Cahn, Sammy

Cahn was born as Samuel Cohen June 18, 1913 in the Lower East Side of New York City, the only son (he had four sisters) of Jewish immigrants from Poland. He was married twice: first to vocalist and former Goldwyn girl Gloria Delson in 1945, with whom he had two children, and later to Virginia Basile in 1970. He changed his last name from Cohen to Kahn to avoid confusion with comic and MGM actor Sammy Cohen and again from Kahn to Cahn to avoid confusion with lyricist Gus Kahn.

He described the beginnings of his career thusly:

Lyric writing has always been a thrilling adventure for me, and something I've done with the kind of ease that only comes with joy! From the beginning the fates have conspired to help my career. Lou Levy, the eminent music publisher, lived around the corner and we met the day I was leaving my first music publisher's office. This led to a partnership that has lasted many years. Lou and I wrote "Rhythm is our business", material for Jimmy Lunceford's orchestra, which became my first ASCAP copyright. I'd been churning out "special lyrics" for special occasions for years and this helped facilitate my tremendous speed with lyric writing. Many might have written these lyrics better—but none faster! Glen Gray and Tommy Dorsey became regular customers and through Tommy came the enduring and perhaps most satisfying relationship of my lyric writing career – Frank Sinatra.

Cahn became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He later took over the presidency of that organization from his friend Johnny Mercer when Mercer became ill.

He died January 15, 1993 at the age of 79 in Los Angeles, California. He was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

© Andreas Kroniger für Sinatra - The Main Event, 2007

Sammy Cahn Songs, die Frank Sinatra sang:

A Pocketful Of Miracles
All My Tomorrows
All The Way
An Old Fashioned Christmas
And Then You Kissed Me
Available
California
Call Me Irresponsible
Can't You Just See Yourself?
Come Blow Your Horn
Come Dance With Me
Come Fly With Me
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Come Waltz With Me
Crazy Love
Day By Day
Don't Be A Do-Badder
Ever Homeward
Ev'rybody Has The Right To Be Wrong! (At Least Once)
Five Minutes More
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
Hey! Jealous Lover
High Hopes
How Are Ya' Fixed For Love?
I Begged Her
I Believe
I Could Make You Care
I Couldn't Care Less
I Fall In Love Too Easily
I Got A Gal I Love (In North And South Dakota)
I Like To Lead When I Dance
I Should Care
I Wouldn't Trade Christmas
If It's The Last Thing I Do
I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her
Indiscreet
It Gets Lonely Early
It's All Up To You
It's Nice To Go Trav'ling
It's The Same Old Dream
I've Heard That Song Before
Kisses And Tears
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Let Me Try Again
Look To Your Heart
Love And Marriage
Love Makes Us Whatever We Want To Be
Me And My Shadow
Meet Me At The Copa
Mister Booze
Monique
My Kind Of Town
Name It And It's Yours
Night After Night
Nothing In Common
Only The Lonely
Our Town
Please Be Kind
Ring-A-Ding-Ding
Same Old Saturday Night
Same Old Song And Dance
Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)
Say Hello
Searching
September Of My Years
So Long, My Love
Some Other Time
Star!
Style
Teach Me Tonight
The Bells Of Christmas (Greensleeves)
The Boys' Night Out
The Brooklyn Bridge
The Charm Of You
The Christmas Waltz
The Impatient Years
The Last Dance
The Look Of Love
The Second Time Around
The Song's Gotta Come From The Heart
The Tender Trap
The Things We Did Last Summer
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
There's A Flaw In My Flue
They Came To Cordura
Three Coins In The Fountain
Time After Time
Tina
To Love And Be Loved
Until The Real Thing Comes Along
What Makes The Sunset?
When No One Cares
You Never Had It So Good
You're My Girl

Academy Award winners:

* 1954 – "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Musik von Jule Styne), gesungen von Frank Sinatra in dem Film Three Coins in the Fountain.
* 1957 – "All the Way" Musik von Jimmy Van Heusen) gesungen von Frank Sinatra in dem Film The Joker is Wild.
* 1959 – "High Hopes" (Musik von James Van Heusen) gesungen von Frank Sinatra and Eddie Hodges in dem Film A Hole in the Head.
* 1963 – "Call Me Irresponsible" (Musik von Jimmy Van Heusen) gesungen von Jackie Gleason in dem Film Papa's Delicate Condition.

Academy Award nominees:

1942 – "I've Heard That Song Before" (Musik von Jule Styne) aus dem Film Youth on Parade.
1944 – "I'll Walk Alone" (Musik von Jule Styne) aus dem Film Follow the Boys.
1945 – "Anywhere" (Musik von Jule Styne) aus dem Film Tonight and Every Night.
1945 – "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Musik von Jule Styne) gesungen von Frank Sinatra in dem Film Anchors Aweigh.
1948 – "It's Magic" (Musik von Jule Styne) gesungen von Doris Day in dem Film Romance on the High Seas.
1949 – "It's a Great Feeling" (Musik von Jule Styne) gesungen von Doris Day in dem Film It's a Great Feeling.
1950 – "Be My Love" (Musik von Nicholas Brodszky) gesungen von Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson in dem Film The Toast of New Orleans.
1951 – "Wonder Why" (Musik von Nicholas Brodszky) gesungen von Jane Powell and Vic Damone in dem Film Rich, Young and Pretty.
1952 – "Because You're Mine" (Musik von Nicholas Brodszky) gesungen von Mario Lanza in dem Film Because You're Mine.
1955 – "I'll Never Stop Loving You" (Musik von Nicholas Brodszky) gesungen von Doris Day in dem Film Love Me or Leave Me.
1955 – "The Tender Trap" (Musik von James Van Heusen) gesungen von Frank Sinatra in dem Film The Tender Trap.