Gene Austin

Gene Austin

Lemeul Eugene Lucas (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972), better known by his stage name Gene Austin, was an American singer and songwriter, one of the early "crooners". His recording of "My Blue Heaven" sold over 5 million copies and was for a while the largest selling record of all time. His 1920s compositions "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and "The Lonesome Road" became pop and jazz standards.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 24, 1900 (Gainesville), Died January 24, 1972 (Palm Springs)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, songwriter, lyricist, composer, piano, vocalist

Notes: Used the pseudonym Bill Collins.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 264 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	81974	10-in.	9/5/1924	Charleston Charlie	Southern Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	140164	10-in.	12/4/1924	How come you do me like you do	The Original Memphis Five	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W141047	10-in.	9/25/1925	When my sugar walks down the street	Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	W143085	10-in.	11/5/1926	How come you do me like you do?	Birmingham Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	songwriter
Columbia	W144589	10-in.	8/29/1927	When the moon shines down upon the mountain	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	composer, lyricist
Columbia	145607	10-in.	2/4/1928	The lonesome road	Tommy Weir	Male vocal solo, with violin, alto saxophone, and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W145724	10-in.	3/3/1928	Hush-a-bye baby	Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce	Female vocal duet, with violin and piano	lyricist
Columbia	145771	10-in.	3/16/1928	Hush-a-bye baby	Knickerbocker Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W145854	10-in.	3/29/1928	The voice of the Southland (Keeps callin' me home)	Playboys ; Thelma Terry	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W145912	10-in.	3/24/1928	The voice of the Southland	Ed Lowry	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W146270	10-in.	4/20/1928	The voice of the Southland (Keeps callin' me home)	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
Columbia	W146416	10-in.	6/7/1928	Old pals are the best pals after all	Goodrich Silvertown Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Columbia	146555	10-in.	6/19/1928	Old pals are the best pals after all	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W149758	10-in.	1/10/1930	The lonesome road	Dixie Four ; Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet and male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152609	10-in.	5/11/1934	Ridin' around in the rain	Biltmore Trio ; Earl Burtnett ; Drake Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
OKeh	8720	10-in.	8/28/1924	How come you do me like you do?	Jack Linx ; Society Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-72420	10-in.	Apr. 1924	How come you do me like you do	Marjorie Royce	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	S-72571	10-in.	May 1924	I'm going where the climate fits my clothes	Barton James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-73094	10-in.	January 1925	When my sugar walks down the street (All the little birdies go, "Tweet, tweet, tweet")	Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W400139	10-in.	3/12/1928	Hush-a-bye baby	William Dutton ; Justin Ring Trio	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
OKeh	W402524	10-in.	7/10/1929	The lonesome road	Keith Pooser ; Merritt Smith	Male vocal duet, with guitar	lyricist
OKeh	W402634	10-in.	6/13/1929	Old pals are the best pals after all	Valentín Martínez	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
OKeh	W402752	10-in.	6/27/1929	The lonesome road	Jack and Bill	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	W403285	10-in.	11/20/1929	Please come back to me	Lew Bray	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W405064	10-in.	11/6/1931	The lonesome road	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and talk	lyricist

(Results 176-200 of 264 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Austin, Gene," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682.

Austin, Gene. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682.

"Austin, Gene." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.