Grace Leboy

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

References

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.

External links

• Grace Kahn at IMDb
• free score and parts of band arrangement Pass the Pickles^[permanent dead link‍]