In the U.S. from age four, German-born lyricist Gus Kahn began his career in his adopted hometown of Chicago. He worked as a song plugger for various publishers and ground out vaudeville material before teaming with the first of his many collaborators, composer Egbert van Alstyne. The team turned out such hits as "Memories" and "Pretty Baby" before Kahn linked up with composer/bandleader Isham...
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