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 51-75 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-29473	10-in.	2/18/1924	The one I love (Belongs to somebody else)	Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-29686	10-in.	3/20/1924	When lights are low	Marcia Freer	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-30069	10-in.	5/12/1924	Good-night, sleep tight	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-30109	10-in.	5/15/1924	Nobody's sweetheart	Charles Dornberger Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	B-30247	10-in.	6/5/1924	It had to be you	Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-30248	10-in.	6/5/1924	Nobody's sweetheart	Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-30360	10-in.	7/7/1924	Charley, my boy	International Novelty Orchestra ; Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-30530	10-in.	7/24/1924	Driftwood	Marcia Freer ; Lewis James	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-30962	10-in.	10/2/1924	The heart of a girl	Franklyn Baur ; Elliott Shaw	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-30989	10-in.	10/10/1924	Old pal	Lambert Murphy	Male vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-31149	10-in.	11/8/1924	At the end of a winding lane	Jack Chapman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-31152	10-in.	11/9/1924	Lazy waters	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-31356	10-in.	11/26/1924	Old pal	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-31367	10-in.	12/4/1924	When you and I were seventeen	Helen Clark ; Lewis James	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-31372	10-in.	12/15/1924	On the road to home, sweet home	Elliott Shaw	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-31736	10-in.	1/14/1925	Oh Mabel	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-31746	10-in.	1/22/1925	Why couldn't it be poor little me	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist
Victor	B-31807	10-in.	1/27/1925	I'll see you in my dreams	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-31900	10-in.	2/3/1925	I'll see you in my dreams	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-32018	10-in.	2/25/1925	Midnight waltz	International Novelty Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	B-32169	10-in.	3/20/1925	Isn't she the sweetest thing	Jack Shilkret Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-32414	10-in.	4/9/1925	Isn't she the sweetest thing	Jack Shilkret Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-32415	10-in.	4/10/1925	Isn't she the sweetest thing	George Price	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-32469	10-in.	4/24/1925	Yes sir, that's my baby	Gene Austin ; Billy "Uke" Carpenter	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and scat singing	lyricist
Victor	BVE-32533	10-in.	4/22/1925	I'll see you in my dreams	Edward Johnson	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 51-75 of 1422 records)

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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.