Composer
Gus Kahn
German-American lyricist (1886-1941)
1886–1941
35 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1886
- Died
- 1941
- Birthplace
- Koblenz
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
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".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; lyricist; film score composer; librettist
- Birth name
- Gustav Gerson Kahn
- Pseudonym
- Gilbert Keyes
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 44483378
- ISNI
- 000000007359770X
- GND ID
- 130205648
- Library of Congress ID
- no89002698
- MusicBrainz ID
- 428c2909-30c8-4c09-b37e-527357827547
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop, Classical, Country, easy listening, Folk
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Buddy | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Guilty | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Toot, Toot, Tootsie from Bombo | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Nobody's Sweetheart | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Memories | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Coquette | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Makin' Whoopee! | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dream A Little Dream Of Me | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| My Baby Just Cares For Me | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| It Had To Be You | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Swingin Down The Lane | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| All God's Chillun Got Rhythm | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Ain't We Got Fun? | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Yes Sir, That's My Baby | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| One Night Of Love | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Carolina In The Morning | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Love Me Or Leave Me | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| I'll Never Be the Same | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I'm Thru With Love | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Pretty Baby | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| On the Alamo | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Lost Horizon | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Good | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Ukulele Lady | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| San Francisco | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Beside A Babbling Brook | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Blame It On The Waltz | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Gone Again Gal | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| For My Sweetheart | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| I'll Think Of You | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Nobody's Sweetheart - Set of Parts | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Josephine | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Toot, Toot, Tootsie! | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Makin' Whoopee | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 44483378. Portrait: The Tampa Times, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.