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 151-175 of 1422 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-41634	10-in.	1/20/1928	There's one little girl who loves me (One little girl who don't)	Dewey Bergman ; Webster Hall Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-42019	10-in.	2/23/1928	Chlo-e	The Rounders	Male vocal chorus, with piano	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-42020	10-in.	2/23/1928	Persian rug	The Rounders	Male vocal chorus, with piano	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-42064	10-in.	3/5/1928	There's somebody new	Van Fleming ; Herman Kenin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-42069	10-in.	3/7/1928	Persian rug	Van Fleming ; Herman Kenin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-42100	10-in.	3/17/1928	Coquette	The Rounders	Male vocal chorus, with piano	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-42109	10-in.	3/21/1928	Ready for the river	The Rounders	Male vocal chorus, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-42373	10-in.	5/29/1928	Indian cradle song	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-42374	10-in.	5/29/1928	Ready for the river	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-42376	10-in.	5/31/1928	Waitin' for Katy	The Four Rajahs	Male vocal quartet, with violin, harp, and piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-42383	10-in.	6/1/1928	Somebody sweet is sweet on me	California Humming Birds	Male vocal trio, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-42520	10-in.	2/24/1928	My Ohio home	Cooper Lawley ; Harold Yates	Male vocal duet, with piano and pipe organ	lyricist
Victor	CVE-43116	12-in.	2/27/1928	Chloe	Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-43436	10-in.	4/5/1928	Nothin' on my mind (But the moonlight, the starlight, and you)	Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-43518	10-in.	3/30/1928	Beloved	The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45134	10-in.	5/10/1928	That's what I call keen	Eddie South's Alabamians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	lyricist
Victor	BVE-45296	10-in.	6/26/1928	Memories	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-45561	10-in.	6/5/1928	Beloved	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BVE-45574	10-in.	6/11/1928	Last night I dreamed you kissed me	Johnny Johnson ; Statler Pennsylvanians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-45657	10-in.	6/25/1928	Speaking of love	Jacques Renard Cocoanut Grove Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-45891	10-in.	7/19/1928	Ten little miles from town	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-46145	10-in.	8/21/1928	Ten little miles from home	Cooper Lawley ; Harold Yates	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BVE-46193	10-in.	9/28/1928	I'm sorry, Sally	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-46393	10-in.	12/15/1928	Where the shy little violets grow	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-46400	10-in.	7/12/1928	Nobody's sweetheart	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (scat)	songwriter

(Results 151-175 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.