Gus Goldstein

Gustave "Gus" Goldstein (Yiddish: גוסטאַװ גאָלדשטײן, c. 1882 – February 19, 1946) was a Romanian-born American Yiddish theatre actor, songwriter, vaudevillian, and recording artist. During the boom in Yiddish music recording in the 1910s and 1920s, he recorded dozens of 78-rpm discs of comedy and theatre music for Victor, Brunswick, Emerson, OKeh, and Columbia Records, collaborating with many celebrities of contemporary Jewish music such as Naftule Brandwein, Abe Schwartz, Louis Gilrod, and Clara Gold.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1882 (Iași), Died February 19, 1946 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, speaker, author, composer, lyricist, translator

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 135 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-30084 10-in. 5/15/1924 Beim lawyer Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor B-30199 10-in. 6/17/1924 Ich bin ferhiairat in ich hab nit kein weib Morris Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-30718 10-in. 8/22/1924 Feigele Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-30719 10-in. 8/22/1924 Itzik mit sein fiddle Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor B-32644 10-in. 5/20/1925 Chaim Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-32783 10-in. 7/20/1925 A Galitzianer meeting Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor BVE-32784 10-in. 7/20/1925 Keiser Willhelm in America Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor BVE-32785 10-in. 7/20/1925 Moishe Kapoir vert a yusim Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs Comic dialogue, unaccompanied speaker, author  
Victor BVE-32786 10-in. 7/20/1925 Mendel hot acase Gus Goldstein ; Jacob Jacobs Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor BVE-32794 10-in. 7/27/1925 Mendel's honeymoon Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor BVE-32795 10-in. 7/27/1925 Mendel, verst an actor? Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, unaccompanied speaker, author  
Victor BVE-32796 10-in. 7/27/1925 Yentes geburts tug Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, with piano author, speaker  
Victor BVE-32797 10-in. 7/27/1925 Mendel est supper Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor B-32908 10-in. 6/17/1925 Man davent fun ein machzer Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-34967 10-in. 3/19/1926 Mendel and Yente become grandparents Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, with orchestra author, speaker  
Victor BVE-34968 10-in. 3/19/1926 Mendel un Yentes cholem Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, with orchestra author, speaker  
Victor BVE-35169 10-in. 6/3/1926 Ich hob a mume Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-35170 10-in. 6/3/1926 Meine glicken Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-35218 10-in. 3/18/1926 Mendel vert a rov Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor BVE-35219 10-in. 3/18/1926 Yente vil flien Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor BVE-35658 10-in. 6/3/1926 Yente geht lien gelt Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor BVE-35659 10-in. 6/3/1926 Mazeltov Yente Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman Comic dialogue, unaccompanied author, speaker  
Victor BVE-55129 10-in. 7/16/1929 Whoopee Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-55130 10-in. 7/16/1929 Pickles and tomatoes Gus Goldstein Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-55131 10-in. 7/16/1929 Shtet oif zu sliches Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein Comic dialogue author, speaker  
(Results 51-75 of 135 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Goldstein, Gus," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113403.

Goldstein, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113403.

"Goldstein, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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