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 526-550 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	81039	10-in.	5/28/1923	Swingin' down the lane	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81148	10-in.	7/26/1923	No, no, Nora	Eddie Cantor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81175	10-in.	8/13/1923	Stealing to Virginia	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81265	10-in.	10/5/1923	Sittin' in a corner	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81310	10-in.	10/16/1923	All wrong	Frank Westphal Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	81339	10-in.	11/9/1923	Kaintucky	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81396	10-in.	12/6/1923	When lights are low	Romancers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81440	10-in.	12/27/1923	When lights are low	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81517	10-in.	2/1/1924	Mindin' my bus'ness	Gus Van	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81577	10-in.	2/20/1924	Watchin' the moon rise	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81593	10-in.	2/28/1924	The one I love belongs to somebody else	Joe Schenck	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81606	10-in.	3/5/1924	Nobody's sweetheart	Frank Westphal Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	81878	10-in.	7/18/1924	Charley, my boy	Eddie Cantor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81897	10-in.	8/6/1924	Driftwood	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	81964	10-in.	8/29/1924	Spain	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	140106	10-in.	10/14/1924	How I love that girl	Eddie Cantor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140120	10-in.	10/25/1924	At the end of a winding lane	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140147	10-in.	11/20/1924	Eliza	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140228	10-in.	1/7/1925	Oh Mabel!	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with ukulele and piano	lyricist
Columbia	140272	10-in.	1/21/1925	You should have told me	Art Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	140277	10-in.	1/23/1925	I'll see you in my dreams	Ford and Glenn	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	140352	10-in.	1/21/1925	When you and I were seventeen	Helen Clark ; Lewis James	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140367	10-in.	1/27/1925	Old pal	Charles Hackett	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	49036	12-in.	12/21/1916	Memories	Carolina White	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	49434	12-in.	ca. 1918	You're in style when you're wearing a smile	Prince's Band	Band	songwriter

(Results 526-550 of 1422 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Gus," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.

Kahn, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.

"Kahn, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.