Irving Cohn

Irving Cohn (21 February 1898 in London – 12 July 1961 in Fort Lee, New Jersey) was a British-American songwriter, best known for "Yes! We Have No Bananas", which he co-wrote with Frank Silver in 1923. He is sometimes credited as Irving Conn.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 21, 1898 (London), Died 1961 (Fort Lee)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-27765 10-in. 4/19/1923 Yes! We have no bananas Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-27855 10-in. 4/26/1923 Yes! We have no bananas Great White Way Orchestra ; Billy Murray Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor B-28195 10-in. 7/17/1923 Yes! We have no bananas Eduardo Migliaccio ("Farfariello") Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-28291 10-in. 7/17/1923 Je ch'ob nit kein panenis Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 80932 10-in. 3/31/1923 Yes! We have no bananas Furman and Nash Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 81035 10-in. 5/25/1923 Yes! We have no bananas The Original Memphis Five Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 81053 10-in. 6/6/1923 Yes! We have no bananas Lanin's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 89337 10-in. approximately July 1923 Yes, we have no bananas Giuseppe Milano Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 89339 10-in. July 1923 Yes, mir haben kein bananas Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
OKeh S-70263 10-in. Oct. 1921 Yes we have no bananas National Male Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-71557 10-in. May 1923 Yes! We have no bananas Blue Diamond Dance Orchestra ; Billy Jones Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
OKeh S-71592 10-in. June 1923 Yes! We have no bananas Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-71684 10-in. July 1923 Yes! We have no bananas Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez Jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-71774 10-in. August 1923 Yes, no got no banana Coppia Roma-Borelli Vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10663-10666 10-in. 5/16/1923 Yes, we have no bananas Benny Krueger’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick 10702-10705 10-in. 5/21/1923 Yes! We have no bananas Benny Krueger’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 8989 10-in. 5/18/1923 Yes! We have no bananas Green Brothers' Novelty Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Edison 9018 10-in. 6/8/1923 Yes! We have no bananas Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 9212 10-in. 10/18/1923 Sweet butter Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9213 10-in. 10/19/1923 Yes, we have no bananas Billy Jones Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 9227 10-in. 10/29/1923 Yes, we have no bananas Harvey Hindermyer Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cohn, Irving," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116909.

Cohn, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116909.

"Cohn, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116909

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