Gene Austin

Aliases: Bill Collins
Gene Austin & His Orch.
Gene Austin and His Orchestra
Gene Austin & Victor Orchestra
Gene Austin with Orchestra
Real name: Lemeul Eugene Lucas
Born: June 24, 1900
Died: January 24, 1972
Country: United States
IPI: 00001625042 5 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Singer and songwriter. Austin, who adopted his step-father's surname, was one of the early crooners.

Songs written by Gene Austin

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
How Come You Do Me Like You Do	Gene Austin, Roy Bergere	Marion Harris	March 28, 1924	Covered by (118 artists)
Occidental Woman	Gene Austin	Mae West		Covered by Duke Robillard and Sunny Crownover
Take Your Shoes Off Baby	Gene Austin	Artie Shaw & His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by "Hot Lips" Page	September 3, 1941	Covered by (8 artists)
The Lonesome Road	Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret	Gene Austin	September 16, 1927	Covered by (217 artists)
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street	Gene Austin, Irving Mills, Jimmy McHugh	Wolverine Orch. – Vocal Chorus Dave Harman	December 4, 1924	Covered by (113 artists)
When the Moon Shines Down upon the Mountain	Gene Austin	Bill Collins (Gene Austin)	February 10, 1926	Covered by (3 artists)