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Grace Leboy

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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

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Born 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ ASCAP Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers (3rd ed.). ASCAP. p. 377.
  2. ^ "I Wish I Had A Girl". Library of Congress. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Jumping Jupiter". IBDB. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "list of recordings and photo". Discogs. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ^ Marriages Index, 1871-1920. Cook County Chicago IL.
  7. ^ "I'll See You In My Dreams (1952)". Turner Classic Movie.
  8. ^ "Are You Lonesome". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Bring Along Your Dancing Shoes". Archive of Popular American Music. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Dublin Bay" (PDF). Indiana State University Library. Remick. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Early in the morning (down on the farm)". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Everybody Rag with me". Digital Sheet Music Collection. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  13. ^ "The good ship Mary Ann". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Henry, oh Henry". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Aubrey Stauffer & Co. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  15. ^ "I Wish I had a Gril". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Thompson Music Co. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  16. ^ "I'm awfully afraid of girls". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmore & Sons. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  17. ^ "I'm on the Jury". YorkSpace. Remick. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  18. ^ "It all goes up in smoke". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmark & Sons. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  19. ^ "It's touch when Izzy Rosenstein loves Genevieve Malone". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Will Rosseter. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  20. ^ "June, July and August". Yorkspace. Thompson. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Lazy Day". Yorkspace. Robbins. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Love and Springtime". Johns Hopkins Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection. Harold Rossiter Music Company. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Moonlight on the Mississippi". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  24. ^ "My heart keeps right on beating". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Shapiro. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  25. ^ "Oh how that woman could cook". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  26. ^ "sound recording". Library of Congress National Jutebox. Victor Records. 1915-04-08. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Pass the Pickles" (PDF). Classic Ragtime Piano. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Pretty soft for me". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Shapiro. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  29. ^ "Say boys! I've found a girl" (PDF). Yorkspace. Shapiro. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  30. ^ "Soap-bubble days". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Witmark & Sons. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  31. ^ "To the strains of that wedding march". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmark & Sons. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  32. ^ "You and I Cupid". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Will Rossiter. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  33. ^ "(You're always sure of) my love for you". Yorkspace. Radio Music Company. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  34. ^ "Will you always call me honey". University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Thomson. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  35. ^ "Will You be Sorry?" (PDF). York University's Institutional Repository. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  36. ^ "What's the use of moonlight". Yorkspace. Will Rossiter. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  37. ^ "When Jack Came Sailing Home Again". Johns Hopkins Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection. Harold Rossiter Music Company. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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