Grace Le Boy

Grace Leboy Kahn (September 22, 1890 - May 24, 1983) was an American composer. Born in Brooklyn NY, Leboy was a precocious musician, gaining employment as a pianist by age 15, and fame by age 18 with her song "I Wish I Had A Girl". By age 21 she had songs on the Broadway stage in Jumping Jupiter. Notable performers of her day recorded her songs and compositions. Lyrics for many of her songs were written by Gus Kahn whom she married in 1916. They were the parents of Donald Gustave Kahn (July 17, 1918 – April 11, 2008) and Irene Kahn (1922–1985). Grace was played by Doris Day in I'll See You in My Dreams, a film that portrays the lives and times of Leboy and Kahn.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 22, 1890 (Brooklyn), Died May 24, 1983

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

Notes: Name sometimes appears on Victor disc labels as "Grace Le Boy Kahn" or "Grace LeBoy."

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-6693	10-in.	12/30/1908	I wish I had a girl	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-7095	10-in.	5/18/1909	Make a noise like a hoop and roll away	Street piano	"Street" (barrel) piano	composer
Victor	B-9493	10-in.	10/3/1910	To the strains of that wedding march	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11856	10-in.	4/11/1912	Music vot's music must come from Berlin	Maurice Burkhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14210	10-in.	12/17/1913	The good ship Mary Ann	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15752	10-in.	3/2/1915	Oh how that woman could cook	George L. Thompson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-15834	12-in.	3/26/1915	On the 5:15	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-15869	10-in.	4/9/1915	Everybody rag with me	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	PBVE-61053	10-in.	11/10/1930	My love for you	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-67511	10-in.	2/19/1931	You gave me everything but love	Art Jarrett ; Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BRC-71765	10-in.	7/2/1932	Evening	Buddy Clark ; Gus Arnheim Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BRC-72543	10-in.	5/4/1932	Lazy day	Jack Denny ; June Pursell ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-73506	10-in.	9/15/1932	'Twas only a summer night's dream	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	LBS-73507	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	9/15/1932	'Twas only a summer night's dream	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	[Trial 1914-06-30-01]	Not documented	6/30/1914	Dixie	Elizabeth Murray	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	3994	10-in.	between 1908 and March 1909	I wish I had a girl	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	19875	10-in.	4/30/1912	Music vot's music must come from Berlin	Maurice Burkhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38877	10-in.	5/23/1913	I'm on the jury	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39842	10-in.	2/10/1915	Everybody rag with me	George O'Connor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79121	10-in.	4/14/1920	Early in the morning (Down on the farm)	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	37373	12-in.	8/23/1915	It's tulip time in Holland	Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson	Band	composer
Columbia	143733	10-in.	3/31/1927	Just wond'ring	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W144342	10-in.	6/17/1927	Just wond'ring	Milton Watson	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	composer
Columbia	W145842	10-in.	3/27/1928	Will you be sorry?	Bamboo Garden Orchestra ; Emerson Gill ; Pinkey Hunter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]150910	10-in.	10/29/1930	(You're always sure of) My love for you	Fred Rich Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150945	10-in.	11/11/1930	(You're always sure of) My love for you	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151200	10-in.	1/19/1931	(You gave me) Ev'rything but love	Henri Gendron's Ambassadors	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152179	10-in.	5/4/1932	Lazy day	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152306	10-in.	9/22/1932	'Twas only a summer night's dream	Harold Stern and his Orchestra ; Park Avenue Promenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
OKeh	W80408	10-in.	2/9/1927	Just wond'ring	Harry Reser's String Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W80691	10-in.	4/1/1927	Just wond'ring	Eddie Lang ; Les Reis	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	E35013	10-in.	Oct. 1930	(You’re always sure of) My love for you	Detroiters ; Milt Shaw	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	E35023	10-in.	Oct. 1930	(You’re always sure of) My love for you	Sid Garry	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E35761	10-in.	12/18/1930	(You’re always sure of) My love for you	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	composer
Brunswick	E22191-E22193	10-in.	3/31/1927	Just wond‘ring	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C6507	10-in.	Nov. 1930	My love for you	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	C7197	10-in.	1/10/1931	Ev’rything but love	Ben Bernie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer
Edison	3618	10-in.	3/2/1915	Oh, how that woman could cook	Maurice Burkhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7739	10-in.	1/14/1921	To the strains of that wedding march	Marguerite Farrell	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Leeds & Catlin	9589	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	I wish I had a girl	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Le Boy, Grace," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106584.

Le Boy, Grace. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106584.

"Le Boy, Grace." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.