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Harry Akst

Harry Akst is credited on 3,505 releases across 1,067 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,505

Pressings credited

1,067

Albums

8

Decades active

453

In collections

Biography

Harry Akst (August 15, 1894 – March 31, 1963) was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson.

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Credited work

3,505 releases · 1,067 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 3,560
  • Other credits · 84

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Atlantic Studios · Regent Sound Studios, New York City · Soundtek Studios

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