Harry Akst

American songwriter

Harry Akst (August 15, 1894 – March 31, 1963) was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Am I Blue?
  • Are You Thinking of Me To-Night
  • Baby Face
  • Birmingham Bertha
  • Come on Home
  • Dearest
  • Dinah
  • Dinah (French lyrics)
  • Georgianna
  • In My Bouquet of Memories
  • Lonely Eyes
  • Medley: Give It to the Girl Next Door / Too Fat Polka / Cinderella / Rolling Round the World / Good Ol’ Boys / Ask Old Brown to Tea / Chinese Laundry Blues / Margie / Big Fat Fly / Not Me / Hair Hair Hair / Little Bit of Cucumber / Where Did You Get That Hat? / The Ferry Boat Inn / The Beer Barrel P
  • Nobody Cares If I'm Blue
  • Once in a Lovetime
  • Only
  • Shanghai Dream Man
  • Suzannah
  • There’s Nothing Too Good for My Baby
  • This Is Heaven
  • Way Down South
  • בייבי פייס
  • סיגלית