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 101-125 of 135 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 89517 | 10-in. | October 1923 | Mendel leint die nayeh megileh | Gus Goldstein, Anna Hoffman, and Co. | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Columbia | 89518 | 10-in. | October 1923 | Dos importirte weibel | Gus Goldstein, Anna Hoffman, and Co. | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Columbia | W105741 | 10-in. | July 1925 | Chayim, chayim | Nellie Casman | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70482 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | A gast auf Peisech (א גאסט אויף פסח) | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70483 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | Die griene cosine (די גרינע קוזינע) | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-70484 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | Der dibyk (דער דיבוק) | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70485 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | Pine pravet a seyder (פינע פראועט א סדר) | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | S-70506 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | Men kon leben nor men lost nit | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70522 | 10-in. | March 1922 | [Unknown title(s)] | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70523 | 10-in. | Mar. 1922 | Mendel Koilet a litvak zum seder | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Comic scene, wtih orchestra | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70524 | Not documented | Mar. 1922 | [Unknown title(s)] | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70525 | 10-in. | Mar. 1922 | Yente ketcht an Eljohu Hanovi | Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker, vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70589 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Die imigranten | Gus Goldstein and Company ; Sam Silverbush | Comic scene | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70590 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Ellis Island | Gus Goldstein and Company ; Sam Silverbush | Descriptive scene | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70591 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Der Americaner Rebby | Gus Goldstein and Company ; Sam Silverbush | Comic scene | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70592 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | Der man fun yener velt | Gus Goldstein and Company ; Sam Silverbush | Comic scene | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70595 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | A brief zu die lendlors | Louis Gilrod ; Gus Goldstein ; Boris Rosenthal | Comic scene | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70596 | 10-in. | Apr. 1922 | A mitting bei die chevry ansheh dales | Louis Gilrod ; Gus Goldstein ; Boris Rosenthal | Comic scene | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70976 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | Yente zitzt in der opera | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70977 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | Mendel vert a prize feiter | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker | |
| OKeh | S-70978 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | Der Mesader kedushen | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra and vocal chorus | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | S-70979 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | A cale bazetzen | Gus Goldstein and Company | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | S-71107 | 10-in. | Dec. 1922 | Der shiekor | Gus Goldstein and Company | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra and vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-71108 | 10-in. | Dec. 1922 | A Padi bei bal-agahlohs | Gus Goldstein and Company | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra and vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| OKeh | S-71194 | 10-in. | Jan. 1923 | Beim rebin zu shalashidas | Alex Lifshutz & Co. | Comic scene, with orchestra and vocal chorus | author |
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.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Gus Goldstein
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Goldstein, G. (Gusṭaṿ), 1884- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007013944
Wikidata: Gus Goldstein - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3120994
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