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 476-500 of 1421 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Trial 1914-06-30-01] | Not documented | 6/30/1914 | Dixie | Elizabeth Murray | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-04-18-04] | 10-in. | 4/18/1923 | Beside a babbling brook | George Price | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1923-05-31-02] | 10-in. | 5/31/1923 | My buddy | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1927-02-22-03] | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Bird's eye view of my old Kentucky home | Buddy Doyle | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 3994 | 10-in. | between 1908 and March 1909 | I wish I had a girl | Harry Tally | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19875 | 10-in. | 4/30/1912 | Music vot's music must come from Berlin | Maurice Burkhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38852 | 10-in. | 5/16/1913 | Sunshine and roses | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38877 | 10-in. | 5/23/1913 | I'm on the jury | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 39780 | 10-in. | 1/18/1915 | Wrap me in a bundle and take me home with you | Ada Jones ; Will C. Robbins | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 39842 | 10-in. | 2/10/1915 | Everybody rag with me | George O'Connor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 39886 | 10-in. | 2/24/1915 | The hour of parting | Lena Conkling ; Albert Wiederhold | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46273 | 10-in. | 12/14/1915 | Memories | Harry McClaskey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46735 | 10-in. | 4/21/1916 | My dreamy China lady | Henry Burr ; Grace Nash [i.e., Grace Kerns] | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46909 | 10-in. | 7/13/1916 | Pretty baby | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 47013 | 10-in. | 9/13/1916 | Just a word of sympathy | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 47026 | 10-in. | 9/19/1916 | If you ever get lonely | Samuel Ash ; Grace Kerns | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 47154 | 10-in. | 11/14/1916 | Whose pretty baby are you now? | Henry I. Marshall | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 47291 | 10-in. | 1/11/1917 | Because you're Irish | Hugh Donovan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 47415 | 10-in. | 3/13/1917 | If you ever get lonely | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77112 | 10-in. | 6/6/1917 | You're a great big lonesome baby | M. J. O'Connell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 77120 | 10-in. | 6/8/1917 | Along the way to Waikiki | Charles Harrison ; Andrea Sarto | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77190 | 10-in. | 7/6/1917 | Some Sunday morning | Ada Jones ; M. J. O'Connell | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77226 | 10-in. | 8/1/1917 | Cherry blossoms | James Harrod | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77251 | 10-in. | 8/11/1917 | Sailin' away on the Henry Clay | George O'Connor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77325 | 10-in. | 9/11/1917 | So long Mother | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | 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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LCNAR: Kahn, Gus, 1886-1941 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89002698
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