Kahn, Roger Wolfe

Roger Wolfe Kahn Bandleader Morristown, New Jersey, October 19, 1907; New York City, July 12, 1962. Kahn came from a well-to-do background, and his band catered to New York’s upper crust. He had a marvelous dance band from the mid-1920s up to World War II. During that time, he was also an aviation consultant and test pilot. He cocomposed “Crazy Rhythm” and “Imagination” for the 1928 musical Here’s Howe, and recorded both (Victor 21368). He also recorded his 1927 compositions “All by My Ownsome”…