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Gus Kahn

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Aliases
Gilbert Keyes
Real name
Gustave Gerson Kahn
Born
November 6, 1886
Died
October 8, 1941
Country
United States
IPI
00015755095 141 works
15755095 1 work
Affiliation
ASCAP, DP
Comments
Born in Germany, Kahn's family immigrated to Chicago, Illinois in 1890. Kahn was a musician, songwriter, and most famously, a lyricist.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970
Family
Donald Kahn Son
Grace LeBoy Kahn wife
Lois Kahn Daughter-in-law
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Songs written by Gus Kahn

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Day Away from Town Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting, Tex Arnold Covered by (2 artists)
A Girl Friend of a Boy Friend of Mine Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Ted Weems and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Parker Gibbs July 25, 1930 Covered by (5 artists)
Ain't We Got Fun Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan Arthur West 1920 Covered by (75 artists)
A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet Gus Kahn, Harry M. Woods Bud Billings Trio October 1, 1932 Covered by (34 artists)
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann Dick McDonough and Carl Kress Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Barry McKinley REC, Ivie Anderson BRD February 17, 1937 Covered by (100 artists)
Alone at Last Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by J. L. Sanders REL July 1, 1925 Covered by (10 artists)
An Earful of Music Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC,REL, Ethel Merman BRD September 7, 1934 Covered by (5 artists)
Baby Feet Go Pitter Patter ('Cross My Floor) Gus Kahn Ford and Glenn June 23, 1927 Covered by (16 artists)
Beside a Babbling Brook Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Covered by (22 artists)
Blue Lovebird Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ginny Simms April 16, 1940 Covered by (8 artists)
Broken Hearted Melody Gus Kahn, Isham Jones Isham Jones Orchestra November 1922 Covered by (6 artists)
Carioca Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu Etta Moten BRD, Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra REL January 24, 1934 Covered by (153 artists)
Carolina in the Morning Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Willie & Eugene Howard September 20, 1922 Covered by (131 artists)
Charley, My Boy Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Puritan Novelty Orchestra June 1924 Covered by (45 artists)
Chloe Gus Kahn, Charles N. Daniels Douglas Richardson September 27, 1927 Covered by (115 artists)
Clouds Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Connie Boswell January 15, 1935 Covered by (11 artists)
Collette Gus Kahn, Abel Baer Broadway Bell-Hops - Vocal Chorus by Tom Frawley December 31, 1926 Covered by (7 artists)
Coquette Gus Kahn, Johnny Green [US], Carmen Lombardo Broadway Bell-Hops February 29, 1928 Covered by (133 artists)
Dancing in the Moonlight Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Ruth Etting 1933 Missing information
Day Dreaming Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern Harry James and His Orchestra October 29, 1941 Covered by (9 artists)
Do What You Do George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin Ruby Keeler & Frank McHugh Covered by (7 artists)
Do You Believe in Love at Sight? Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito McKinney's Cotton Pickers September 8, 1931 Covered by (3 artists)
Dream a Little Dream of Me Gus Kahn, Wilbur Schwandt, Fabian Andre Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra February 16, 1931 Covered by (433 artists)
Dreamer of Dreams Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Ben Selvin and His Orchestra August 1924 Covered by (11 artists)
Eliza Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra September 18, 1924 Covered by (4 artists)
Flying Down to Rio Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu Covered by (39 artists)
Footloose and Fancy Free Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Stuart Allen May 5, 1935 Covered by (3 artists)
For My Sweetheart Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Sam Lanin's Troubadours - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman June 9, 1926 Covered by (13 artists)
Gone Again Gal Gus Kahn, Isham Jones The Astorites - Vocal Chorus by Paul Hagan September 10, 1926 Covered by (5 artists)
Goofus Gus Kahn, Wayne King, William Harold Wayne King and His Orchestra November 6, 1930 Covered by (53 artists)
Got No Time Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting Gene Rodemich's Orchestra March 25, 1925 Covered by (8 artists)
