Sammy Cahn

Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He and his collaborators had a series of hit recordings with Frank Sinatra during the singer's tenure at Capitol Records, but also enjoyed hits with Dean Martin, Doris Day and many others. He played the piano and violin, and won an Oscar four times for his songs, including the popular hit "Three Coins in the Fountain".

Among his most enduring songs is "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", cowritten with Jule Styne in 1945.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 18, 1913 (New York City), Died January 15, 1993 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-88976 10-in. 5/28/1935 Rhythm is our business Dudley Nix ; Tom Coakley Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-92027 10-in. 5/23/1935 Rhythm is our business Frank Dailey ; Al Fish ; Meadowbrook Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-94513 10-in. 8/14/1935 Rhythm is our business Joe Kennedy Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-98364 10-in. 12/9/1935 (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-98497 10-in. 1/6/1936 (If I had) Rhythm in my nursery rhymes Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-99158 10-in. 2/16/1936 Shoe shine boy Hotel Charlotte Orchestra ; Bob Pope ; Dixie Lee Sothern Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-99921 10-in. 3/27/1936 Rhythm saved the world Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-100882 10-in. 8/4/1936 Shoe shine boy Roy Eldridge ; Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-101301 10-in. 4/9/1936 Rhythm saved the world Wingy Manone Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-102402 10-in. 8/1/1936 Until the real thing comes along Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-04354 10-in. 2/1/1937 Dedicated to you Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-04535 10-in. 1/29/1937 Dedicated to you Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-06463 10-in. 3/26/1937 Would you like to buy a dream? Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-09510 10-in. 6/10/1937 Would you like to buy a dream? George Hamilton ; Music Box Music ; Lee Norton Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor PBS-09727 10-in. 10/6/1937 If it's the last thing I do Ozzie Nelson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-010527 10-in. 6/8/1937 Posin' Ken Drake Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-010528 10-in. 6/8/1937 If you ever should leave me Ken Drake Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-010559 10-in. 6/12/1937 If you should ever leave Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-010563 10-in. 6/12/1937 Posin' Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-013356 10-in. 9/8/1937 If it's the last thing I do Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-017467 10-in. 12/6/1937 Just a simple melody Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-017718 10-in. 12/15/1937 Bei mir bist du schon Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BS-017739 10-in. 12/17/1937 Bei mir bist du schön Jerry Blaine ; Phyllis Kenny ; Stream Line Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor BS-017754 10-in. 12/21/1937 Bei mir bist du schön Benny Goodman Quartet ; Martha Tilton Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-017779 10-in. 12/28/1937 Bei mir bist du schön Kate Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-017783 10-in. 12/29/1937 Bei mir bist du schön Benny Goodman Quartet ; Martha Tilton Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-018377 10-in. 1/27/1938 Bei mir bist du schön Marimba Pan-Americana Marimba band, with vocal lyricist  
Victor PBS-019040 10-in. 3/4/1938 Joseph Ozzie Nelson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-019304 10-in. 6/1/1938 I've been saving myself for you Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Gene Walsh Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-019566 10-in. 2/11/1938 Please be kind Bama Boys Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-019682 10-in. 2/18/1938 Please be kind Lola Bard ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-021055 10-in. 3/1/1938 Please be kind Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-021127 10-in. 3/9/1938 Please be kind Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-023507 10-in. 5/28/1938 I've been saving myself for you Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-023767 10-in. 7/1/1938 Laughing boy blues Scat Powell ; Willie Farmer Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-028141 10-in. 10/21/1938 Wait until my heart finds out Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-030325 10-in. 11/29/1938 It's easy to blame the weather Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-031808 10-in. 1/20/1939 I want my share of love Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-031866 10-in. 1/31/1939 I want my share of love Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-032963 10-in. 3/12/1939 Prosschai Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-033723 10-in. 2/14/1939 It's easy to blame the weather Lyle "Spud" Murphy Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-036487 10-in. 9/10/1939 The girl with the pigtails in her hair Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-040237 10-in. 7/3/1939 Let's disappear Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Bill Stoker Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-040993 10-in. 10/23/1939 It's my turn now Vincent Lopez ; Sonny Schuyler ; Suave Swing Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-041149 10-in. 7/31/1939 Hoy! Hoy! Bob Chester Orchestra ; Al Stuart Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-041750 10-in. 10/10/1939 You're a lucky guy Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-042728 10-in. 9/25/1939 The girl with the pigtails in her hair Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Smoothies Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-043319 10-in. 10/26/1939 You're a lucky guy Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-043364 10-in. 11/7/1939 It's my turn now Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-043875 10-in. 11/20/1939 Love's got me down again Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-043921 10-in. 11/27/1939 What used to was, used to was (Now it ain't) Ziggy Elman Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-051876 10-in. 7/17/1940 I could make you care Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-054620 10-in. 7/23/1940 I could make you care Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-054774 10-in. 8/13/1940 I could make you care Bea Wain Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor PBS-055499 10-in. 3/27/1941 Twiddlin' my thumbs Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor PBS-061013 10-in. 3/27/1941 As if you didn't know Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor MBS-092768 10-in. before 4/24/1951 Sé mi amor Fernando Fernández ; Orquesta Luis Arcaraz Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D4VB-0091 10-in. 4/11/1944 I'll walk alone Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor D4AB-0447 10-in. 11/27/1944 There goes that song again Lewis Martin ; Martha Stewart Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor D4VB-0477 10-in. 12/18/1944 Saturday night (is the loneliest night of the week) Ruth Gaylor ; Hal McIntyre Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor D4VB-1036 10-in. 11/20/1944 I should care The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Bonnie Lou Williams Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and female vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor D4RB-1069 10-in. 12/26/1944 I'll walk alone Allan Jones ; Ray Sinatra Tenor vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0024 10-in. 1/8/1945 What makes the sunset Kaydets ; Sammy Kaye Orchestra ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0358 10-in. 8/13/1945 It's been a long, long time Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Irene Daye Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0724 10-in. 4/7/1945 Can't you read between the lines? Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Irene Daye Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D5VB-0815 10-in. 10/31/1945 Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! Norton Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D5VB-1038 10-in. 3/23/1945 I fall in love too easily Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D5VB-1039 10-in. 3/23/1945 Can't you read between the lines? Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D5VB-1144 10-in. 10/5/1945 I'm glad I waited for you Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D6VB-1370 10-in. 3/22/1946 I've never forgotten Betty Barclay ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D6VB-1605 10-in. 1/31/1946 Where did you learn to love Stuart Foster ; Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D6VB-2010 10-in. 2/4/1946 I love an old fashioned song Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Clyde Rogers Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D6VB-2011 10-in. 2/4/1946 You're the cause of it all Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D6VB-2013 10-in. 2/6/1946 Day by day Martha Stewart Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D6VB-2227 10-in. 5/28/1946 Give me five minutes more Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D6VB-2698 10-in. 8/30/1946 The things we did last summer Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D6VB-3382 10-in. 12/12/1946 What am I gonna do about you Perry Como Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor D6VB-3383 10-in. 12/12/1946 I gotta gal I love (in North and South Dakota) Perry Como ; The Satisfiers Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and orchestra songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0063 10-in. 1/16/1947 Time after time Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-0065 10-in. 1/16/1947 It's the same old dream Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-0131 10-in. 2/10/1947 Until the real thing comes along Leslie Scott Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0494 10-in. 4/10/1947 Please be kind Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0648 10-in. 3/12/1947 I believe Louis Armstrong Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1102 10-in. 10/27/1947 Hankerin' Tex Beneke ; Moonlight Serenaders ; Tex Beneke Orchestra Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1103 10-in. 10/27/1947 I don't care if it rains all night Moonlight Serenaders ; Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1210 10-in. 6/26/1947 I'm still sitting under the apple tree Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1492 10-in. 8/7/1947 I still get jealous Three Suns Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1493 10-in. 8/7/1947 Papa, won't you dance with me Artie Dunn ; Sun Maids ; Three Suns Female vocal group, with male vocal solo and instrumental trio lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1739 10-in. 10/15/1947 There's music in the land Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal quartet and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1742 10-in. 10/15/1947 Ev'ry day I love you (just a little bit more) Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal quartet and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1774 10-in. 10/21/1947 I still get jealous Marion Bell ; Charles Fredericks ; Thomas Lender Jones Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2116 10-in. 11/19/1947 It's you or no one Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2117 10-in. 11/19/1947 It's magic Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D7VB-3047 10-in. 12/28/1947 Put 'em in a box, tie 'em with a ribbon (and throw 'em in the deep blue sea) Ray McKinley ; Ray McKinley Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia W26343 10-in. 12/13/1939 You're just a no account Billie Holiday Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W26344 10-in. 12/13/1939 You're a lucky guy Billie Holiday Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia 32408 10-in. 2/10/1942 Until the real thing comes along Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick B24045 10-in. 1/30/1939 It's easy to blame the weather Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Decca 61056 10-in. 4/16/1936 Rhythm saved the world Cahn-Chaplain Orchestra vocalist  
Decca L 8654 9/7/1955 Life could not better be Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8655 9/7/1955 The maladjusted jester Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8671 9/12/1955 Where walks my true love Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8672 9/12/1955 My heart knows a lovely song Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8677 9/15/1955 I live to love Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8678 9/15/1955 Willow, willow waley Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8679 9/15/1955 Pass the basket Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8701 9/27/1955 Outfox the fox Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8702 9/27/1955 Life could not better be Danny Kaye songwriter  
Decca L 8703 9/27/1955 I'll take you dreaming Danny Kaye songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6999 10-in. 3/9/1939 Joseph! Joseph! Orchestre musette Victor Instrumental ensemble songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cahn, Sammy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103731.

Cahn, Sammy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103731.

"Cahn, Sammy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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