Grace Leboy Kahn (September 22, 1890 – May 24, 1983) was an American composer. A prolific songwriter, among her best known works are "I Wish I Had A Girl" (1908) and selections from the Jumping Jupiter musical.
Life and career
editBorn in Brooklyn, New York, Leboy was a precocious musician, gaining employment as a pianist by age 15,[1] and fame by age 18 with her song "I Wish I Had A Girl".[2] By age 21 she had songs on the Broadway stage[3] in Jumping Jupiter.[4] Notable performers of her day recorded her songs and compositions.[5] Lyrics for many of her songs were written by Gus Kahn whom she married in 1916.[6] They were the parents of Donald Gustave Kahn (July 17, 1918 – April 11, 2008) and Irene Kahn (1922–1985). Grace was played by Doris Day in I'll See You in My Dreams, a film that portrays the lives and times of Leboy and Kahn.[7]
Selected compositions
edit- Are You Lonesome[8] 1909
- Bring Along Your Dancing Shoes[9] 1915
- Dublin Bay[10] 1912
- Early In The Morning (Down On The Farm)[11] 1916
- Everybody Rag With Me[12] 1914
- The Good Ship Mary Ann[13] 1914
- Henry, oh Henry[14] 1912
- I Wish I Had A Girl[15] 1907
- I'm awfully afraid of girls[16] 1910
- I'm on the jury[17] 1913
- It all goes up in smoke[18] 1910
- It's touch when Izzy Rosenstein loves Genevieve Malone[19] 1910
- June, July and August[20] 1909
- Just wond'ring : waltz song 1927
- Lazy Day[21] 1932
- Love and Springtime[22] 1914
- Make a noise like a hoop and roll away
- Moonlight on the Mississippi[23] 1913
- Music vot's music must come from Berlin
- My heart keeps right on beating[24] 1911
- Oh how that woman could cook[25] 1914
- On the 5:15[26]
- Pass The Pickles: Tango 1913[27]
- Pretty soft for me[28] 1909
- Roses at Dawning
- Say boys! I've found a girl[29] 1909
- Soap-bubble Days[30] 1910
- Think Of Me (I'll Be Thinking Of You)
- Those Olden Golden Days of Long Ago (lyrics by Daisy Sullivan) 1917
- To The Strains Of That Wedding March[31] 1910
- 'Twas Only A Summer Night's Dream = Solo Fué Un Sueño En Noche De Verano 1932
- You and I Cupid[32] 1910
- (You're always sure of) My love for you[33] 1930
- Will you always call me honey[34] 1908
- Will You Be Sorry?[35] 1928
- What's the use of moonlight[36] 1909
- When Jack Came Sailing Home Again[37] 1911
References
edit- ^ ASCAP Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers (3rd ed.). ASCAP. p. 377.
- ^ "I Wish I Had A Girl". Library of Congress. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Stubblebine, Donald J (2002). Early Broadway sheet music : a comprehensive listing of published music from Broadway and other stage shows, 1843-1918. McFarland. p. 121.
- ^ "Jumping Jupiter". IBDB. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "list of recordings and photo". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Marriages Index, 1871-1920. Cook County Chicago IL.
- ^ "I'll See You In My Dreams (1952)". Turner Classic Movie.
- ^ "Are You Lonesome". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Bring Along Your Dancing Shoes". Archive of Popular American Music. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Dublin Bay" (PDF). Indiana State University Library. Remick. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Early in the morning (down on the farm)". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Everybody Rag with me". Digital Sheet Music Collection. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "The good ship Mary Ann". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Henry, oh Henry". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Aubrey Stauffer & Co. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "I Wish I had a Gril". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Thompson Music Co. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "I'm awfully afraid of girls". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmore & Sons. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "I'm on the Jury". YorkSpace. Remick. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "It all goes up in smoke". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmark & Sons. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "It's touch when Izzy Rosenstein loves Genevieve Malone". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Will Rosseter. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "June, July and August". Yorkspace. Thompson. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Lazy Day". Yorkspace. Robbins. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Love and Springtime". Johns Hopkins Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection. Harold Rossiter Music Company. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Moonlight on the Mississippi". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "My heart keeps right on beating". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Shapiro. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Oh how that woman could cook". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "sound recording". Library of Congress National Jutebox. Victor Records. 1915-04-08. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Pass the Pickles" (PDF). Classic Ragtime Piano. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Pretty soft for me". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Shapiro. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Say boys! I've found a girl" (PDF). Yorkspace. Shapiro. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Soap-bubble days". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Witmark & Sons. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "To the strains of that wedding march". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmark & Sons. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "You and I Cupid". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Will Rossiter. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "(You're always sure of) my love for you". Yorkspace. Radio Music Company. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Will you always call me honey". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Thomson. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Will You be Sorry?" (PDF). York University's Institutional Repository. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "What's the use of moonlight". Yorkspace. Will Rossiter. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "When Jack Came Sailing Home Again". Johns Hopkins Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection. Harold Rossiter Music Company. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
