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 (Results 76-100 of 135 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-55132 | 10-in. | 7/16/1929 | Yente in shil | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Victor | [Trial 1916-02-25-01] | Not documented | 2/25/1916 | Chave | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1925-05-20-06] | 10-in. | 5/20/1925 | Cleaning, dressing, dying | Harry Bentley ; Gus Goldstein | Dialogue | speaker | |
| Columbia | 58465 | 10-in. | approximately August 1917 | Telebende fort keyn Amerike (טעלעבענדע פאָהרט קיין אַמעריקא) | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 58466 | 10-in. | approximately July 1917 | Schweig, telebende | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 58467 | 10-in. | approximately July 1917 | Weiber, jente geht auf milchomeh | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 58468 | 10-in. | approximately August 1917 | Beyzer zikh nit, Mendl (בייזער זיך ניט מענדעל) | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 84009 | 10-in. | approximately March 1918 | Yiddische simcheh | Gus Goldstein and Company | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 84054 | 10-in. | approximately February 1918 | Mendel bist a scheiner | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 84055 | 10-in. | approximately February 1918 | Mendel shiker | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 84211 | 10-in. | approximately April 1918 | Droshe-geshank oyf a Yidishe khasene (דרשה געשאַנק אויף אַ אידישע חתונה) | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 84212 | 10-in. | approximately April 1918 | Der badkhn (דער בדחן) | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 84213 | 10-in. | approximately April 1918 | Alles in Einem | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 88374 | 10-in. | approximately February 1922 | Mendl rikht op dem seyder (מענדעל ריכט אָפּ דעם סדר) | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 88375 | 10-in. | approximately February 1922 | Mendl Koylet, a Litvak, tsum seyder (מענדעל קוילעט אַ ליטוואַק צום סדר) | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 88616 | 10-in. | May 1922 | Der Mesader Kedushen | Gus Goldstein, Clara Gold, and Company | Comic scene with orchestra | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 88617 | 10-in. | May 1922 | A Kaleh Bezetzen | Gus Goldstein, Clara Gold, and Company | Comic scene with orchestra | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 88818 | 10-in. | approximately November 1922 | Mendel vert a prize faiter | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
| Columbia | 88819 | 10-in. | approximately November 1922 | Yente telebende zizt In der opera | Gus Goldstein, Clara Gold, and Company | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Columbia | 88951 | 10-in. | approximately January 1923 | A simkhe bay di balegoles (אַ שמחה ביי די בעל־עגלה׳ס) | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene | composer, speaker | |
| Columbia | 88952 | 10-in. | approximately January 1923 | Baym rebn tsu sholeshudes (ביים רבי׳ן צו שלש־סעודות) | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene | composer, speaker | |
| Columbia | 89165 | 10-in. | approximately April 1923 | Tzum nayem yehr | Gus Goldstein, Clara Gold, and Company | Comic scene | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 89166 | 10-in. | approximately April 1923 | Shteit auf tzu slichos | Gus Goldstein, Clara Gold, and Company | Comic scene | speaker, author | |
| Columbia | 89339 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Yes, mir haben kein bananas | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | 89340 | 10-in. | July 1923 | Yente hot a good time in Coney Island | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Comic dialogue | author, speaker |
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.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Gus Goldstein
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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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