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 1401-1422 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	N-520	10-in.	10/23/1928	You tell me your dream	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-549	10-in.	11/9/1928	I'm sorry, Sally	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-613	10-in.	12/5/1928	Where the shy little violets grow	Theo Alban ; Oreste Queensland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-631	12-in.	12/13/1928	Makin' whoopee	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	lyricist
Edison	N-632	12-in.	12/13/1928	I'm bringing a red-red rose	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-791	10-in.	3/14/1929	The waltz I can't forget	Jack Stillman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-892	10-in.	5/13/1929	Here we are	Phil Spitalny's Music	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
Edison	N-913	12-in.	5/23/1929	Sorrows	Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Edison	N-922	10-in.	5/27/1929	Sorrows	Edisongsters	Male vocal trio, with instrumental duet	songwriter
Edison	N-979	10-in.	6/25/1929	Here we are	The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group]	Male vocal ensemble	lyricist
Edison	N-1022	10-in.	7/16/1929	Do what you do!	Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Gramophone	0EA5384	10-in.	October 1937	Firefly selection	Eve Becke ; Gaumont-British Symphony ; Louis Levy	Orchestra, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263229-A]	10-in.	August 1926 or earlier	Si j'avais su	Hector Pellerin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263640-B]	10-in.	approximately August 1929	Ma chérie	Ludovic Huot	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Vocalion	21687	10-in.	9/13/1937	Who wants love?	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Vocalion	22453	10-in.	2/22/1938	Memories	Frank Novak and his Rootin' Tootin' Boys	Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal group	lyricist
Leeds & Catlin	9589	10-in.	between late 1908 and early 1909	I wish I had a girl	Frank C. Stanley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Vocalion	103W-105W	10-in.	12/11/1924	Old pal	Colin O'More	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Vocalion	158W-160W	10-in.	12/23/1924	I’ll see you in my dreams	Earl and Bell	Male vocal duet, with guitar	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CA16653	10-in.	between October 1937 and January 1938	Sympathy	Mantovani Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal chorus	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL300	10-in.	10/26/1926	Mais ou est ma Zouzou	Maurice Chevalier ; Clément Doucet ; Yvonne Vallée ; Jean Wiener	Vocal duet with pianos	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL6435	10-in.	November 1937	A message from the man in the moon	Josephine Baker	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist

(Results 1401-1422 of 1422 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Gus," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.

Kahn, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.

"Kahn, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.