Gus Kahn
Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", "Ain't We Got Fun?", "Carolina in the Morning", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "My Buddy" "I'll See You in My Dreams", "It Had to Be You", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "Love Me or Leave Me", "Makin' Whoopee", "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I'm Through with Love", "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "You Stepped Out of a Dream". |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 6, 1886 (Koblenz), Died October 8, 1941 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
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Recordings (Results 451-475 of 1421 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D4VB-0514 | 10-in. | 12/21/1944 | I'll see you in my dreams | Norton Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D4RB-1072 | 10-in. | 12/26/1944 | Who are we to say? | Allan Jones ; Ray Sinatra | Tenor vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0617 | 10-in. | 9/20/1945 | Chloe (song of the swamp) | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-1011 | 10-in. | 1/13/1945 | Chloe | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1962 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Memories | Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | PD6VB-2677 | 10-in. | 8/17/1946 | My isle of golden dreams | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3378 | 10-in. | 12/6/1946 | Guilty | Johnny Desmond ; Page Cavanaugh Trio | Male vocal solo, with piano, bass, and guitar | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-3507 | 10-in. | 12/26/1946 | My isle of golden dreams | Coral Islanders ; Ray Kinney | Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0842 | 10-in. | 5/14/1947 | It had to be you | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0890 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | My buddy | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1361 | 10-in. | 9/17/1947 | Carolina in the morning | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1663 | 10-in. | 9/30/1947 | Love me or leave me | Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1690 | 10-in. | 10/14/1947 | Memories | Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1693 | 10-in. | 10/14/1947 | Roses for remembrance | Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1718 | 10" | 10/13/1947 | Carolina in the morning | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1980 | 10-in. | 11/4/1947 | Carioca | Russ Case ; Russ Case Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2037 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | The certain party | Louis Prima Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2128 | 10-in. | 11/26/1947 | A little street where old friends meet | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Stuart Wade | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2276 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | Love me or leave me | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2660 | 10-in. | 12/11/1947 | How strange | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-2407 | 10-in. | 10/12/1949 | Charley, my boy | Main Street String Band | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-193 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Baby feet go pitter patter | Rita Burgess Gould | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-Test-478 | 10-in. | 11/16/1931 | Nobody's sweetheart | Palmer Brothers | Male vocal quartet, with trumpet | songwriter | |
| Victor | CS-Test-1075 | 12-in. | 12/21/1933 | Bill | Connie Gates | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-Test-1118 | 10-in. | 7/1/1931 | I'm thru with love | Frances Langford | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Gus," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.
Kahn, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.
"Kahn, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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