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 201-225 of 272 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W403988 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Mia cara | Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
OKeh | W404218 | 10-in. | 6/10/1930 | You brought a new kind of love to me | Smith Ballew | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W404470 | 10-in. | 10/10/1930 | Satan's holiday | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
OKeh | W404572 | 10-in. | 12/6/1930 | Little did I know | Casa Loma Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
OKeh | W404881 | 10-in. | 3/18/1931 | When I take my sugar to tea | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E23993 | 10-in. | 7/13/1927 | I haven’t told her, she hasn’t told me | Sandy Harold | Male vocal solo, with banjo and piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E27351 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | There’s something about a rose | Joe Rines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E28012 | 10-in. | 8/9/1928 | I love my old-fashioned man | Chick Ciccone | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E29237 | 10-in. | Feb. 1929 | Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine) | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E29455 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine) | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E29478 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | The things that were made for love | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E29970 | 10-in. | May 1929 | A high silk hat and a walking cane | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30096 | 10-in. | June 1929 | Don’t hang your dreams on a rainbow | Arnold Johnson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30368 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Sweetheart’s holiday | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30402 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Mountains ain’t no place for bad men | Kanawha Singers | Male vocal quartet and whistling, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E30403 | 10-in. | July 1929 | A high silk hat and a walking cane | Kanawha Singers | Male vocal quartet and whistling, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E32585 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | You brought a new kind of love to me | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E32588 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | You brought a new kind of love to me | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E35945 | 10-in. | 1/21/1931 | They’ll all be there but me | Milt Shaw and his Detroiters [Art Kahn Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E36117 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | When I take my sugar to tea | Sunshine Boys | Male vocal duet, with trombone and guitar | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E36497 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | When I take my sugar to tea | Casa Loma Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E36626 | 10-in. | 4/15/1931 | When I take my sugar to tea | Chocolate Dandies [King Oliver Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E36652 | 10-in. | 4/23/1931 | (There ought to be a) Moonlight saving time | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E36679 | 10-in. | 5/1/1931 | (There ought to be a) Moonlight saving time | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E36835 | 10-in. | 5/29/1931 | (There ought to be a) Moonlight saving time | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male 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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