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 1-25 of 135 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-17310 | 10-in. | 3/16/1916 | Dus is a kintz | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17311 | 10-in. | 3/16/1916 | Mein veih du alte klipe | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17312 | 10-in. | 3/16/1916 | Zurich-Burich | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17313 | 10-in. | 3/16/1916 | Chave | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17314 | 10-in. | 3/16/1916 | Mitzvis | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17315 | 10-in. | 3/16/1916 | America, ich lieb' dich | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17336 | 10-in. | 3/16/1916 | Ales in einem is nishtu bei keinem | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17444 | 10-in. | 4/6/1916 | Nit zufiel | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17617 | 10-in. | 5/5/1916 | Nei jahr | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17618 | 10-in. | 5/5/1916 | Frouen recht | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17682 | 10-in. | 5/16/1916 | Weiber iente geit of mylchumy | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17683 | 10-in. | 5/16/1916 | Shveig telebende | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17917 | 10-in. | 6/22/1916 | Tchepe dich up | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17953 | 10-in. | 7/6/1916 | Ladies first | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17954 | 10-in. | 7/6/1916 | Beizir zich nit Mendel | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17967 | 10-in. | 7/12/1916 | Zve isoimim | Joseph Feldman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17986 | 10-in. | 7/18/1916 | Die menner | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17987 | 10-in. | 7/18/1916 | Ich red kein sach | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-17988 | 10-in. | 7/18/1916 | Mr. Fish | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-18608 | 10-in. | 10/17/1916 | Helft | Sam Stern | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-18644 | 10-in. | 10/31/1916 | Mendel bizt asheiner | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-18645 | 10-in. | 10/31/1916 | Abraham Fifty | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-18681 | 10-in. | 11/16/1916 | A veibel, a teibel | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-19049 | 10-in. | 1/17/1917 | Amerika ganef | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | B-19246 | 10-in. | 3/7/1917 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
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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External Sources
Wikipedia: Gus Goldstein
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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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