Irving Cohn

Irving Cohn (21 February 1898 in London – 12 July 1961 in Fort Lee, New Jersey) was a British-American songwriter, best known for "Yes! We Have No Bananas", which he co-wrote with Frank Silver in 1923. He is sometimes credited as Irving Conn.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 21, 1898 (London), Died 1961 (Fort Lee)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-27765	10-in.	4/19/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-27855	10-in.	4/26/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Great White Way Orchestra ; Billy Murray	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	B-28195	10-in.	7/17/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Eduardo Migliaccio ("Farfariello")	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-28291	10-in.	7/17/1923	Je ch'ob nit kein panenis	Gus Goldstein	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	80932	10-in.	3/31/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Furman and Nash	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	81035	10-in.	5/25/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	The Original Memphis Five	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	81053	10-in.	6/6/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Lanin's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	89337	10-in.	approximately July 1923	Yes, we have no bananas	Giuseppe Milano	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	89339	10-in.	July 1923	Yes, mir haben kein bananas	Clara Gold ; Gus Goldstein	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-70263	10-in.	Oct. 1921	Yes we have no bananas	National Male Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-71557	10-in.	May 1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Blue Diamond Dance Orchestra ; Billy Jones	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	S-71592	10-in.	June 1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-71684	10-in.	July 1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-71774	10-in.	August 1923	Yes, no got no banana	Coppia Roma-Borelli	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	10663-10666	10-in.	5/16/1923	Yes, we have no bananas	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	10702-10705	10-in.	5/21/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	8989	10-in.	5/18/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Green Brothers' Novelty Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Edison	9018	10-in.	6/8/1923	Yes! We have no bananas	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	9212	10-in.	10/18/1923	Sweet butter	Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9213	10-in.	10/19/1923	Yes, we have no bananas	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	9227	10-in.	10/29/1923	Yes, we have no bananas	Harvey Hindermyer	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cohn, Irving," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116909.

Cohn, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116909.

"Cohn, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.