Gus Kahn

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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 751-775 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	147683	10-in.	11/30/1928	I'm bringing a red, red rose	Arthur Ross and his Westerners [Georgians] ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	147684	10-in.	11/30/1928	Makin' whoopee!	Irving Kaufman ; Louisiana Collegians [Arthur Ross and his Westerners]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	147692	10-in.	12/4/1928	Until you get somebody else	Ed Martel and his Orchestra ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W147710	10-in.	12/17/1928	I'm bringing a red-red rose	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W147711	10-in.	12/17/1928	Love me or leave me	Ruth Etting	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	147719	10-in.	12/19/1928	You tell me your dream (I'll tell you mine)	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]147766	10-in.	1/10/1929	Makin' whoopee!	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	147767	10-in.	1/10/1929	The waltz I can't forget	Ed Martel and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]147934	10-in.	2/6/1929	Love me or leave me	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W148031	10-in.	3/12/1929	Makin' whoopee!	Eddie Walters	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W148043	10-in.	3/7/1929	On the Alamo	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148053	10-in.	3/11/1929	On the Alamo	Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Leo Reisman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	148071	10-in.	3/14/1929	On the Alamo	Arthur Ross and his Westerners [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148094	10-in.	3/20/1929	Love me or leave me	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	148161	10-in.	4/2/1929	Just an old love affair	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148425	10-in.	5/7/1929	My dear	The Cavaliers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W148543	10-in.	5/17/1929	Finding the long way home	Larry Siry and his Hotel Ambassador Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148551	10-in.	5/16/1929	Here we are	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148736	10-in.	7/9/1929	Do what you do!	Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148737	10-in.	7/9/1929	Liza	Ipana Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	148761	10-in.	6/28/1929	Finding the long way home	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W148787	10-in.	7/5/1929	When you come to the end of the day	The Cavaliers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	148790	10-in.	7/6/1929	Liza	Jerry Mason and his Californians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	148795	10-in.	7/11/1929	Here we are	Sam Lanin Orchestra ; Arthur Seelig	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]148816	10-in.	7/16/1929	Liza	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 751-775 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.