Gene Austin
Lemeul Eugene Lucas (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972), better known by his stage name Gene Austin, was an American singer and songwriter, one of the early "crooners". His recording of "My Blue Heaven" sold over 5 million copies and was for a while 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 Gainesville, Died January 24, 1972 (Palm Springs)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, songwriter, lyricist, composer, piano, vocalist
Notes: Used the pseudonym Bill Collins.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 201-225 of 286 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | W402524 | 10-in. | 7/10/1929 | The lonesome road | Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith | Male vocal duet, with guitar | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W402634 | 10-in. | 6/13/1929 | Old pals are the best pals after all | Valentín Martínez | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
| OKeh | W402752 | 10-in. | 6/27/1929 | The lonesome road | Jack and Bill | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403285 | 10-in. | 11/20/1929 | Please come back to me | Lew Bray | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | W405064 | 10-in. | 11/6/1931 | The lonesome road | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and talk | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [13855a] | 9/26/1924 | Charleston Charlie | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | ||
| Brunswick | 12757-12759 | 10-in. | 3/28/1924 | How come you do me like you do | Marion Harris ; Phil Ohman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra and piano solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 12932-12934 | 10-in. | 4/19/1924 | A thousand miles from here | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 13698-13700 | 10-in. | 8/7/1924 | Wanted “Someone to Love” | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 13875-13877 | 10-in. | 10/3/1924 | Charleston Charlie | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 14607-14611 | 10-in. | 1/8/1925 | When my sugar walks down the street | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | XCL32146 | 12-in. | Mar. 1930 | National Refining Company, program L, pt. 3 | Ace Brigode White Rose Gasoline Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E34110 | 10-in. | 8/27/1930 | How come you do me like you do? | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E35735 | 10-in. | 12/10/1930 | How come you do me like you do? | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E24251-E24253 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | How come you do me like you do | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance quintet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E25321-E25322 | 10-in. | 11/28/1927 | When the moon shines down upon the mountain | Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E30977-E30978 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Please come back to me | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | C1400-C1401 | 10-in. | 12/20/1927 | The voice of the Southland | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | Ch371-Ch374; Ch380-Ch381 | 10-in. | 1/19/1925 | How come you do me like you do? | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | TMP31 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1929 | When my sugar walks down the street | Marigold Entertainers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 257W-259W | 10-in. | 1/23/1925 | How come you do me like you do? | Tennessee Tooters | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 410W-412W | 10-in. | 2/24/1925 | Little rosewood casket | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | 422W-424W | 10-in. | 2/24/1925 | The lightning express | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | 425W-427W | 10-in. | 2/24/1925 | Rock all our babies to sleep | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | 428W-429W | 10-in. | 2/24/1925 | Wild Bill Jones | George Reneau | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Austin, Gene," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682.
Austin, Gene. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682.
"Austin, Gene." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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: http://viaf.org/viaf/54345961
MusicBrainz: Gene Austin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2199743b-58de-4552-98cb-6ef436f632ea
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/139509 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/139509
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