Joseph Schuster (vaudeville)

Joseph Schuster (1896 - June 10, 1959) was an American composer and music publisher. He was also a vaudeville and radio performer. With John A. Tucker, he was part of the team of Schuster and Tucker. He collaborated on songs with Rudy Vallée and Ruth Etting.[1]

Biography

He was born in 1896 to Sarah and Morris Schuster. His father was from Germany and his mother from England. He had a brother, Ira Schuster.[1]

He was on the radio between 1928 and 1935 as Schuster and Tucker. Their songs included "Dance of the Paper Dolls", and "Don't Shoot the Bartender, He's Half Shot Now".[1]

In 1959 he appeared on Memory Lane with his former partner Tucker. He died on June 10, 1959 at Trafalgar Hospital from an intestinal hernia.[1]

Songs
  • Mama's Little Baby with John A. Tucker.
  • Look at Me Now (Schuster song) with John A. Tucker.
  • I Kissed a Girl and Made Her Cry with Jack Val.
  • Home Is Where the Heart Is (Schuster song).
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References
  1. "Joseph Schuster, Music Publisher. Song Writer, Ex-Vaudeville and Radio Performer Dies. Teamed With Tucker". New York Times. June 11, 1959. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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