Gene Austin

Gene Austin

Lemeul Eugene Lucas (June 24, 1900 – January 24, 1972), better known by his stage name Gene Austin, was an American singer and songwriter, one of the early "crooners". His recording of "My Blue Heaven" sold over 5 million copies and was for a while the largest selling record of all time. His 1920s compositions "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and "The Lonesome Road" became pop and jazz standards.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 24, 1900 (Gainesville), Died January 24, 1972 (Palm Springs)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, songwriter, lyricist, composer, piano, vocalist

Notes: Used the pseudonym Bill Collins.

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

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 264 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-77977	10-in.	9/21/1933	Nobody's sweetheart now	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-77978	10-in.	9/21/1933	I had a good gal	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-77979	10-in.	9/21/1933	New Orleans	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-77980	10-in.	9/21/1933	My blue heaven	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	PBS-79236	10-in.	6/6/1934	All I do is dream of you	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	PBS-79341	10-in.	9/6/1934	Blue Sky Avenue	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	PBS-79342	10-in.	9/6/1934	When the roll is called by the fireside	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-82308	10-in.	4/12/1934	Ridin' around in the rain	Frances Hunt ; Vincent Lopez ; St. Regis Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-82511	10-in.	5/10/1934	Ridin' around in the rain	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-Test-033993	16-in.	3/6/1939	Sweet Sue	Gene Austin ; Fats Waller	Male vocal solo and electric organ, with guitar and string bass	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-Test-033994	16-in.	3/6/1939	I can't give you anything but love	Gene Austin ; Fats Waller	Male vocal solo and electric organ, with guitar and string bass	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BS-041284	10-in.	8/23/1939	How come you do me, like you do?	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	songwriter
Victor	BS-041976	10-in.	9/6/1939	When my sugar walks down the street	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-051561	10-in.	6/25/1940	How come you do me like you do?	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-070342	10-in.	10/30/1941	Take your shoes off, baby (And start runnin' through my mind)	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	D6VB-2557	10-in.	7/31/1946	How come you do me like you do	Lil Green	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-2518	10-in.	11/15/1949	The lonesome road	Four Tunes	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Victor	BS-Test-1066	10-in.	9/21/1933	Daddy, won't you please come home	Candy Candido	Male soprano, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PBS-Test-1349	10-in.	4/26/1934	Ridin' around in the rain	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	PBS-Test-1356	10-in.	5/9/1934	The tiny little finger on your hand	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1924-06-19-07]	10-in.	6/19/1924	How come you do me like you do	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	[Trial 1924-08-11-04]	10-in.	8/11/1924	Charleston Charley	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1924-08-11-05]	10-in.	8/11/1924	Rail and blues	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	[Trial 1925-02-25-01]	10-in.	2/25/1925	How come you do me like you do?	Dorothy Bergere	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	81831	10-in.	6/18/1924	How come you do me like you do?	Alabama Joe ; Edith Wilson	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	songwriter

(Results 151-175 of 264 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Austin, Gene," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682.

Austin, Gene. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104682.

"Austin, Gene." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.