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Gene Austin

Gene Austin (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972) was an American singer and songwriter, one of the first "crooners". His recording of "My Blue Heaven" sold over five million copies and was the largest selling record of all time. His 1920s compositions "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and "The Lonesome Road" became pop and jazz standards.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 24th, 1900 (Gainesville), Died January 24th, 1972 (Palm Springs)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, songwriter, lyricist, composer, piano, vocalist

Notes: Used the pseudonym Bill Collins.

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 260 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-77977 10-in. 9/21/1933 Nobody's sweetheart now Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-77978 10-in. 9/21/1933 I had a good gal Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano, songwriter  
Victor BS-77979 10-in. 9/21/1933 New Orleans Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-77980 10-in. 9/21/1933 My blue heaven Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-79236 10-in. 6/6/1934 All I do is dream of you Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-79341 10-in. 9/6/1934 Blue Sky Avenue Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-79342 10-in. 9/6/1934 When the roll is called by the fireside Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-82308 10-in. 4/12/1934 Ridin' around in the rain Frances Hunt ; Vincent Lopez ; St. Regis Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-82511 10-in. 5/10/1934 Ridin' around in the rain Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-Test-033993 16-in. 3/6/1939 Sweet Sue Gene Austin ; Fats Waller Male vocal solo and electric organ, with guitar and string bass vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BS-Test-033994 16-in. 3/6/1939 I can't give you anything but love Gene Austin ; Fats Waller Male vocal solo and electric organ, with guitar and string bass vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BS-041284 10-in. 8/23/1939 How come you do me, like you do? Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin songwriter  
Victor BS-041976 10-in. 9/6/1939 When my sugar walks down the street Wingy Manone Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-070342 10-in. 10/30/1941 Take your shoes off, baby (And start runnin' through my mind) Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-Test-1066 10-in. 9/21/1933 Daddy, won't you please come home Candy Candido Male soprano, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor PBS-Test-1349 10-in. 4/26/1934 Ridin' around in the rain Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Victor PBS-Test-1356 10-in. 5/9/1934 The tiny little finger on your hand Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1924-06-19-07] 10-in. 6/19/1924 How come you do me like you do Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Victor [Trial 1924-08-11-04] 10-in. 8/11/1924 Charleston Charley Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1924-08-11-05] 10-in. 8/11/1924 Rail and blues Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1925-02-25-01] 10-in. 2/25/1925 How come you do me like you do? Dorothy Bergere Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Columbia 81831 10-in. 6/18/1924 How come you do me like you do? Alabama Joe ; Edith Wilson Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar songwriter  
Columbia 81974 10-in. 9/5/1924 Charleston Charlie Southern Quartet [i.e., Southern Negro Quartette] Male vocal quartet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 140164 10-in. 12/4/1924 How come you do me like you do The Original Memphis Five Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia W141047 10-in. 9/25/1925 When my sugar walks down the street Clara Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band lyricist  
(Results 151-175 of 260 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Austin, Gene," accessed January 27, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682.

Austin, Gene. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 27, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682.

"Austin, Gene." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 27 January 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682

External Sources

Wikipedia: Gene Austin

Discogs: Austin, Gene

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Austin, Gene, 1900-1972 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84148364

Wikidata: Gene Austin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q443225

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/54345961/

MusicBrainz: Austin, Gene, 1900-1972 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2199743b-58de-4552-98cb-6ef436f632ea

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