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 651-675 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W143957	10-in.	4/12/1927	Why couldn't it be poor little me?	Mary Flood Gates	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W144014	10-in.	4/10/1927	Collette	Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Harry Maxfield	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W144033	10-in.	4/16/1927	I'll just go along	Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W144046	10-in.	4/26/1927	I'll just go along	Frank Harris ; Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	144193	10-in.	5/23/1927	Sa-lu-ta!	Broadway Bellhops ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	144294	10-in.	6/20/1927	Sa-lu-ta!	The Harmonizers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W144304	10-in.	6/8/1927	Sailin' on	Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce	Female vocal duet, with violin and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W144342	10-in.	6/17/1927	Just wond'ring	Milton Watson	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W144350	10-in.	6/18/1927	That's Dolly	Charles Kaley	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W144372	10-in.	7/14/1927	Sing me a baby song	George H. Green Trio	Instrumental trio, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W144399	10-in.	6/23/1927	Baby feet go pitter patter (Across my floor)	Ford and Glenn	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W144403	10-in.	6/27/1927	Sing me a baby song	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	144455	10-in.	7/15/1927	Baby feet go pitter patter ('Cross my floor)	Royal Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W144507	10-in.	7/28/1927	Oh, Doris! Where do you live?	Al Lentz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W144532	10-in.	8/3/1927	The spell o' the moon	Jack Major	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	144554	10-in.	8/23/1927	Sing me a baby song	Sid Garry	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W144581	10-in.	8/29/1927	Sailin' on	Columbians ; Lewis James	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	144609	10-in.	8/31/1927	Who's that, knocking at my door?	University Six	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	144612	10-in.	8/31/1927	Oh Doris! Where do you live?	University Six	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W144714	10-in.	9/27/1927	Chloe	Doug Richardson	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W144732	10-in.	10/5/1927	Baby feet go pitter patter ('Cross my floor)	Frank Ellis ; St. Francis Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W144735	10-in.	10/5/1927	An old guitar and an old refrain	Elmer Herling	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	songwriter
Columbia	W144777	10-in.	9/21/1927	I never dreamed	Charles Kaley	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W144814	10-in.	9/29/1927	Who's that—knocking at my door?	Kitty O'Connor	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	songwriter
Columbia	144836	10-in.	10/7/1927	Sailin' on	The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter

(Results 651-675 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.