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 26-50 of 1421 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-21908 | 10-in. | 5/6/1918 | What are you going to do to help the boys? | Billy Murray ; Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22170 | 10-in. | 7/19/1918 | When we went to Sunday school | Henry Burr ; Marguerite Dunlap | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-22178 | 10-in. | 7/25/1918 | For your boy and my boy | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-23015 | 10-in. | 6/18/1919 | Baby | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-23426 | 10-in. | 10/20/1919 | Your eyes have told me so | John Steel | Male vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-23455 | 10-in. | 11/5/1919 | Your eyes have told me so | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-24605 | 10-in. | 9/30/1920 | Nobody to love | Esther Walker | Female vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-24952 | 10-in. | 2/18/1921 | Springtime | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-25518 | 10-in. | 8/16/1921 | Bimini Day | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-26120 | 10-in. | 2/13/1922 | Out of the shadows | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-26451 | 10-in. | 5/4/1922 | Out of the shadows | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-26518 | 10-in. | 6/8/1922 | Dixie Highway | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-26590 | 10-in. | 7/13/1922 | My buddy | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27093 | 10-in. | 11/29/1922 | In a corner of the world all our own | Edna Brown ; Henry Burr | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27356 | 10-in. | 12/28/1922 | Carolina in the morning | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27357 | 10-in. | 12/28/1922 | Toot, Toot, Tootsie (goo' bye) | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27371 | 10-in. | 1/4/1923 | Toot, Toot, Tootsie (goo' bye) | Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27374 | 10-in. | 1/4/1923 | Carolina in the morning | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27776 | 10-in. | 4/24/1923 | Beside a babbling brook | George Price | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28679 | 10-in. | 10/22/1923 | No no Nora | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28833 | 10-in. | 11/5/1923 | Lou'siana | Lewis James ; Elliott Shaw | Male vocal duet, with trombone and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28845 | 10-in. | 11/6/1923 | Sittin' in a corner | Elliott Shaw | Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29155 | 10-in. | 12/21/1923 | Mindin' my bus'ness | Frank Crumit ; Virginians | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29211 | 10-in. | 12/21/1923 | Barefoot boy | Elliott Shaw | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29217 | 10-in. | 12/24/1923 | Watchin' the moon rise | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Gus," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.
Kahn, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.
"Kahn, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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