Harry Akst (1894-1963)
Last updated: 06.08.21
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 61 works by Harry Akst (1894-1963).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| While They Still Make Those Beautiful Girls | 1919 | Howard Emmett Rogers (words) | |
| Crocodile, The | 1920 | Otto Motzan (co-author) Howard Emmett Rogers (words) |
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| Home Again Blues - Fox Trot (w&m) | 1920 | ||
| I'm Saving Up My Dough For Rae and Me | 1920 | Garfield Kilgour (words) | |
| Granny | 1921 | Joe Young (words) Sam M. Lewis (words) |
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| Home Again Blues | 1921 | Irving Berlin (words) | |
| I've Got the Joys | 1921 | Sam M Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) |
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| Who'll Dry Your Tears | 1921 | Sam M Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) |
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| Dearest, You're the Nearest to My Heart | 1922 | Benny Davis (words) |  |
| Do I - Do I - Do I Love Her | 1922 | Joe Young (words) Sam S. Lewis (words) |
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| First, Last and Always | 1923 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| ⇑ Smile Will Go a Long Long Way, A | 1923 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| South Sea Eyes | 1923 | ||
| Stella | 1923 | Al Jolson (words) Benny Davis (words) |
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| Wet Yo' Thumb | 1923 | ||
| Dinah | 1925 | Sam M. Lewis (words) Joe Young (words) Ace Bugode (sung by) Rube Wolf (sung by) R. Vallée (sung by) |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Steppin' in Society | 1925 | Alex Gerber (words)
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| Baby Face | 1926 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| Everything's Gonna Be All Right | 1926 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| Georgianna | 1926 | Lewis Young (words) | |
| Here Comes Malinda! | 1926 | Benny Davis (co-author) | |
| Lonely Eyes | 1926 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| Shanghai Dream Man | 1926 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| There's a Little White House on a Little Green Hill Where the Red Red Roses Grow | 1926 | B. Rose (words) | |
| Gorgeous | 1927 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| It's a Million to One You're in Love | 1927 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| No Wonder I'm Happy | 1927 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| ⇑ Sad 'n Blue | 1927 | Benny Davis (co-author) | |
| Sweet Yvette | 1927 | Benny Davis (co-author) | |
| Waiting For the Rainbow | 1927 | Benny Davis (words) Billy Rose (words) |
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| In My Bouquet of Memories | 1928 | Lewis (words) Young (words) |
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| Revenge | 1928 | Lewis (words) Young (words) |
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Am I Blue? | 1929 | Grant Clarke (words) | |
| Birmingham Bertha | 1929 | Grant Clarke (words) | |
| Come Back to Me | 1929 | Grant Clarke (words) | |
| Gypsy Charmer | 1929 | Grant Clarke (words) | |
| I Still Believe in You | 1929 | Grant Clark (words) Benny Davis (words) Corinne Griffith (sung by) |
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| I'm the Medicine Man For the Blues | 1929 | Grant Clarke (words) T. Lewis (perf. by) |
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| Let Me Have My Dreams | 1929 | Grant Clarke (words) | |
| My Strongest Weakness Is You | 1929 | Grant Clarke (words) Charlotte Greenwood (sung by) |
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| There's the One For Me | 1929 | Jack Yellen (words) | |
| This Is Heaven | 1929 | Jack Yeller (words) Velma Banky (sung by) |
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| Nobody Cares if I'm Blue | 1930 | Grant Clarke (words) | |
| ⇑ Guilty | 1931 | Gus Kahn (co-author) Richard A Whiting (co-author) |
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| I Can't Get Mississippi Off My Mind | 1931 | Joe Young (words) | |
| Nothing's Too Good For My Baby | 1931 | Benny Davis (words) Eddie Cantor (words) |
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| Sing to Me | 1933 | Edward Eliscu (words) | |
| I Don't Want to Be President | 1934 | Lew Brown (words) | |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| I'd Like to Dunk You in My Coffee | 1934 | ||
| I'm Just That Way | 1934 | Roy Turk (words) | |
| If It's Love | 1934 | Lew Brown (words) | |
| It Happened When Your Eyes Met Mine | 1934 | Roy Turk (words) Lanny Ross (sung by) |
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| Stand Up and Cheer | 1934 | Lew Brown (words) | |
| Stepping Out of the Picture | 1934 | Lew Brown (words) | |
| Straw Hat in the Rain | 1934 | Lew Brown (words) | |
| I'd Rather Be With You | 1935 | Lew Brown (co-author) Elsa Maxwell (co-author) |
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| Keep That Twinkle in Your Eye | 1936 | Sidney Clare (words) Edward Eliscu (words) Jane Withers (sung by) |
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| Suzannah | 1936 | Harry Richman (co-author) Lew Brown (words) |
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| What a Beautiful Beginning | 1937 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| ⇑ All My Love | 1947 | Al Jolson (words) Saul Chaplin (words) |
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| Egg and I, The | 1947 | Al Jolson (co-author) Bert Kalmar (co-author) Herman Ruby (co-author) |
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