Dave Kohn

For the Russian archaeologist, see David Kohn.

David "Dave" Kohn (fl. 1917–1922) was an American songwriter. He was best known for songs involving World War I and Prohibition.

His 1917 song "The Ocean Must Be Free", cowritten with Lew Flint, was published with the caption "Dedicated to the United States Army and Navy to encourage enlistment".[1][2] It was reviewed favorably by Billboard: "The Ocean Must Be Free is an exceptionally good title for a song at the present time and the words and music are as good as the title."[3] The Music News described it as, "a very attractive new song which has one of the best Patriotic texts yet noted."[4] After the war, it was advertised in a 1919 issue of the trade publication National Farmer and Stock Grower as a "splendid international song...Our boys could not help fighting for it."[5]

In 1918, Kohn wrote the lyrics and E.C. Penn wrote the music for the song "Right and Justice Must Everywhere Prevail".[6][7] He also cowrote the lyrics to 1919's "Peace Reigns on Earth" with Carolyne Lamberton, music by Bert Keene and Ernest L. Walker.[8]

In 1922, Kohn's song "Light Wine and Beer" (cowritten with George Vest Jr., music by Bert Keene) was taken up by the Anti-Prohibition Party and Association Against the Prohibition Amendment as their official song.[9] An excerpt of it was later featured in a 1983 episode of Dr. Demento's radio show.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "The Ocean Must Be Free". Pritzker Military Museum & Library. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Ocean Must Be Free". Brown Digital Repository. Brown University. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Music Notes". Billboard 29: 15. June 2, 1917. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Patriotic Song". The Music News 9 (2): 7. October 12, 1917. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Music on the Farm". National Farmer and Stock Grower (Hale Publishing Company) 42. 1919. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs. McFarland. p. 232.
  7. ↑ Catalog of copyright entries, Part 3 13. United States Copyright Office. 1918. p. 1811. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Peace Reigns on Earth". Performing Arts Encyclopedia. Library of Congress. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ "New Cohan Show" (PDF). Music Trade Review. July 22, 1922. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  10. ↑ "The Dr. Demento Show #83-31". July 31, 1983. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
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