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 (Results 1326-1350 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	8833	10-in.	1/31/1923	Sailin' away on the Henry Clay	Robert Denning ; Jack Holt	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	8877	10-in.	3/13/1923	Little Rover (Don't forget to come back home)	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	8960	10-in.	5/4/1923	Beside a babbling brook	Criterion Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	8993	10-in.	5/23/1923	Long ago 'mid apple blossoms	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	9032	10-in.	6/14/1923	On the Isle of Wicki Wacki Woo	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9207	10-in.	10/16/1923	Memory Isle	Homestead Trio	Female vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9214	10-in.	10/19/1923	The old folks at home	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9372	10-in.	2/8/1924	Mindin' my bus'ness	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9538	10-in.	5/28/1924	Driftwood	Arthur Hall ; Harry Raderman's Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	9702	10-in.	9/11/1924	Dreamer of dreams	Helen Clark ; Charles Hart	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9741	10-in.	9/25/1924	On s'était dit	J. H. Germain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9890	10-in.	12/4/1924	At the end of a winding lane	Olive Marshall	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9916	10-in.	12/24/1924	Gotta getta girl	Quixy Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9918	10-in.	12/26/1924	The heart of a girl	James Doherty	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	9954	10-in.	1/21/1925	How I love that girl!	Clover Garden Orchestra ; Vernon Dalhart	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	10206	10-in.	2/13/1925	Old pal	Ernest Hare ; Merry Sparklers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	10309	10-in.	4/9/1925	When you and I were seventeen	Clover Garden Orchestra ; Charles Hart	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	10338	10-in.	4/28/1925	Ukulele lady	Arthur Hall ; John Ryan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10421	10-in.	6/4/1925	Got no time	Arthur Johnston ; Three Wainwright Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	lyricist
Edison	10566	10-in.	9/9/1925	Sometime	Walter Scanlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10633	10-in.	10/13/1925	My sweetie turned me down	Dave Kaplan ; Ponce Sisters	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10674	10-in.	11/11/1925	I never knew	Radio Franks	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10684	10-in.	11/17/1925	I wonder where my baby is to-night	Radio Franks	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10685	10-in.	11/18/1925	That certain party	That Singing Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10713	10-in.	12/8/1925	Yes sir, that's my baby	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	lyricist

(Results 1326-1350 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.