Guilty Gus Kahn, Harry Akst, Richard A. Whiting Ruth Etting September 1, 1931 Covered by (58 artists)
Here We Are Gus Kahn, Harry Warren Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians May 16, 1929 Covered by (3 artists)
He's the Last Word Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Art Kahn and His Orchestra December 4, 1926 Covered by (19 artists)
Honolulu Gus Kahn, Harry Warren Ray Kinney and His Hawaiians REC,REL, Gracie Allen and The Pied Pipers BRD September 22, 1939 Covered by (6 artists)
How Strange Gus Kahn, Herbert Stothart, Earl Brent Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights - Vocal Chorus Larry Cotton February 17, 1939 Covered by (11 artists)
If You See Sally Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson, Raymond B. Egan Ted Lewis and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Ted Lewis November 26, 1926 Covered by (14 artists)
I'll See You in My Dreams Gus Kahn, Isham Jones Isham Jones, Guest Conductor with Ray Miller's Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Frank Bessinger December 4, 1924 Covered by (317 artists)
I'm Bringing a Red Red Rose Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Ruth Etting PRF,REC,REL December 4, 1928 Covered by (5 artists)
I'm Sorry Sally Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Maurice Gunsky September 14, 1928 Covered by (9 artists)
I'm Thru with Love Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Fud Livingston Henry Busse and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Richard Barry April 14, 1931 Covered by (185 artists)
I Need Some Pettin' Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito, Robert King Barney Rapp and His Orchestra May 8, 1924 Covered by (9 artists)
I Never Knew Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Lou Gold and His Orchestra October 30, 1925 Covered by (132 artists)
Isn't She the Sweetest Thing Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman Jack Shilkret's Orchestra May 22, 1925 Unverified
It Had to Be You Gus Kahn, Isham Jones The Ambassadors [US2] March 24, 1924 Covered by (535 artists)
I've Had My Moments Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Leo Reisman & His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by George Beuler REC, Eddie Quillan and June Clyde BRD April 5, 1934 Covered by (22 artists)
I Wish I Had a Girl Gus Kahn, Grace LeBoy Kahn Manuel Romain February 1909 Covered by (10 artists)
I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Billy Jones [US1] October 13, 1925 Covered by (53 artists)
Josephine Gus Kahn, Wayne King, Burke Bivens Wayne King and His Orchestra December 22, 1936 Covered by (29 artists)
Just a Bird's Eye View (Of My Old Kentucky Home) Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Al Lentz's Dance Orchestra August 30, 1926 Covered by (13 artists)
Just a Blue-Eyed Blonde Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Casa Loma Orchestra May 18, 1931 Covered by (3 artists)
Kentucky's Way of Sayin' Good Mornin' Gus Kahn, Egbert Van Alstyne The Ambassadors [US2] November 27, 1925 Covered by (9 artists)
Let's Sing Again Gus Kahn, Jimmy McHugh Mal Hallett and His Orchestra May 9, 1936 Covered by (7 artists)
Let's Talk About My Sweetie Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Abe Lyman's California Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Charles Kaley February 1, 1926 Covered by (9 artists)
Little Old Clock On The Mantel Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Oriole Orchestra July 1924 Unverified
Little Orphan Annie Gus Kahn, Joe Sanders [US1] Coon-Sanders Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by J. L. Sanders December 3, 1928 Covered by (11 artists)
Little Rover (Don't Forget to Come Back Home) Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson The Badgers [Joseph Samuels] – Vocal Chorus A. Hall November 1922 Covered by (10 artists)
Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) George Gershwin, Gus Kahn, Ira Gershwin Sammy Fain REC, Nick Lucas and Ruby Keeler BRD July 16, 1929 Covered by (200 artists)
Love Me or Leave Me Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Ruth Etting PRF,REC,REL December 4, 1928 Covered by (344 artists)
Love Song of Tahiti Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Muzzy Marcellino & The Debutantes May 6, 1935 Covered by Art Kassel and His Kassels-in-the-Air - Vocal Refrain by Ted Travers
Makin' Whoopee! Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Eddie Cantor PRF,REC,REL December 4, 1928 Covered by (394 artists)
Memories Gus Kahn, Egbert Van Alstyne Harry McClaskey (Henry Burr) December 14, 1915 Covered by (63 artists)
Mindin' My Business Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Ernest Hare December 1923 Covered by (6 artists)
