Vincent Youmans, born September 27, 1898, in New York City, was an American
Broadway composer and producer. After working briefly on Wall Street, he
enlisted in the United States Navy during World War I, where he composed music
for troop shows. His debut Broadway musical score was Two Little Girls in Blue
(1921), featuring the song "Oh Me! Oh My!". He achieved major success with the
musicals Wildflower (1923) and No, No, Nanette (1925), which produced the
standards "Tea for Two" and "I Want to Be Happy". Youmans later composed the
Broadway hit Hit the Deck (1927) and contributed ...