Harry Akst

Harry Akst (August 15, 1894 – March 31, 1963) was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 15, 1894 (New York City), Died March 31, 1963 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 376-400 of 502 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E28093	10-in.	8/15/1928	Revenge	Scrappy Lambert	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E29709	10-in.	4/18/1929	Dinah	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E29941	10-in.	May 1929	This is heaven	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E30296	10-in.	7/10/1929	Am I blue?	Libby Holman	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E32770	10-in.	5/13/1930	Nobody cares if I’m blue	Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E32836	10-in.	May 1930	Nobody cares if I’m blue	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E35035	10-in.	10/27/1930	Home again blues	Jungle Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E36921	10-in.	7/10/1931	I can’t get Mississippi off my mind	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E36946	10-in.	7/30/1931	I can’t get Mississippi off my mind	The Travelers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E37172	10-in.	9/24/1931	Guilty	Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E37176	10-in.	9/3/1931	There’s nothing too good for my baby	Jack Berger Hotel Astor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E37210	10-in.	9/17/1931	Guilty	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E37467	10-in.	12/16/1931	Dinah	Bing Crosby ; Mills Brothers	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E2049-E2051	10-in.	1/6/1926	Dinah	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E2602-E2604	10-in.	3/9/1926	Everything’s gonna be all right	Vanderbilt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E3384-E3386	10-in.	7/7/1926	Baby face	Arthur Brown	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	E3462-E3464	10-in.	7/19/1926	Baby face	Al Goering's Collegians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E4098-E4099	10-in.	11/19/1926	If I’d only believed in you	The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Brunswick	E6072-E6074	10-in.	6/15/1927	Gorgeous	Peggy English	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E17293-E17295	10-in.	12/30/1925	Dinah	Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E17429-E17431	10-in.	1/11/1926	Dinah	Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E17507-E17510	10-in.	1/18/1926	Dinah	Harold Leonard ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E17930-E17931	10-in.	2/10/1926	Dinah	Benny Krueger	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E17960-E17962	10-in.	2/12/1926	Everything’s gonna be all right	Orchestre Chez Fysher	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E18054-E18056	10-in.	2/23/1926	Everything’s gonna be all right	Harry Archer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 376-400 of 502 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Akst, Harry," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105691.

Akst, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105691.

"Akst, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.