Songs Written by Gus VanTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Van and Schenck were popular American entertainers in the 1910s and 1920s: Gus Van (born August Von Glahn, August 12, 1886 – March 12, 1968), baritone, and Joe Schenck (pronounced "skenk"; born Joseph Thuma Schenck, (June 2, 1891– June 28, 1930), tenor. They were vaudeville stars and made appearances in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921. They made numerous phonograph records for the Emerson, Victor, and Columbia record companies. == History == With Schenck on piano, the... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Gus Van first charted in 1919 with Baby's Prayer Will Soon Be Answered.The artist placed 7 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 7 of which reached the Top‑10.