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Gus Kahn

real name Gustav Gerson Kahn

Gus Kahn is credited on 19,302 releases across 5,330 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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19,302

Credits

5,330

Albums

8

Decades active

730

In collections

Biography

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German-American lyricist (born in Koblenz, Germany on November 6, 1886; died in Beverly Hills, California, on October 8, 1941.
At the start of his career Kahn collaborated with Egbert Van Alstyne. His first song was published in 1906. From there he contributed to a broad range of Broadway scores and wrote for films. By 1933, Kahn had become a full time motion picture songwriter.
He charted in the U.S. and U.K. 236 times between 1909 and 2013.
His primary collaborator was Walter Donaldson.
In 1916 he married Grace Leboy. He is the grandfather of Gwynne Kahn.

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Credited work

19,302 releases · 5,330 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 22,583
  • Other credits · 97

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Carnegie Hall · Capitol Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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