on You?"
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
lyricist
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. It was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and music publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond. The goal is to create a museum but as of April, 2008, the means do not yet exist and so instead it is an online...
in 1970.
Songwriter ("I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream"), author and lyricist, Johnson was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, and died in New York, New York. He was educated in high school and in private music study. Johnson was a pianist in Boston theatres, and then a staff writer for a New York publishing company. During World War I, he served in the United States Navy.
Joining ASCAP in 1917, his chief musical collaborators included Miltor Ager, Walter Donaldson
Walter Donaldson
Walter Donaldson was a prolific United States popular songwriter, composing many hit songs of the 1910s and 1920s.-History:...
, Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher
Fred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne...
, George Meyer, Joseph Meyer, Jimmy Monaco, Al Sherman
Al Sherman
Al Sherman was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter from the first half of the twentieth century. Sherman is a link in a long chain of musical Sherman family members.-Early life:...
, Harry Warren
Harry Warren
Harry Warren was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison,...
, Percy Wenrich, Harry M. Woods
Harry M. Woods
Henry MacGregor Woods was a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and pianist. Woods is sometimes credited as Harry Woods.-Early life:...
, David Brockman, James Kendis, Archie Gottler, and W. Edward Breuder.
Johnson's other popular-song compositions include: "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain
When the Moon Comes over the Mountain
"When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" is a popular song, published in 1931, and credited as written by Howard Johnson, Harry M. Woods, and Kate Smith...
", "M-O-T-H-E-R, A Word That Means the World to Me", "Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There
Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There
"Ireland Must Be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There" is a popular song with music by Fred Fisher and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy and Howard Johnson, published in 1916....
", "Sweet Lady", "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?", "(What Do You Do on a) Dew-Dew-Dewy Day
Dew-Dew-Dewey Day
" Dew-Dew-Dewey Day" was a popular song dating from 1927. It was recorded by Clyde Doerr and this Orchestra. The song is a Fox Trot which contains a vocal refrain, hence the unconventional length of the record . It was written by Tin Pan Alley tunesmiths, Al Sherman, Howard Johnson and Charles...
", "Bring Back My Daddy to Me", "Where Do We Go From Here, Boys?", "There's a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway", "I Don't Want to Get Well", "Siam", "Georgia", "Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)
Lindbergh (The Eagle Of The U.S.A.)
"Lindbergh " was a popular song written by famous Tin Pan Alley songwriters, Howard Johnson and Al Sherman in 1927. It chronicles Charles Lindbergh's famous pioneer solo-flight across the Atlantic Ocean...
", "Feather Your Nest", "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" and "Am I Wasting My Time on You?"
External links
- Sheet Music for "M-O-T-H-E-R: A Word That Means the World to Me"; music by Theodore F. MorseTheodore F. MorseTheodore F. Morse was an American composer of popular songs.Born in Washington D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military & Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin and piano. He and his wife, Theodora Morse, became a successful songwriting team for Tin Pan Alley...
; lyrics by Howard E. Johnson; Leo Feist, Inc., 1915.