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 101-125 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-34235	10-in.	12/21/1925	Sometime	Amelita Galli-Curci	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34377	10-in.	1/29/1926	Sí, señor, esa es mi niña	Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34391	10-in.	2/3/1926	Drifting apart	Jean Goldkette Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34579	10-in.	3/2/1926	Let's talk about my sweetie	Charles J. Correll ; Freeman F. Gosden	Male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34591	10-in.	3/4/1926	Sweet southern breeze	Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34592	10-in.	3/4/1926	Let's talk about my sweetie	Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34603	10-in.	2/9/1926	Let's talk about my sweetie	Mitchell Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 banjos (self-accompaniment)	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34743	10-in.	4/1/1926	Someone to love	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	BVE-34917	10-in.	2/24/1926	Someone to love	Franklyn Baur ; Lewis James	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35245	10-in.	3/26/1926	No more worryin'	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35485	10-in.	6/11/1926	But I do, you know I do	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35589	10-in.	7/19/1926	Oh! If I only had you	Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35726	10-in.	6/28/1926	Pining for you	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35746	10-in.	7/7/1926	Who wouldn't	Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35780	10-in.	7/16/1926	Barcelona	International Novelty Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36006	10-in.	7/27/1926	For my sweetheart	Art Landry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36009	10-in.	7/29/1926	While the years go drifting by	Art Landry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36014	10-in.	7/30/1926	That's Annabelle	Art Landry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36042	10-in.	8/12/1926	For my sweetheart	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36062	10-in.	8/24/1926	Who wouldn't	Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with piano and celeste	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36163	10-in.	9/8/1926	Take this rose	Maurice J. Gunsky	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36185	10-in.	9/16/1926	Gone again gal	Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36382	10-in.	10/4/1926	Blame it on the waltz	Henry Burr ; Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36546	10-in.	10/15/1926	Beside a garden wall	Art Landry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36582	10-in.	11/8/1926	There ain't no maybe in my baby's eyes	Harry Goldfield ; Jan Garber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 101-125 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.