Grace le Boy (1890-1983)
Last updated: 17.10.18
Very little is known about Grace Le Boy. The daughter of Russian immigrants she was born in New York, She composed a number of popular songs such as I Wish I Had A Girl (1908), lyrics by Gus Kahn , the copyright of which she sold for the then record sum of $10,000. Others include Early in the Morning (1916) and The Good Ship Mary Ann (1914).
She met Gus Kahn in 1908, married in 1916 and had two children. She was his collaborator from 1908 until 1932 and they were the subjects of the film I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) starring Doris Day. Of ragtime interest is her Everybody Rag With Me (1914).
Many thanks to Alison Brown of Carmel, Indiana, who kindly sent biographical details by Email in August, 2013.
She met Gus Kahn in 1908, married in 1916 and had two children. She was his collaborator from 1908 until 1932 and they were the subjects of the film I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) starring Doris Day. Of ragtime interest is her Everybody Rag With Me (1914).
Many thanks to Alison Brown of Carmel, Indiana, who kindly sent biographical details by Email in August, 2013.
Grace le Boy (1890-1983) has at least 7 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Are You Lonesome? Music by Grace le Boy. Words by: Gus Kahn.
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I Wish I Had a Girl Music by Grace le Boy. Words by: Gus Kahn.
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June, July and August Music by Grace le Boy. Words by: Gus Kahn.
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Liking's Not a Bit Like Loving Music by Grace le Boy. Words by: Gus Kahn.
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Pretty Soft For Me Music by Grace le Boy. Words by: Gus Kahn.
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Say Boys! I've Found a Girl Music by Grace le Boy. Words by: Gus Kahn.
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What's the Use of Moonlight When There's No One 'round to Love Words and Music by Grace le Boy, Co-Author: Gus Kahn.
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Various Artists | on "Real Ragtime" | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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Chrysanthemum Ragtime Band | on "Preserves" | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 38 works by Grace le Boy (1890-1983). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Key: Electronic Resource Items
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| I Wish I Had a Girl | 1907 | G. Kahn |   |
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| Are You Lonesome? | 1909 | G. Kahn | |
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| June, July and August | 1909 | Gus Kahn | |
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| Pretty Soft For Me | 1909 | G. Kahn | |
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| Say Boys! I've Found a Girl | 1909 | G. Kahn | |
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| What's the Use of Moonlight | 1909 | G. Kahn | |
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| Has Anybody Got a Kiss to Spare? | 1910 | G. Kahn | |
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| It's Tough When Izzy Rosenstein Loves Genevieve Malone | 1910 | G. Kahn | |
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| Only a Man | 1910 | |
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| Over the Heather | 1910 | G. Kahn | |
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| A Little Bit of Irish | 1911 | G. Kahn | |
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| Music Vot's Music Must Come From Berlin | 1911 | G. Kahn | |
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| When Jack Came Sailing Home Again | 1911 | Gus Kahn | |
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| Dublin Bay | 1912 | G. Kahn | |
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| Henry Oh Henry | 1912 | G. Kahn | |
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| ⇑ I'm on the Jury | 1913 | G. Kahn | |
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| Moonlight on the Mississippi | 1913 | G. Kahn | |
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| Pass the Pickles | 1913 | |
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| Everybody Rag With Me | 1914 | |
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| Everybody Rag With Me - Song | 1914 | G. Kahn | |
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| The Good Ship Mary Ann | 1914 | G. Kahn | |
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| Love and Springtime | 1914 | Gus Kahn | |
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| Oh How That Woman Could Cook | 1914 | G. Kahn | |
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| That's a Lovely Evening | 1914 | G. Kahn | |
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| Bring Along Your Dancing Shoes | 1915 | G. Kahn | |
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| Kentucky Sal | 1915 | Will Mar | |
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| Lay Down Your Arms | 1915 | |
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| Early in the Morning | 1916 | G. Kahn | |
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| Breath O' Spring | 1917 | |
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| Those Olden Golden Days of Long Ago | 1917 | Daisy Sullivan | |
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| You All Got to Be Born and Bred in Kentucky | 1917 | |||
| ⇑ Liking's Not a Bit Like Loving | 1918 | G. Kahn | |
