Grace Leboy Explained

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

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

• 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

External links

• Grace Kahn at IMDb
• free score and parts of band arrangement Pass the Pickles

Notes and References

1. Book: ASCAP Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers. ASCAP. 377. 3rd.
2. Web site: I Wish I Had A Girl . Library of Congress. 1 February 2018.
3. Book: Stubblebine. Donald J. Early Broadway sheet music : a comprehensive listing of published music from Broadway and other stage shows, 1843-1918 . 2002 . McFarland . 121 .
4. Web site: Jumping Jupiter. IBDB. 3 February 2018.
5. Web site: list of recordings and photo. Discogs. 4 February 2018.
6. Book: Marriages Index, 1871-1920. Cook County Chicago IL. Accessed 2/2/2018 via Legacy.com.
7. Web site: I'll See You In My Dreams (1952). Turner Classic Movie .
8. Web site: Are You Lonesome. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. 3 February 2018.
9. Web site: Bring Along Your Dancing Shoes. Archive of Popular American Music. 1 February 2018.
10. Web site: Dublin Bay. Indiana State University Library. Remick. 4 February 2018.
11. Web site: Early in the morning (down on the farm). University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. 3 February 2018.
12. Web site: Everybody Rag with me. Digital Sheet Music Collection. 1 February 2018.
13. Web site: The good ship Mary Ann. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. 3 February 2018.
14. Web site: Henry, oh Henry. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Aubrey Stauffer & Co. 3 February 2018.
15. Web site: I Wish I had a Gril. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Thompson Music Co. 3 February 2018.
16. Web site: I'm awfully afraid of girls. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmore & Sons. 3 February 2018.
17. Web site: I'm on the Jury. YorkSpace. Remick. 4 February 2018.
18. Web site: It all goes up in smoke. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmark & Sons. 3 February 2018.
19. Web site: It's touch when Izzy Rosenstein loves Genevieve Malone. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Will Rosseter. 3 February 2018.
20. Web site: June, July and August. Yorkspace. Thompson. 4 February 2018.
21. Web site: Lazy Day. Yorkspace. Robbins. 4 February 2018.
22. Web site: Love and Springtime. Johns Hopkins Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection. Harold Rossiter Music Company. 3 February 2018.
23. Web site: Moonlight on the Mississippi. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. 3 February 2018.
24. Web site: My heart keeps right on beating. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Shapiro. 3 February 2018.
25. Web site: Oh how that woman could cook. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Remick. 3 February 2018.
26. Web site: sound recording. Library of Congress National Jutebox. Victor Records. 4 February 2018. 1915-04-08.
27. Web site: Pass the Pickles. Classic Ragtime Piano. 1 February 2018.
28. Web site: Pretty soft for me. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Shapiro. 3 February 2018.
29. Web site: Say boys! I've found a girl. Yorkspace. Shapiro. 4 February 2018. John Arpin Sheet Music Collection.
30. Web site: Soap-bubble days. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Witmark & Sons. 3 February 2018.
31. Web site: To the strains of that wedding march. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. M Witmark & Sons. 3 February 2018.
32. Web site: You and I Cupid. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Will Rossiter. 3 February 2018.
33. Web site: (You're always sure of) my love for you. Yorkspace. Radio Music Company. 4 February 2018.
34. Web site: Will you always call me honey. University of Oregon Historic Sheet Music Collection. Thomson. 3 February 2018.
35. Web site: Will You be Sorry?. York University's Institutional Repository. 1 February 2018.
36. Web site: What's the use of moonlight. Yorkspace. Will Rossiter. 4 February 2018.
37. Web site: When Jack Came Sailing Home Again.. Johns Hopkins Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection. Harold Rossiter Music Company. 3 February 2018.