Gus Kahn

Gus Kahn

Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", "Ain't We Got Fun?", "Carolina in the Morning", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "My Buddy" "I'll See You in My Dreams", "It Had to Be You", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "Love Me or Leave Me", "Makin' Whoopee", "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I'm Through with Love", "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "You Stepped Out of a Dream".

Birth and Death Data: Born November 6, 1886 (Koblenz), Died October 8, 1941 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 376-400 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBVE-316	10-in.	5/14/1927	Dixie vagabond	The Rounders	Male vocal quintet, with piano	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-322	10-in.	5/17/1927	Sailin' on	Ben Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-02706	10-in.	10/19/1936	Nobody's sweetheart	Vernon Geyer	Organ solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03216	10-in.	11/13/1936	Someone to care for me	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-03218	10-in.	11/13/1936	When love comes marching along	Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-03220	10-in.	11/13/1936	Farewell to dreams	Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-03276	10-in.	11/24/1936	Gone	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-03561	10-in.	12/10/1936	Gone	Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Burt Shaw	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-03702	10-in.	12/10/1936	Someone to care for me	Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-04041	10-in.	2/16/1937	Tomorrow is another day	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-04237	10-in.	1/14/1937	Chlo-e (Song of the swamp)	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-04860	10-in.	2/16/1937	Tomorrow is another day	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Johnny McAfee	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-04861	10-in.	2/16/1937	Blue Venetian waters	Jack Campbell ; Johnny Hamp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-04957	10-in.	2/22/1937	Blue Venetian waters	Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-06296	10-in.	3/5/1937	A message from the man in the moon	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BS-06858	10-in.	4/8/1937	A love song of long ago	Ted Mack Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-07715	10-in.	4/5/1937	A love song of long ago	Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-07787	10-in.	4/13/1937	It had to be you	Kay Thompson Orchestra ; Rhythm Singers	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and female vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	PBS-09934	10-in.	1/13/1938	The one I love	Allan Jones ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-010597	10-in.	6/18/1937	All God's chillun got rhythm	Ruth Bradley ; Bunny Berigan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-013320	10-in.	9/2/1937	Josephine	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-014620	10-in.	10/4/1937	My buddy	The Old Timer's Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-017466	10-in.	12/6/1937	The one I love	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-017478	10-in.	12/8/1937	Melody farm	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-017479	10-in.	12/8/1937	The one I love	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 376-400 of 1422 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Gus," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.

Kahn, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.

"Kahn, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.