Alexander Dubin (1891-1945)
Last updated: 12.03.25
According to the Internet source given below, Alexander Dubin was an American lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with the composer Harry Warren.
Al Dubin came from a Russian Jewish family that emigrated to the United States from Switzerland and grew up in Philadelphia.. In 1932, Dubin teamed officially Harry Warren and by 1939 had written 60 hit songs for several Warner Bros. movie musicals.
Dubin was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Al Dubin came from a Russian Jewish family that emigrated to the United States from Switzerland and grew up in Philadelphia.. In 1932, Dubin teamed officially Harry Warren and by 1939 had written 60 hit songs for several Warner Bros. movie musicals.
Dubin was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
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| Title (Release Year) | Co-Author(s) | Performers | Issue |
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Just a Girl That Men Forget (1923) | Fred Rath Joe Garren |
Jim Doherty | Edison Blue Amberol: 4812 |
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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Anniversary Waltz (1941), The | D. Franklin | James Pitt-Payne |
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Just a Girl That Men Forget (1923) | Fred Rath Joe Garren |
James Pitt-Payne |
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What Has Become of Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo? (1924) | Irving Mills Jimmy McHugh I. Dash |
James Pitt-Payne |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Anniversary Waltz (1941), The | A. Dubin (w&m) D. Franklin (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Just a Girl That Men Forget (1923) | A. Dubin (w&m) Fred Rath (coauth.) Joe Garren (coauth.) McGrath & Deeds (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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What Has Become of Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo? (1924) | A. Dubin (w&m) Irving Mills (coauth.) Jimmy McHugh (coauth.) I. Dash (coauth.) B. Glason (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 17 works by Alexander Dubin (1891-1945).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Twas Only an Irishman's Dream | 1916 | John J. O'Brien (words) | |
| Some Day I'll Make You Care | 1918 | Clarence Gaskill (co-author) Charles Shisler (co-author) |
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| Everyone I Love Lives Down in Dixie | 1918. | Mildred Harris (perf.) | |
| Come Back to Jumbo Gumbo (w&m) | 1920 | Clarence Gaskill (co-author) | Pub. |
| Who'll Take the Place of Mary (w&m) | 1920 | Clarence Gaskill (co-author) Harry Mayo (co-author) |
Pub. |
| It's a Man, Ev'ry Time, It's a Man (w&m) | 1923 | Irwin Dash (co-author) Jimmy McHugh (co-author) Neil McKinley (perf.) Jessie Reed (perf.) Wright & Bessinger (perf.) |
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| Just a Girl That Men Forget (w&m) | 1923 | Fred Rath (co-author) Joe Garren (co-author) Alyce & Lucille Sheldon (perf.) Alyce & Lucille (perf.) Corinne Arbuckle (perf.) Courtney Sisters (perf.) Jim Doherty (perf.) Arthur Hays (perf.) McFarland & Palace (perf.) McGrath & Deeds (perf.) Buddy Walker (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Hard Boiled Rose | 1924 | Jimmy McHugh (words) Irving Mills (words) Irwin Dash (words) |
Pub. |
| I Don't Care What You Used to Be | 1924 | Jimmy McHugh (co-author) McGrath & Deeds (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Nobody Knows What a Red-Head Mamma Can Do | 1924 | Sammy Fain (co-author) Irving Mills (co-author) |
Pub. |
| Song of the Volga Boatmen (w&m) | 1924 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ What Has Become of Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo? (w&m) | 1924 | Irving Mills (co-author) Jimmy McHugh (co-author) Irwin Dash (co-author) Billy Glason (perf.) |
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| Banana Oil (w&m) | 1926 | McHugh (co-author) gross1 (co-author) Vaughn de Leath (perf.) |
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| I Must Be Dreaming | 1927 | Pat Flaherty (co-author) Al Sherman (co-author) Herbie Koch (perf.) McGrath & Deeds (perf.) |
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| Pagan Moon (w&m) | 1931 | Al Bryan (co-author) Joe Burke (co-author) |
Pub. |
| Anniversary Waltz, The (w&m) | 1941 | Dave Franklin (co-author) | |
| There Is My Love Song | 1941 | Joe Burke (words) Abe Lyman (perf.) Loyce Whiteman (perf.) |
Pub. |