Gus Kahn

Gus Kahn

Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", "Ain't We Got Fun?", "Carolina in the Morning", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "My Buddy" "I'll See You in My Dreams", "It Had to Be You", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "Love Me or Leave Me", "Makin' Whoopee", "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I'm Through with Love", "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "You Stepped Out of a Dream".

Birth and Death Data: Born November 6, 1886 (Koblenz), Died October 8, 1941 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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

Recordings (Results 326-350 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-83618	10-in.	7/23/1934	Once in a lifetime	Don Mayfield and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84236	10-in.	9/7/1934	Ha-cha-cha	Connecticut Yankees ; Debutantes ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-84237	10-in.	9/7/1934	An earful of music	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84239	10-in.	9/7/1934	When my ship comes in	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84245	10-in.	9/10/1934	One night of love	Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84274	10-in.	9/14/1934	When my ship comes in	Allen Church ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84276	10-in.	9/14/1934	Okay toots	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84278	10-in.	9/14/1934	An earful of music	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84461	10-in.	10/8/1934	Wine song	High Hatters	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BVE-84651	10-in.	10/11/1934	Kapicka	Tetos Demetriades (Τετος Δημητριαδης)	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-84972	10-in.	11/13/1934	Mississippi honeymoon	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-85263	10-in.	1/16/1935	Clouds	Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Norman Ruvell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-87497	10-in.	2/9/1935	Clouds	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-87760	10-in.	1/29/1935	I never knew	KXYZ Novelty Band	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-89700	10-in.	4/29/1935	You're all I need	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-89739	10-in.	5/4/1935	Footloose and fancy free	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-89744	10-in.	5/4/1935	Love me forever	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-89793	10-in.	5/13/1935	Footloose and fancyfree	Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra ; Bob Stanley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-91057	10-in.	5/22/1935	Love song of Tahiti	Enric Madriguera Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BS-91140	10-in.	6/5/1935	Love song of Tahiti	Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Ted Travers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-91143	10-in.	6/5/1935	You're all I need	Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Ted Travers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92269	10-in.	6/17/1935	Love me forever	Jack Shilkret Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92566	10-in.	7/5/1935	Two together	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92579	10-in.	7/9/1935	I'm nobody's sweetheart now	Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-92581	10-in.	7/9/1935	Sugar plum	Durelle Alexander ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 326-350 of 1422 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kahn, Gus," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.

Kahn, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108721.

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