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

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

Recordings (Results 551-575 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W140500	10-in.	4/6/1925	Ukulele lady	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and ukulele	lyricist
Columbia	W140569	10-in.	4/30/1925	Yes sir, that's my baby	14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	W140581	10-in.	5/4/1925	The midnight waltz	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W140608	10-in.	5/15/1925	Yes sir, that's my baby	Blossom Seeley	Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos	lyricist
Columbia	W140619	10-in.	5/21/1925	What do I care—what do I care—my sweetie turned me down	Dixie Stars	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W140772	10-in.	7/16/1925	I'm so disappointed in you	Kitty O'Connor	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W140818	10-in.	8/6/1925	Ev'ry one home is asking for you	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W140822	10-in.	8/7/1925	The kinky kids parade	Ernest Hare ; The Mark Strand Orchestra ; Cortland Mark	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	140830	10-in.	8/10/1925	Yes sir, that's my baby	Harmony Dance Orchestra ; Billy Jones	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	140850	10-in.	8/13/1925	Sometime	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	140853	10-in.	8/14/1925	Ev'ry one home is asking for you	Franklyn Baur ; Elliott Shaw	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140874	10-in.	8/28/1925	The kinky kids parade	Ernest Hare ; Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W140900	10-in.	9/3/1925	Alone at last	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	140905	10-in.	9/5/1925	What do I care, what do I care, my sweetie turned me down	Joe Friedman ; Billy Jones ; Monte Carlo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	140933	10-in.	9/11/1925	Alone at last	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W141105	10-in.	10/14/1925	When I dream of the last waltz with you	The Cavaliers ; Lewis James	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W141139	10-in.	10/16/1925	I wonder where my baby is to-night?	Robert Benjamin ; The Knickerbockers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	141206	10-in.	10/28/1925	When I dream of the last waltz with you	Franklyn Baur ; Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	141213	10-in.	10/29/1925	I wonder where my baby is to-night	Cliff Nazarro	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W141234	10-in.	11/2/1925	I never knew	Radio Franks	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W141235	10-in.	11/2/1925	I wonder where my baby is tonight	Radio Franks	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W141236	10-in.	11/2/1925	That certain party	Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce	Female vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	141288	10-in.	11/19/1925	That certain party	Tommy Christian Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	W141344	10-in.	12/3/1925	I never knew	Peter Dale	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	lyricist
Columbia	141404	10-in.	12/17/1925	Somebody's eyes	Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 551-575 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.