My Baby Just Cares for Me Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Ted Weems and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Arthur Jarrett REC, Eddie Cantor BRD July 25, 1930 Covered by (255 artists)
My Buddy Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Henry Burr July 18, 1922 Covered by (153 artists)
My Isle of Golden Dreams Gus Kahn, Walter Blaufuss The Dolly Sisters PRF, Charles Harrison [US] REC March 7, 1918 Covered by (52 artists)
My Ohio Home Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Eddie South and His Alabamians December 9, 1927 Covered by (16 artists)
Never Again Gus Kahn, Isham Jones Isham Jones Orchestra January 17, 1924 Covered by (9 artists)
New Orleans Gus Kahn, Arthur Johnston Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain Ramona July 9, 1935 Covered by Daryl Sherman
Nobody's Sweetheart Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers Isham Jones and His Orchestra February 22, 1924 Covered by (207 artists)
No, No, Nora Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Ted FioRito Covered by (26 artists)
Now That You're Gone Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Covered by (19 artists)
Oh, Doris! Where Do You Live? Gus Kahn Ben Selvin and His Orchestra 1927 Unverified
Oh! If I Only Had You Gus Kahn, Cliff Friend Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman June 17, 1926 Covered by (8 artists)
Okay Toots Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Eddie Cantor September 12, 1934 Covered by (10 artists)
One Night of Love Gus Kahn, Victor Schertzinger Grace Moore Covered by (33 artists)
On the Alamo Gus Kahn, Isham Jones, Joe Lyons Emil Coleman & His Montmartre Orchestra REC, Isham Jones Orchestra REL February 1922 Covered by (127 artists)
On the Road to Home Sweet Home Gus Kahn, Egbert Van Alstyne Campbell and Burr January 29, 1918 Covered by (11 artists)
Orchids in the Moonlight Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu Raúl Roulien BRD, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REL November 8, 1933 Covered by (60 artists)
Persian Rug Gus Kahn, Charles N. Daniels Covered by (22 artists)
Pretty Baby Gus Kahn, Egbert Van Alstyne, Tony Jackson [US] Emerson Military Band April 1916 Covered by (128 artists)
Ready for the River Gus Kahn, Charles N. Daniels The Rounders [US1] March 21, 1928 Covered by (23 artists)
Riptide Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians ‑ Vocal by Carmen Lombardo and Trio April 5, 1934 Covered by (10 artists)
Roses for Remembrance Gus Kahn, Loyal Curtis F. Wheeler Wadsworth and His Orchestra November 11, 1926 Covered by (18 artists)
San Francisco Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann Jeanette MacDonald Covered by (45 artists)
Santa Claus Blues Gus Kahn, Charley Straight Red Onion Jazz Babies November 26, 1924 Covered by (28 artists)
Say Arabella (What's a “Fella” to Do?) Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Original Indiana Five June 19, 1925 Covered by (9 artists)
Shadows On The Moon Gus Kahn, Sigmund Romberg Music of Yesterday and Today Styled the Blue Barron Way – Vocal Refrain by Russ Carlyle February 23, 1938 Unverified
Sleepy Head Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Mills Brothers March 29, 1934 Covered by (10 artists)
Someone to Care for Me Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann Binnie Barnes Covered by (7 artists)
Sometime Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Regent Club Orchestra [Bob Haring] May 16, 1925 Covered by (10 artists)
Sometimes Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Tommy Ryan November 28, 1941 Covered by (11 artists)
Spain Gus Kahn, Isham Jones Isham Jones Orchestra April 24, 1924 Covered by (39 artists)
Susie Gus Kahn, Clayton Naset Wolverine Orchestra May 6, 1924 Covered by (22 artists)
Sweet Southern Breeze Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Billy Wynne and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman REC, Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra REL March 3, 1926 Covered by Charley Straight and His Rendezvous Orchestra
Swingin' down the Lane Gus Kahn, Isham Jones Ben Bernie and His Orchestra February 1923 Covered by (78 artists)
Sympathy Gus Kahn, Otto Harbach, Rudolf Friml Audrey Maple & Melville Stewart PRF, Helen Clark and Walter J. van Brunt REL December 2, 1912 Covered by (23 artists)
Ten Little Miles from Town Gus Kahn, Elmer Schoebel The Harmonians - Vocal Chorus by Tom Frawley (Ben Selvin, Irving Kaufman) July 18, 1928 Covered by (15 artists)
Thanks a Million Gus Kahn, Arthur Johnston Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Johnny Hauser July 10, 1935 Covered by (30 artists)
That Certain Party Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Mr. X [Arthur Fields] July 1925 Covered by (41 artists)
