Joseph McCarthy (lyricist)

Joseph McCarthy
Born	(1885-09-27)September 27, 1885 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 18, 1943(1943-12-18) (aged 58)
Occupation	Lyricist

Sheet music for Irene

Thomas Joseph McCarthy (September 27, 1885 – December 18, 1943)^[1] was an American lyricist whose most famous songs include "You Made Me Love You", and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows",^[1] from the now-forgotten Oh, Look! (1918), starring the Dolly Sisters, based upon the haunting melody from the middle section of Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu.

Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States,^[1] McCarthy was a frequent collaborator of composers Harry Tierney^[1] and Fred Fisher. He was the director of ASCAP from 1921 to 1929.

Broadway and film credits

Music score

• 1918 Oh, Look!^[2]
• 1919 Ziegfeld Follies of 1919
• 1919 Irene (stage musical)
• 1920 Ziegfeld Follies of 1920
• 1921 The Broadway Whirl
• 1922 Up She Goes
• 1922 Glory
• 1923 Ziegfeld Follies of 1923
• 1923 Kid Boots^[2]
• 1924 Ziegfeld Follies of 1924
• 1926 Irene (film)
• 1927 Rio Rita^[2] (stage musical)
• 1928 Cross My Heart
• 1929 Rio Rita
• 1930 New Movietone Follies of 1930
• 1931 Ziegfeld Follies of 1931
• 1942 Rio Rita (remake)

Songwriter

• 1914 "There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning" (with Fred Fisher)
• 1917 "They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me" (with Fred Fisher)
• 1918 "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (from the musical Oh Look!)
• 1919 "Alice Blue Gown" (waltz from Irene) (with Harry Tierney)
• 1930 "So This Is London"
• 1930 "Under Suspicion"
• 1930 "Up the River"
• 1945 "Incendiary Blonde"

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1548/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
2. Kenrick, John. "Who's Who in Musicals: Additional Bios XIV – McCarthy, Joseph", Musicals101.com, 2004, accessed July 23, 2017

External links

• Joseph McCarthy at the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Joseph McCarthy on IBDB
• Joseph McCarthy at IMDb
• Joseph McCarthy recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.