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Irving Kahn (December 19, 1905 – February 24, 2015) was an American investor and philanthropist. He was the oldest living active investor. [1] He was an early disciple of Benjamin Graham, who popularized the value investing methodology. Kahn began his career in 1928 and continued to work until his death.
Irving Berlin Kahn was born in 1917 in Newark, New Jersey. He was the nephew of his namesake, popular composer Irving Berlin, and graduated from the University of Alabama, where he was a drum major. Kahn's first job was as a public relations agent for Twentieth Century-Fox where he pioneered radio
It has been covered by a full range of artists from mainstream jazz to hillbilly bebop.At least 150 covers have been recorded by Harry James, Shirley Bassey, The King Cole Trio, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Chet Atkins, Bix Beiderbecke, Ben Bernie, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Erroll Garner, Stephane Grappelli, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Herman's Norwegian Jazz Group Soloist: Ragnar Robertsen ...
Bronislaw Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn "Cohn Pone" [9] Al Cohn, Nick Travis "Get Happy" 1930: Harold Arlen "Compulsion" [5] Miles Davis "I Got Rhythm" (different bridge) 1930 George Gershwin "Confirmation" [14] [38] 1945 Charlie Parker "Twilight Time" 1945 Al Nevins, Buck Ram "Confab With Rab" [15] Johnny Hodges "I Got Rhythm" 1930 George ...
Kahn grew up in State College, Pennsylvania.When he was 15 his family moved to the Washington, D.C. area, where he graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.His grandfather Gabriel Kahn, his mother Rosalind Kahn, and his father Benjamin Kahn, a rabbi, instilled a strong sense of the family's Jewish heritage as well as teaching him the rudiments of rhythm and harmony as a child.
In 1970, rock musician Ringo Starr surprised the public by releasing an album of Songbook songs from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, Sentimental Journey.Reviews were mostly poor or even disdainful, [25] but the album reached number 22 on the US Billboard 200 [26] and number 7 in the UK Albums Chart, [27] with sales of 500,000.
Higher and Higher (Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan) opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 4 and ran for 84 performances. It returned to the same theatre on August 5 for a further 24 performances. Hold On To Your Hats (Music: Burton Lane Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg Book: Eddie Davis, Guy Bolton and ...
Kahn (1865–1951) studied with teachers including Vinzenz Lachner and Josef Rheinberger. ... Irving Fine [104] [105] Lukas Foss [106] Simon Kovar. Stan Getz; Norman ...