That's Annabelle Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman REC, The Harmonians - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman REL June 17, 1926 Covered by (4 artists)
The Black Sheep Blues Gus Kahn, Phil Baker Covered by (5 artists)
The Kinky Kids Parade Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson The Mark Strand Orchestra (Incidental singing by Ernest Hare) (Direction of Cortland Mark) August 7, 1925 Covered by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else Gus Kahn, Isham Jones Isham Jones Orchestra December 21, 1923 Covered by (132 artists)
The One I Love Just Can't Be Bothered with Me Gus Kahn, Seymour Simons Philip Spitalny and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Burt Lorin February 6, 1930 Covered by (7 artists)
There Ain't No Maybe in My Baby's Eyes Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson, Raymond B. Egan Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone) October 30, 1926 Covered by (6 artists)
There's One Little Girl Who Loves Me (One Little Girl Who Don't) Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting Abe Lyman's California Orchestra July 27, 1927 Covered by (11 artists)
The Talk of the Town Gus Kahn, Chester Conn Ted Weems and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Parker Gibbs December 7, 1929 Covered by (7 artists)
The Voice in the Old Village Choir Gus Kahn, Harry M. Woods Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra featuring Jack Fulton April 14, 1932 Covered by (8 artists)
The Waltz You Saved for Me Gus Kahn, Wayne King, Emil Flindt Wayne King and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ernie Birchill November 7, 1930 Covered by (68 artists)
Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye) Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Dan Russo Al Jolson PRF,REC 1922 Covered by (130 artists)
Ukulele Lady Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting Irving Kaufman March 6, 1925 Covered by (51 artists)
Venetian Moon Gus Kahn, Phil Goldberg, Frank Magine Joseph A. Phillips September 1919 Covered by (4 artists)
Waitin' for Katy Gus Kahn, Ted Shapiro Ben Pollack and His Orchestra December 7, 1927 Covered by (14 artists)
Waltzing in the Clouds Robert Stolz, Ernst Marischka, Gus Kahn Deanna Durbin accompanied by Charles Previn & His Orchestra 1940 Unverified
Weary (Of Waiting for You) Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting, Emerson Gill
When Lights Are Low Gus Kahn, Ted FioRito, Ted Koehler The Benson Orchestra of Chicago under the direction of Don Bestor November 5, 1923 Covered by (20 artists)
When My Ship Comes In Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC, Eddie Cantor BRD September 7, 1934 Covered by (13 artists)
When You and I Were Seventeen Gus Kahn, Charles Rosoff Covered by (27 artists)
When You Come to the End of the Day Gus Kahn, Frank Westphal Leo Reisman and His Orchestra April 22, 1929 Covered by (9 artists)
Where the Shy Little Violets Grow Gus Kahn, Harry Warren Colonial Club Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Jack Parker September 21, 1928 Covered by (20 artists)
While My Lady Sleeps Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper Nelson Eddy PRF, Ray Noble and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Roy Lanson REC,REL Covered by (29 artists)
While the Years Go Drifting By Gus Kahn, Joe Burke [US] Manhattan Dance Makers (Vocal Chorus by Arthur Hall) July 9, 1926 Covered by (10 artists)
Who's That Knocking at My Door Gus Kahn, Seymour Simons University Six (California Ramblers) August 31, 1927 Covered by (12 artists)
Who Wants Love? Gus Kahn, Franz Waxman Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra September 13, 1937 Covered by Mina Agossi
Who Wouldn't Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Missouri Jazz Band – Vocal Chorus Billy Jones June 1, 1926 Covered by (17 artists)
Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me? Gus Kahn, Isham Jones Isham Jones with Ray Miller's Orchestra December 4, 1924 Covered by (18 artists)
With All My Heart Gus Kahn, Jimmy McHugh Covered by (5 artists)
Yes Sir, That's My Baby Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson Gene Austin April 24, 1925 Covered by (236 artists)
You Gave Me Everything but Love Gus Kahn, Grace LeBoy Kahn Grace Johnston January 13, 1931 Covered by (2 artists)
You're All I Need Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood April 29, 1935 Covered by (9 artists)
Your Eyes Have Told Me So Gus Kahn, Egbert Van Alstyne, Walter Blaufuss Gladys Rice October 10, 1919 Covered by (24 artists)
You Stepped out of a Dream Gus Kahn, Nacio Herb Brown Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle and The Modernaires REC,REL, Tony Martin [US1] BRD January 17, 1941 Covered by (372 artists)

Adapted songs