Gus Goldstein
Gustave "Gus" Goldstein (Yiddish: גוסטאַװ גאָלדשטײן, c. 1882 – February 19, 1946) was a Romanian-born American Yiddish theatre actor, songwriter, vaudevillian, and recording artist. During the boom in Yiddish music recording in the 1910s and 1920s, he recorded dozens of 78-rpm discs of comedy and theatre music for Victor, Brunswick, Emerson, OKeh, and Columbia Records, collaborating with many celebrities of contemporary Jewish music such as Naftule Brandwein, Abe Schwartz, Louis Gilrod, and Clara Gold. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1882 (Iași), Died February 19, 1946 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, speaker, author, composer, lyricist, translator
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 135 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-30084 | 10-in. | 5/15/1924 | Beim lawyer | Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | B-30199 | 10-in. | 6/17/1924 | Ich bin ferhiairat in ich hab nit kein weib | Morris Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-30718 | 10-in. | 8/22/1924 | Feigele | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-30719 | 10-in. | 8/22/1924 | Itzik mit sein fiddle | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-32644 | 10-in. | 5/20/1925 | Chaim | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32783 | 10-in. | 7/20/1925 | A Galitzianer meeting | Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-32784 | 10-in. | 7/20/1925 | Keiser Willhelm in America | Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-32785 | 10-in. | 7/20/1925 | Moishe Kapoir vert a yusim | Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-32786 | 10-in. | 7/20/1925 | Mendel hot acase | Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-32794 | 10-in. | 7/27/1925 | Mendel's honeymoon | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-32795 | 10-in. | 7/27/1925 | Mendel, verst an actor? | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | author, speaker | |
| Victor | BVE-32796 | 10-in. | 7/27/1925 | Yentes geburts tug | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, with piano | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-32797 | 10-in. | 7/27/1925 | Mendel est supper | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | B-32908 | 10-in. | 6/17/1925 | Man davent fun ein machzer | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-34967 | 10-in. | 3/19/1926 | Mendel and Yente become grandparents | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-34968 | 10-in. | 3/19/1926 | Mendel un Yentes cholem | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-35169 | 10-in. | 6/3/1926 | Ich hob a mume | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-35170 | 10-in. | 6/3/1926 | Meine glicken | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-35218 | 10-in. | 3/18/1926 | Mendel vert a rov | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-35219 | 10-in. | 3/18/1926 | Yente vil flien | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-35658 | 10-in. | 6/3/1926 | Yente geht lien gelt | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-35659 | 10-in. | 6/3/1926 | Mazeltov Yente | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Comic dialogue, unaccompanied | speaker, author | |
| Victor | BVE-55129 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Whoopee | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55130 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Pickles and tomatoes | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55131 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Shtet oif zu sliches | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Comic dialogue | speaker, author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Goldstein, Gus," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113403.
Goldstein, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113403.
"Goldstein, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Gus Goldstein
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Goldstein, G. (Gusṭaṿ), 1884- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007013944
Wikidata: Gus Goldstein - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3120994
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