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

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

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 502 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBVE-329	10-in.	5/29/1927	Sad 'n' blue	Van Fleming ; Herman Kenin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBVE-330	10-in.	5/29/1927	All I want is you	Herman Kenin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-0420	10-in.	9/11/1936	A high hat, a piccolo and a cane	Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano solo	composer
Victor	BS-02166	10-in.	10/18/1936	A high hat, a piccolo and a cane	Three Esquires ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Victor	BS-02707	10-in.	10/19/1936	Dinah	Vernon Geyer	Organ solo	composer
Victor	BS-041930	10-in.	8/29/1939	Am I blue?	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-045746	10-in.	12/12/1939	Dinah	George Brunis ; Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-046024	10-in.	12/21/1939	Dinah	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-046152	10-in.	1/2/1940	Baby face	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-051553	10-in.	6/24/1940	Once in a love time	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-065228	10-in.	5/7/1941	Dinah	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	D6VB-3378	10-in.	12/6/1946	Guilty	Johnny Desmond ; Page Cavanaugh Trio	Male vocal solo, with piano, bass, and guitar	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-3420	10-in.	12/13/1946	The egg and I	Mary Marlow ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0384	10-in.	4/2/1947	Say no more	Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0555	10-in.	5/26/1947	All my love	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Freddy Martin	Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-1265	10-in.	4/11/1949	Am I blue?	Four Tunes	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-Test-194	10-in.	11/19/1929	Am I blue?	Rita Burgess Gould	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	PBVE-Test-314	10-in.	5/1/1929	Birmingham Bertha	Janet Adair	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	BRC-Test-1129	10-in.	4/13/1932	Dinah	Billy Banks	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1919-07-25-03]	Not documented	7/25/1919	Mammy o' mine	M. O'Rourke	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1920-02-17-03]	Not documented	2/17/1920	The crocodile	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1920-02-17-04]	Not documented	2/17/1920	Lone star	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1920-09-23-02]	Not documented	9/23/1920	I love the land of Old Black Joe	Dorothy Dodd	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1926-10-28-01]	10-in.	10/28/1926	Dinah	Kiwanis Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Columbia	78697	10-in.	9/26/1919	Only	Prince's Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 126-150 of 502 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Akst, Harry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105691.

Akst, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105691.

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