Forgotten Crooner: Gene Austin - When Your Lover Has Gone

[TheRAFfc]

I remember Gene Austin never forget him all the great crooners of my youth Hope they are never forgotten time owes them eternity

[KeithHarperSF]

This is quite good - thanks for posting. Never heard this version before, it's quite well done.

[merrihew]

I should have checked first. Not only have you already posted it but I even commented on it!

[droan999]

i sampled the beginning

[cocochanelleke]

They weren't allowed natural eyebrows - what is new?

[roybo1930]

I never can get enough of this AWESOME song! I have several versions including one by Ben Alley, Benny Goodman`s Orch., I see that Bigband78 has posted. This is one of those songs that will live forever! And as usual You have posted a video to die for!

[BuyBenco]

He should be r'spekti-d moar

[roybo1930]

SEMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!! I also have Ben Alley`s version. This song just sends Me to GOOSEPIMPLE HEAVEN! I JUST LOVE Youe WONDERFUL uploads!

[ntnrocket]

Woody Allen used this song in Mighty Aphrodite which was the first time I ever heard it. GREAT SONG!!!! I don't think it was this particluar recorded version; but very, very close. Thanks for putting it up, along with the montage of movie still-shots.

[mvnkct]

Lovely song and played in just the right tempo. Gene Austin puts a lot of feeling into this one. It's a gorgeous recording of this gem from the early 1930s. Thank you for including this one. Tommy

[merrihew]

Apparently James Dean's favorite song.

[CanadaPisces]

Gene Austin + When Your Lover Has Gone" = a most enjoyable recording! TY!

[thephotoplayer]

Introduced in the First National picture, BLONDE CRAZY.

[Corrie121]

What a beautiful interpretation of this great song.

Many thanks for sharing.

[Masquerade03]

I do not know too much about Austin career, but I think this rendition has that touch the make something memorable.

[mrfoltz]

Thanks......

[hdksr2]

Gene Austin,Whispering Jack Smith, and of course Bing, were the smoothest,coolest crooners of the 20s and early thirties, and this arrangement of When Your Lover Has Gone is very simple and classy complementing Austins soft voice perfectly. Thanks for making it available. I REALLY enjoyed it!

[edmundusrex]

great music.

Thank you.

ed.

[78timothy]

When Austin retired, he moved to the Seattle King County area,in Washington state, as did Smith Ballew. Austin made an LP of his "Old Chestnuts" for the Dot label in the early 60's. He sang regularly w/Pianist Tubby Clark @ the Olympic Hotel in Seattle until his death. He also played the Pianist in a Number of Mae West's movies for Paramount in the 1930's. I have many of his records from the 20's-30's but not this one regretfully. What a great interpretation of this sadly beautiful song.

[paulostroff99]

His voice was well suited to certain songs no longer in vogue.This does not make him a poor singer though,as there are those that will attest to this.He had a fairly large following.

[gramophoneshane]

Gene's pretty cool. I've got a few of his records, but not this one. It's a great song, and ge sings it magnificently. Thanks for posting it.

[kspm01]

Although - like's been said elsewhere here- Austin has left some less memorable songs, this one is exceptionally refined and intensely sung.

[pax41]

I agree with Victrola that I usually don't care much for Gene Austin. This piece however is terrific! Thanks for sharing this

[HarborGuy]

Never forget "Gene "The voice of the southland." Great Talent-He was loved by many including me.

[smurfswacker]

I for one haven't forgotten Gene Austin...decades ago I fell in love with his recording of "Jeanine, I dream of Lilac Time." I used to sing that one whilst bicycling back from school on warm, perfumed spring nights in the Bay Area (fortunately no one was there to hear me).

[barbcard]

"Janine, I dream..." was one of my long ago favorites, too. Maybe someone will download it on YT?

[barbcard]

Dzieki! Can't wait. I'm trying to learn a bit of Hungarian but I'll have to brush up on my meagre supply of Polish as well!

[Victrolaman1]

I usually ignore Gene Austin but that was a very good video

[barbcard]

I got a message from YT that you had replied to my comment--but guess what? It vanished like stars in the rain.

[barbcard]

Oh so sad. Suits my internal and external weather this gray afternoon. How about some jilted males? (Aside, of course, from Keaton).

I'd better stop before I cry!