Irving Kahal
Irving Kahal (March 5, 1903, Houtzdale, Pennsylvania – February 7, 1942, New York City) was a popular American song lyricist active in the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered for his collaborations with composer Sammy Fain which started in 1926 when Kahal was working in vaudeville sketches written by Gus Edwards. Their collaboration lasted 16 years, until Kahal's death in 1942. Among many fine songs, the stand-out was "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" on which Pierre Norman lent a hand, which was sung by Maurice Chevalier in the film The Big Pond (1930) effectively becoming his signature tune, and featured by Frank Sinatra on his magisterial album Songs For Swingin' Lovers. The Fain/Kahal catalogue also includes "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" (1928) with Francis Wheeler, "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine" (1929) with Willie Raskin, "By a Waterfall" (1930), "When I Take My Sugar to Tea" (1931) with Pierre Norman, "I Can Dream, Can't I?" (1938) and "I'll Be Seeing You", which was written in 1938, but became a hit in 1943 especially among the families of servicemen sent overseas. In 1970, Irving Kahal was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 5, 1903 (Houtzdale), Died February 7, 1942 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer, vocalist, translator
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 272 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E36917 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Hikin’ down the highway | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E37001 | 10-in. | 8/4/1931 | A little less of moonlight (A little more of you) | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E3523-E3525 | 10-in. | 7/23/1926 | Seville | Tuxedo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | translator | |
Brunswick | E4290-E4291 | 10-in. | 12/23/1926 | If my baby cooks as good as she looks | Arthur Brown | Male vocal solo, with piano and effects | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E4860-E4862 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Baltimore | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E21748-E21749 | 10-in. | 3/5/1927 | If you can’t tell the world she’s a good little girl (Just say nothing at all) | Enoch Light's Blue Jay Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E22595-E22597 | 10-in. | 4/22/1927 | If you can’t tell the world she’s a good little girl (Just say nothing at all) | Prince Piotti | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E24316-E24319 | 10-in. | 8/25/1927 | Roam on, my little Gypsy sweetheart | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24319) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E24565-E24568 | 10-in. | 9/27/1927 | I left my sugar standing in the rain (And she melted away) | Esther Walker | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E24599-E24601 | 10-in. | 9/29/1927 | I ain’t that kind of a baby! | Esther Walker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E25048-E25051 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | It was only a sunshower | Kenn Sisson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take E25051) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E27082-E27084 | 10-in. | 3/20/1928 | The beggar | A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27084) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30348-E30349 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Sweetheart’s holiday | Tom Clines and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3112 | 10-in. | 3/13/1929 | Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine) | Frank Sylvano | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3962 | 10-in. | 7/29/1929 | Sweetheart’s holiday | Elmo Tanner | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C4689 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | That’s where you come in | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C4703 | 10-in. | 11/5/1929 | That’s where you come in | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C4714 | 10-in. | 11/11/1929 | That’s where you come in | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C5010 | 10-in. | 12/9/1929 | That’s where you come in | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C1274-C1275 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | Nothin does does | Kay Ronayne | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Brunswick | C1800-C1801 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | That’s how I know I love you | Elmo Tanner | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C7900-C7901 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Hikin’ down the highway | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
Brunswick | LAE46 | 10-in. | Jan. 1928 | Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day | Herb Wiedoeft Orchestra ; Leon Lucas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 1289W-1291W | 10-in. | 9/2/1925 | Valeska | The Ambassadors ; Louis Katzman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | TC2513 | 10-in. | 11/3/1928 | Baltimore | Eva Mandel | Female vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahal, Irving," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116675.
Kahal, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116675.
"Kahal, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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