Harry Akst

Harry Akst (August 15, 1894 – March 31, 1963) was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 15, 1894 (New York City), Died March 31, 1963 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1949

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

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Recordings (Results 501-501 of 501 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WL261 10-in. 12/14/1925 Steppin' in society Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener Piano duet composer  
(Results 501-501 of 501 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Akst, Harry," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105691.

Akst, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105691.

"Akst, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105691

External Sources

Wikipedia: Harry Akst

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Akst, Harry, 1894-1963 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87847829

Wikidata: Harry Akst - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q962316

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12571523

MusicBrainz: Harry Akst - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7eb43192-26a3-475b-9cf8-5244b3c600e7

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1485008

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